Blueberry Oat Bars
These Blueberry Oat Bars are absolutely delicious! With a flavourful oat crust and sweet jammy blueberry filling, these taste like a blueberry crumble, but in a bar.
Servings 16 squares
Ingredients
Blueberry Filling:
- 4 cups fresh blueberries
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp water (or lemon juice)
Oat Bar:
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups quick oats
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter melted
Instructions
Getting ready:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line the bottom and up the sides of a 9 x 9 inch baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
Making the Blueberry Filling:
- In a saucepan add the fresh blueberries, sugar and water.
- Simmer on low-medium heat for about 20 - 30 minutes. The timing can vary depending on how juicy the blueberries are. When done, the mixture should be jammy in consistency but still chunky.
- Set aside to cool.
Making the Oat Bar:
- In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, oats, sugar, cinnamon and salt.
- Stir in the melted butter. Mix until combined.
- Measure out 1/2 cup of the oat mixture and set it aside for later (this is the topping).
- Add the remaining oat mixture to the prepared baking pan. Press the mixture firmly and evenly into the bottom the pan.
Putting it all together:
- Spread the cooked blueberry mixture evenly over the bottom oat crust.
- Sprinkle the 1/2 cup of oat mixture you had set aside, over the top of the blueberry mixture. You can sprinkle it evenly or randomly over the top.
- Bake for 1 hour, until the top is golden brown and the blueberries are bubbling.
- Let cool for at least 2 hours before cutting!