Make 16 Crunchy Oatmeal Marmalade Bars in about 30 minutes! Packed with oats, coconut, nuts, brown sugar and marmalade, they’re DELICIOUS!
Make 16 Crunchy Oatmeal Marmalade Bars in about 30 minutes! Packed with oats, coconut, nuts, brown sugar and marmalade, they're DELICIOUS!

If you’re looking for a quick and easy to make treat, I hope you’ll take a look at this recipe for crunchy oatmeal marmalade bars. These dessert bars are an absolute CINCH to make and taste great!

If you can stir ingredients, pack them into a baking dish and bake them, then you can make this ridiculously SIMPLE recipe! The recipe can be easily doubled if you want or need to make more. Here’s how to make 16 crunchy oatmeal marmalade bars! 

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Prepare The Ingredients

Before starting, preheat your oven to 400°F. These dessert bars come together really, really fast, so you want your oven ready to go to save yourself some time!

To make these dessert bars you will need old-fashioned oats, walnuts (or pecans), brown sugar, coconut, salt, butter, and orange marmalade. Measure all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl.

The ingredients for crunchy oatmeal marmalade bars are measured into a large mixing bowl.

Stir very well until all the ingredients are fully combined and the oats are fully coated. The mixture will be slightly crumbly and fairly sticky.

All ingredients are well-stirred until fully combined and coated.

Pack The Greased Baking Dish

Pour the oats mixture into a well-greased (or sprayed) 8″ by 8″ baking dish. Use your hands to FIRMLY press the oat mixture out to fully cover the bottom of the dish.

Continue pressing down on the entire surface, a little bit at a time, until the oat mixture is solid and packed down in the dish. Once that’s done, they’re ready to bake! (I told you it comes together FAST… ha ha).

The mixture for the oatmeal bars is poured into a greased baking dish.All of the oat mixture is pressed firmly down into the greased baking dish.

Time To Bake!

Bake the crunchy oatmeal marmalade bars at 400°F. for 18-22 minutes. When they’re done, the bars should be well-browned, and they should be firm to the touch.

I typically cook mine for the entire 22 minutes to ensure the best crispiness, but your time may vary, due to fluctuating oven temps.

Once baked the bar cookies are well-browned and very crispy on the outside.

Slice And Serve The Crunchy Oatmeal Marmalade Bars

Once they are finished baking, remove the baking dish from the oven and place it on a wire rack to cool. Let the bars cool completely, then slice them into 16 portions (each about 2″ x 2″).

A pan of crunchy oatmeal marmalade bars sliced into 16 pieces.

To serve, transfer the crunchy oatmeal marmalade bars to a serving plate (or platter) and serve, at room temperature. The bars should be crunchy on the exterior and slightly chewy on the inside!

A stack of crunchy oatmeal marmalade bars on a white plate.

Store any leftover bars in an airtight, covered container on the counter. You can also freeze these dessert bars, if you want to save some of them for another time.

Holding one of the crunchy oatmeal marmalade bars over a white plate.

I hope you have the chance to make these dessert bars and trust you and those you love will really like them, too! They are so easy to make, taste great, and the recipe can easily be doubled.

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Crunchy Oatmeal Marmalade Bars
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
22 mins
Total Time
32 mins
 

Make 16 Crunchy Oatmeal Marmalade Bars in about 30 minutes! Packed with oats, coconut, nuts, brown sugar and marmalade, they're DELICIOUS!

Category: Bar Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: All Cuisines
Keyword: crunchy oatmeal marmalade bars
Servings: 16 bars
Calories Per Serving: 176 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
  • 2 cups old-fashioned oats
  • ¾ cups chopped walnuts (or pecans)
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar
  • ½ cup shredded sweetened coconut
  • 6 Tablespoons orange marmalade
  • 6 Tablespoons butter melted
  • ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400℉. Grease or spray an 8" x 8" baking dish (bottom and sides). Note: If doubling the recipe use a 10" x 15" baking dish.

  2. Measure all ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Stir very well until the ingredients are fully combined, slightly crumbly and sticky.

  3. Pour oat mixture into prepared baking dish. Use your fingers to FIRMLY press the oat mixture out to fully cover bottom of the dish. Continue pressing down on oats a little bit at a time, until firmly packed down in the dish.

  4. Bake at 400°F. for 18-22 minutes. When done, bars should be well-browned, crispy and firm to the touch. I typically cook mine the entire 22 minutes to ensure crispiness, but your time may vary, due to fluctuating oven temps.

  5. Remove baking dish from the oven; place on a wire rack to cool. Let the bars cool completely, then slice into 16 portions (each 2" x 2"). Serve and enjoy.

Nutrition Facts
Crunchy Oatmeal Marmalade Bars
Amount Per Serving (1 bar)
Calories 176 Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Trans Fat 0.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 11mg4%
Sodium 114mg5%
Potassium 90mg3%
Carbohydrates 20g7%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 137IU3%
Vitamin C 0.5mg1%
Calcium 21mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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