Oat & Apricot Bars - Center for Nutrition Studies

Ingredients

• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 ½ cups chopped pitted dates
• ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
• ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 ½ cups dried unsulfured apricots
• 1 cup water, or more as needed
• 1 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract (optional)
• ¼ tsp sea salt (optional)
• Grated zest of ½ orange