Apple Oatmeal Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup oat flour
1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup melted coconut oil
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1 medium apple, diced
1/2 cup naturally sweetened apple butter

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F. Grease an 8-by-8-inch baking dish with coconut oil or cooking spray.
Combine oats, oat flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and baking soda in a large bowl.
Add applesauce, maple syrup, coconut oil and apple. Stir until combined.
Set aside a heaping half-cup of the oat mixture, then press the rest evenly into the prepared pan. Top with apple butter, spreading evenly with a spoon or spatula.
Sprinkle the rest of the oat mixture on top.
Bake for 30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into 9 bars, or however many you like.