Oatmeal Apple Cinnamon Bars

Ingredients

• 1 (8 1/8 ounce) package cinnamon-raisin muffin mix or 1 (8 1/8 ounce) package apple cinnamon muffin mix
• 2 cups old fashioned oats or 2 cups quick oats
• 13 cup butter or 13 cup margarine
• melted
• 13 cup honey
• 14 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 23 cup prepared apple butter
• 12 cup chopped walnuts or 12 cup pecans (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In medium bowl, stir together muffin mix, oats, butter, honey, brown sugar and milk.
3. Reserve 1 cup of oat mixture; press remainder into 8-by-8-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.
4. Spread apple butter over crust.
5. Stir nuts into reserved oat mixture; sprinkle over apple butter.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until bars just begin to brown.