Sour Cream Raisin Bars Recipe
Ingredients
2 cups raisins
1½ cups water
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1¾ cups old-fashioned oats
1¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 egg yolks
1 cup granulated sugar
1 ½ cups sour cream
2 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
1½ cups water
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1¾ cups old-fashioned oats
1¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 egg yolks
1 cup granulated sugar
1 ½ cups sour cream
2 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 13 x 9-inch glass baking dish.
2. Combine raisins and water in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat 10 minutes; drain well and set aside to cool.
3. Combine brown sugar, butter, oats, flour and soda in a medium bowl; mix well. Press half the mixture (about 2 cups) into the bottom of pan to form a crust. Bake 7 minutes, until partially cooked and slightly set.
4. Combine egg yolks, granulated sugar, sour cream, cornstarch and cinnamon in a medium saucepan and stir until cornstarch is dissolved. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and resembles pudding, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in the raisins and vanilla.
5. Pour onto crust and crumble remaining oat mixture evenly over top. Bake 25 minutes, or until set. Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting. Makes 36 bars.
Nutritional Information
2. Combine raisins and water in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat 10 minutes; drain well and set aside to cool.
3. Combine brown sugar, butter, oats, flour and soda in a medium bowl; mix well. Press half the mixture (about 2 cups) into the bottom of pan to form a crust. Bake 7 minutes, until partially cooked and slightly set.
4. Combine egg yolks, granulated sugar, sour cream, cornstarch and cinnamon in a medium saucepan and stir until cornstarch is dissolved. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and resembles pudding, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in the raisins and vanilla.
5. Pour onto crust and crumble remaining oat mixture evenly over top. Bake 25 minutes, or until set. Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting. Makes 36 bars.
Nutritional facts per bar: 190 calories, 7g fat, 2g protein, 29g carbohydrates, 1g fiber, 80mg sodium.
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