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Springtime Squares Recipe | |
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Ingredients:
Crust:1 cup quick oats 1/3 cup finely chopped nuts 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed 1/4 cup margarine, melted Filling: 3 cups cut up rhubarb 1 1/4 cups water or orange juice 1/2 cup sugar 1 6-ounce package strawberry Jello 1 cup sliced strawberries 1 cup heavy cream, whipped*
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. For crust: lime a 9-inch square pan with aluminum foil, extending ends over edges of pan. Grease foil lightly. Combine crust ingredients and mix until crumbly. Press into bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 - 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely. Meanwhile, simmer rhubarb in water or orange juice until almost tender. Add sugar and simmer until tender and sugar has dissolved. Pour into a large bowl and immediately stir in Jello. Stir until dissolved. Stir in strawberries. Chill about 1-hour or until slightly thickened. Fold in whipped cream. Chill until thickened, but still soft enough to just mound when dropped from a spoon. Spoon into cooled crust. Chill until firm. Cut into squares and top with additional whipped cream if desired. 9 servings.
*Cool Whip doesn't substitute well here, but Dream Whip works quite well.
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