Blueberry Cream Cheese Oat Bars Recipes

BLUEBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch square baking dish.
• To make the crust: Cream shortening, sugar, one egg, milk and almond extract in a large bowl. Mix in flour and baking powder, stirring constantly. Spread crust evenly in baking pan. Top with blueberries.
• To make the topping: In a medium bowl, beat two eggs, and cream cheese until smooth. Stir in powdered sugar and almond extract. Spread over blueberries.
• Bake 55 to 60 minutes, or until firm to the touch. Cool in pan before cutting.

BLUEBERRY OATMEAL CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper leaving an overhang around the edges. Or line with aluminium foil leaving an overhang around the edges and grease with non-stick cooking spray.

BLUEBERRY OAT DREAM BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Mix oats, brown sugar, all-purpose flour, and whole wheat flour together in a bowl; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press half the oat mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is set, about 12 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Beat cream cheese and white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth; add egg, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla extract. Beat mixture until smooth; fold in blueberries. Pour filling onto the baked crust; top with remaining oat mixture.
• Bake until bars are lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Cool in refrigerator, 1 to 2 hours.

BLUEBERRY OAT BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, 1 cup sugar and baking soda. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 2 cups for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan; set aside. , In a large saucepan, combine blueberries, cornstarch, lemon juice and remaining sugar. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. , Spread evenly over the crust. Sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE OAT BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with non-stick foil or parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, mix oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add melted butter and stir with fork until evenly moistened (mixture will be very crumbly). Reserve 1/2 cup crumb mixture for topping; Press remaining mixture firmly over bottom of foil-lined pan. Bake 12 minutes to set crust.
• Prepare Cream Cheese Filling: In bowl of electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar, vanilla and salt and beat well. Add egg and mix until combined. Pour filling over baked crust.
• Prepare Filling: In a small saucepan, combine blueberries, sugar and cornstarch. Stir in lemon juice. Turn heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until mixture begins to thicken slight (it won't be too thick) and clear (about 7 minutes). Remove from heat and pour over the cream cheese filling. Crumble reserved crumb mixture over top, then sprinkle nuts over crumb mixture.
• Bake 30 minutes until top is browned and filling is bubbly. Let cool completely in pan set on a wire rack. When cool, chill for an hour before cutting. Lift foil by ends onto a cutting board. Peel off foil; cut into 12 bars. Store in refrigerator, but serve at room temperature.

BLUEBERRY JAM-CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a 9" x 13"x 2" baking pan. Line with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Lightly grease the lining.
• Place the flour, brown sugar, sugar, baking powder, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until combined (about 4 pulses). Add the butter and pulse until mixture is crumbly. Add the oats and pulse until blended.
• Set aside 1 & 1/2 cups of oat mixture.
• Press the remaining oat mixture evenly into the bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes.
• Spread the jam evenly on top of the crust, leaving about 1/4-inch border around the edges.
• Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract until well-blended and smooth.
• Drop small dollops (a teaspoonful or less) of the cream cheese mixture on top of the jam. Sprinkle the remaining oat mixture over the top of the bars.
• Bake 30-35 minutes, or until bars are golden brown and set.
• Cool completely before cutting into bars.