Recipe: Perfect Blueberry Oatmeal Bars

Blueberry Oatmeal Bars.

You can have Blueberry Oatmeal Bars using 15 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Blueberry Oatmeal Bars

1. It's 1 1/2 cups of gluten free oat flour (blend oats to make your own flour).
2. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of gluten free rolled oats.
3. Prepare 1/2 cup of brown sugar.
4. It's 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon.
5. You need 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda.
6. It's 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
7. Prepare 8 tablespoons of melted vegan butter (1 vegan butter stick).
8. It's 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
9. You need 1/4 teaspoon of almond extract.
10. It's of Blueberry Filling:.
11. It's 2 1/2 cups of or more blueberries (fresh or frozen).
12. You need 3 tablespoons of maple syrup.
13. Prepare 1 tablespoon of cornstarch.
14. Prepare 1/8 teaspoon of almond extract.
15. You need pinch of salt.

Blueberry Oatmeal Bars step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 8x8 inch pan with parchment paper & spray with cooking spray.
2. Base & crumble topping: In large bowl, mix together oat flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, & salt. Add in melted butter, vanilla & almond extract. Stir until a nice crumble-like dough forms..
3. Place 1 3/4 cups of the mixture into pan & press down evenly with hands. put remaining crumble in fridge for later..
4. Blueberry filling: place a pot over medium heat. add blueberries, syrup, almond extract, cornstarch, and salt. Use wooden spoon to press down on blueberries a bit..
5. Bring pot to a boil, then reduce heat and cook for 5-10 more minutes or until mixture is thicccccc.
6. Pour blueberry filling into pan over the crust and spread evenly..
7. Use the remaining crumble from the fridge to sprinkle over the filling.
8. Bake for 30 minutes or until blueberry filling is bubbly & crumble is golden.
9. Allow bars to cool completely before cutting. serve immediately plain or with ice cream for a sweet treat (:.