Recipe: Sweet Potato Oatmeal Bars

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
1/2 cup maple syrup, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, divided
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup water
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
Serves: 8

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place sweet potatoes, 1/4 cup maple syrup and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a food processor and mix until smooth. Set aside. In a medium bowl, mix oats, nuts, flour and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Set aside. Mix 1/4 cup maple syrup, butter, and water separately and add to dry. Mix. Divide dough in half. Butter an 8x8 baking dish and press half of dough in the bottom. Spread the sweet potato mixture over the dough evenly. Crumble the remaining half of dough evenly over the sweet potato. Press gently. Bake for 20 minutes, until slightly crisp on top and golden. Let cool before serving.