Description
A delicious and wholesome breakfast option featuring a soft oat base, sweet blueberries, and a crunchy crumble topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (180g) old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 ½ cups (180g) whole wheat flour
- ½ cup (100g) packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ¾ cup (170g) cold unsalted butter or solid coconut oil, cubed
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 4 cups (approx. 600g) fresh or frozen blueberries (unthawed)
- ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest, finely grated
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a 9×13 inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang.
- In a large bowl, whisk together rolled oats, whole wheat flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and sea salt until well mixed.
- Cut in cold butter (or coconut oil) until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in vanilla extract.
- Press 2/3 of the crumble mixture firmly into the prepared pan, and set aside remaining 1/3 for topping.
- In a saucepan, combine blueberries, granulated sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Cook over medium heat for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Whisk cornstarch with cold water to create a slurry, then pour into the blueberry mixture and stir until thickened, about 1-2 minutes.
- Remove blueberry mixture from heat and cool for 5-10 minutes before spreading it over the oat crumble base in the pan.
- Sprinkle reserved crumble mixture over the blueberry filling and bake for 35-45 minutes, until golden brown.
- Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack for 2-3 hours before slicing into 12-16 bars.
Notes
These bars can be made in advance and stored in an airtight container for up to a week in the fridge, or frozen for longer storage.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg