Blueberry Oatmeal Bars
By: Deborah Barnett
Published: Monday, July 5, 2010 - 10:27am

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

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat an 8×8 inch baking pan with cooking spray. 2 In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients plus the vanilla and mix well. 3 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. 4 Do not over-mix… bits of butter will still be visible. 5 Set aside about half of the oat mixture and press the remaining firmly into the pan. 6 Bake until lightly browned at the edges (but not completely baked)… roughly 13-15 minutes. 7 Remove the pan from the oven and spread the blueberry preserves over the partially baked oat layer. 8 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. 9 Cool completely on a rack before cutting into bars. 10 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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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!