Fresh Fruit Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 banana
1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 cup apple, peeled, diced 1/2 inch
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup currants
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup orange juice
1 1/2 cups oatmeal, any variety, uncooked

Preparation

Heat oven to 375 degrees.
In a medium bowl, combine oranges, banana, apples, raisins, orange juice, and 1 tsp of the ground cinnamon; set aside.
Beat together margarine, applesauce and brown sugar until creamy. Add flour, oatmeal and remaining 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, to the sugar mixture; mix well.
Measure out 1 1/4 cups of the batter and reserve for topping. Lightly press the remaining oat mixture onto bottom of ungreased 9\" x 13\" baking pan. Bake 15 minutes.
Remove from oven; spread fruit mixture evenly over crust to within 1/4\" of the edges. Sprinkle oat mixture evenly over fruit, patting gently. Bake 16-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool completely; cut into bars.
Store loosely covered.