Bountiful Blueberry Crumb Bars
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Author: Alisa Fleming
Serves: 12 bars
Ingredients
- 1½ cups quick oats or old-fashioned oats
- ½ cup all-purpose or whole wheat pastry flour (see below for gluten-free option)
- ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar or coconut sugar
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons dairy-free margarine, melted (can sub ⅓ cup coconut oil or palm shortening)
- 1½ cups blueberries, rinsed and drained
- 3 tablespoons sugar, honey or maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons non-GMO cornstarch or arrowroot starch
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350ºF and grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt.
- Add the melted margarine and stir with a fork until evenly combined and large crumbs form.
- Reserve ½ cup of the crumb mixture for topping.
- Press the remaining mixture evenly and firmly into the bottom of your prepared pan.
- Bake for 12 minutes to set crust.
- While that is baking, combine the berries, sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice in a small saucepan, whisking until the starch dissolves.
- Heat over medium heat until the mixture comes to a simmer.
- Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the juices are no longer cloudy, about 2 minutes.
- Spoon the filling over the baked crust and evenly crumble the reserved crumb mixture over top.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Let cool completely in the pan, before cutting into squares.
Notes
Gluten-Free Option: You can substitute your favorite all-purpose gluten-free flour blend for the flour – preferably one with a little xanthan or guar gum in it or that tends to have good binding properties, like Enjoy Life All-Purpose Flour Mix.
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/vegan-blueberry-picnic-crumb-bars