oldfashioned fig bars

Name: Oldfashioned Fig Bars
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: ## FIG MIXTURE; 2 pound(s) figs (3c) fully ripe; 2 tablespoon(s) lemon juice concentrate; 1/2 cup(s) sugar; ## TOPPING / BOTTOM; 3/4 cup(s) butter softened; 1 cup(s) brown sugar, lightly packed; 1 3/4 cup(s) flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 1/2 cup(s) oats; 1/4 cup(s) coconut

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JoSele Swopes

DELTA, CO

Updated on Aug 27, 2010

I remember my mom making these as I was growing up...I never could get enough of these. This is a hard to find recipe.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 30 Min

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yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

FIG MIXTURE
2 pounds figs (3c) fully ripe
2 tablespoons lemon juice concentrate
1/2 cup sugar
TOPPING / BOTTOM
3/4 cup butter softened
1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups oats
1/4 cup coconut

How To Make oldfashioned fig bars

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400* Remove stems and blossom ends, coarsely chop place in sauce pan. Add lemon juice and sugar. Stir well and cook over medium heat, stirring often till reduced to 2 cups. Remove from heat and let cool.

Step 2

In large bowl cream butter and brown sugar. In another bowl stir flour, baking soda, salt. Add to creamed mixture; blend well, stir in oats and coconut. Spread 1/2 Oat mixture into bottom of 9x13 inch baking pan. Spread Fig mixture on top. Top evenly with remainder of Oat mixture. Pat down lightly. Bake 20 to25 minutes until lightly brown, let cool on rack. Cut into bars.............
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