Raspberry Applesauce Squares

A sweet raspberry filling surrounded by oats makes a good snack for tea time.

Original recipe makes 1 9×13-inch pan

Ingredients

Filling:
1 cup fresh raspberries
1 cup applesauce
1/2 cup oat bran
1/2 cup white sugar
Topping:
1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour

PREP

20 mins
COOK

40 mins
READY IN

1 hr

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
Mix raspberries, applesauce, oat bran, and white sugar together in a bowl.
Combine oats, brown sugar, and butter together in a bowl using a pastry blender; add flour. Continue cutting into mixture using pastry blender until crumbly. Spread half the crumb topping into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until crust is lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
Spread the raspberry filling onto the cooled crust and sprinkle with remaining crumb topping.
Bake in the preheated oven until topping is lightly browned, about 20 more minutes.