Ingredients
- 2 cans Oregon Fruit Products Light Sweet Cherries
- 1/3 cup Cornstarch
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 2 cups each Flour and Uncooked quick rolled oats
- 1 cup packed Brown Sugar
- 1-1/4 tsp Baking Powder
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp ground Allspice
- 1 cup Butter or Margarine
- 3/4 cup Powdered Sugar
- 3 to 4 tsp Milk
- Walnuts, optional
Instructions
- Drain can of fruit; reserve 1 cup syrup (add water if necessary).
- Combine reserved syrup with cornstarch and lemon juice.
- Cook and stir until thickened. Stir in drained fruit. Set aside.
- Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and allspice.
- Cut in butter with pastry blender.
- Press 2/3 of mixture into greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
- Bake at 400 F. 15 minutes or until lightly browned
- Cool slightly; spread fruit mixture over top.
- Crumble remaining flour mixture over berries; press lightly.
- Bake at 400 F. for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pan.
- Combine powdered sugar and milk; drizzle over top. Cut into bars. Makes about 3-1/2 dozen.
