Blueberry Oatmeal Bars

Photo: Deborah Barnett

Ingredients

2 cups old-fashioned oats

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

3/4 cup margarine

1 cup blueberry preserves

Non-stick cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat an 8×8 inch baking pan with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients plus the vanilla and mix well.

Add the margarine and cut it into the dry mixture using two dinner knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal and is no longer powdery.

Do not over-mix… bits of butter will still be visible.

Set aside about half of the oat mixture and press the remaining firmly into the pan.

Bake until lightly browned at the edges (but not completely baked)… roughly 13-15 minutes.

Remove the pan from the oven and spread the blueberry preserves over the partially baked oat layer.

Scatter the remaining oat mixture over the preserves. It won’t be a solid layer, some blueberry will show. Bake until the topping is lightly browned, 20-25 minutes.

Cool completely on a rack before cutting into bars.

Hint: these are best served warm, however, they need to completely cool before cutting or they won't hold their shape – so once you’ve cut your bars, briefly warm in the microwave or toaster oven and then serve.

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About

I love these blueberry oatmeal bars. They’re delicious as an afternoon snack, or even a midnight snack, or even for breakfast! They’re easy to make and are always a hit!

Yield:

9 bars

Added:

Monday, July 5, 2010 - 10:27am

Creator:

Deborah Barnett

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