Apricot Bars

🧂 Ingredients

• 30 oz canned apricots
• ¼ Cup apricot juice

  reserved from canned apricots
• 1 ¾ Cup granulated sugar

  divided
• 2 Cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¾ Cup butter
• ½ Cup coconut flakes
• ½ Cup walnuts

  chopped

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 400˚ F. Grease a 13×9 baking pan.
• 2 Drain the apricots into a bowl to reserve the juice. Add to a small stockpot,
  the apricots, ¾ Cup sugar, and ¼ cup reserved apricot juice. Stir over medium
  heat repeatedly until thickened. This will take about 5-10 minutes.
• 3 Mix the all-purpose flour, salt, and baking soda in a bowl.
• 4 In a separate bowl, cream the butter and 1 Cup sugar for 3 minutes until light
  and fluffy. Blend in the flour mixture to form crumbles. Stir in the coconut and
  walnuts to form the crumble mixture.
• 5 To the greased 13×9 baking pan, press in 3 cups of the crumble mixture. Bake in
  a 400˚ F oven for 10 minutes.
• 6 Remove from the oven and spread the apricot mixture over the partially baked
  crust. Sprinkle with the remaining crumb mixture. Return to the oven and bake
  for an additional 20 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Cool and cut into
  bars.

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