
Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 25 minutes |
Servings |
servings
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- 2¼ cup rolled oats (use wheat/gluten-free, if needed)
- 2¼ cup whole wheat flour (use wheat/gluten-free if needed)
- 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ cup butter or margarine melted
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 cups fresh or frozen wild blueberries or use regular blueberries
- 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
Ingredients
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- In a large bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt until well combined.
- Add the melted butter and applesauce and mix until just combined. (It will appear crumbly; that’s okay.)
- In a small bowl, mix together the blueberries and cornstarch.
- Place 2/3 of the crumble mixture in the baking dish and, using your hands, pat down until you have an even layer covering the bottom of the dish.
- Top with the blueberry mixture followed by the remaining crumble mixture. The remaining crumble mixture doesn’t need to be patted down. Instead, it should be sprinkled evenly over the blueberries.
- Bake it for 25 – 30 minutes, until the top is starting to turn golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool completely in the baking dish, then cut into bars.
- Store the bars in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for them up to 3 months in an airtight container or freezer bag.
Do Ahead or Delegate: Make crumble mixture, mix blueberries with cornstarch and refrigerate, or fully prepare and refrigerate or freeze the bars.
Tip: Blueberries contain more disease-fighting antioxidants than any other fruit or vegetable. A serving of blueberries provides as many antioxidants as five servings of squash, carrots, apples, or broccoli.
Scramble Flavor Booster: Add 1 tsp. lemon zest to the blueberry mixture. Replace half of the flour with almond flour.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (% based upon daily values): Calories 174, Total Fat: 6g, 10%; Saturated Fat: 3g, 17%; Cholesterol: 14mg, 5%; Sodium: 159mg, 7%; Total Carbohydrate: 28g, 9%; Dietary Fiber: 4g, 15%; Sugar: 7g; Protein: 3g
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