Fig Bars

Author: Janet Hudson Status: published Published: Aug 16,2009 license cc-by tags: Vegan, Cookie, Figs, 0   Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

Recipe coming.

For the crust-
1 cup vegetable margarine
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup applesauce
¾ teaspoon salt
3 cups all-purpose flour

Mix together and press 2/3 into parchment lined pan. Refrigerate until firm and then bake in oven 15 minutes at 325 degrees until browned.

Fig Filling:
2 cups Mission figs, pureed
1/4 cup orange juice
½ teaspoon grated orange zest
¼ cup agave syrup
¼ cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Put into saucepan and simmer until bubbly. Cool a bit then spread over crust.
Take remaining crumbs and mix in 1/4 cup brown sugar and crumble over the top of the figs. Bake 20 minutes until set and then cool overnight.
Makes about 24 bars.

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