Dessert: cherry oat dessert squares

16 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupSugar
1cupChopped walnuts or pecans
1cupQuick oats
½cup(1 stick) margarine, soft.
¾All-pourpose flour
½teaspoonCinnamon
1canWilderness cherry or light cherry pie filling-21-oz.

Directions

Preheat oven to 400-degrees.

In large mixing bowl mix sugar, nuts, oats, margarine and flour until crumbly. Reserve 1-½ cups. Press remainder into bottom of 9-inch square baking dish. Stir cinnamon into cherry filling. Spread over crust. sprinkle reserved crumbs over top, pressing lightly. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Cut into squares.

SOURCE: Wilderness Pie Filling; shared by Cate Vanicek