Blueberry Pie Bars with Oatmeal Crumble

It’s berry season and you recognize I’ve been operating my cart throughout Complete Meals selecting up scrumptious pints of each single berry you may consider. This time of 12 months I’m all the way down to put berries in actually something. They’re excellent for smoothies, recent salads, topping yogurt bowls, and naturally, making unimaginable desserts like these blueberry pie bars.

I first made these gluten free blueberry pie bars again in 2019 after the natural blueberries went on sale on the grocery retailer. After all, I picked up pints on pints of those scrumptious berries, and my mind was buzzing about what I ought to make. Blueberry pie? Too difficult. Blueberry salad? Sound scrumptious. Blueberry crumble? Maybeeee.

Lastly, the profitable concept hit: more healthy blueberry bars with an oatmeal crumble! Sounds dreamy, proper? Simply you wait.

These superb blueberry bars aren’t overly candy or filling, which makes them excellent for a fast seize and go add to your breakfast or perhaps a snack. The oatmeal crumble is crunchy and filled with scrumptious toasted oatmeal taste.

Personally, I feel they style like a Nutri-grain bar, which I liked to eat for breakfast rising up.

Components in these simple blueberry pie bars

These wholesome blueberry bars use tremendous easy components, come collectively in simply quarter-hour or so, and solely take about half-hour to bake. To make this recipe, you’ll want:

• Oat flour: to simply preserve the bars gluten free. Learn to make your individual oat flour proper at house here!
• Rolled oats: you’ll want quaint rolled oats for that tremendous crumble topping. As at all times, use gluten free rolled oats to maintain the bars gluten free, and don’t use metal minimize oats.
• Sweetener: we’re utilizing brown sugar to assist these bars keep true to taste and texture. You’ll additionally want some pure maple syrup to naturally sweeten the filling.
• Cinnamon: for that true pie taste within the crust and crumble.
• Baking staples: keep in mind to make use of baking soda, salt & vanilla extract. You’ll additionally need to add slightly almond extract for unimaginable taste within the crust, crumble & filling.
• Butter: this helps the crumble clump collectively and switch a scrumptious golden coloration. Use a vegan buttery stick to maintain the bars vegan and dairy free!
• Blueberries: the star of the present in these blueberry pie bars! Be happy to make use of recent or frozen on this recipe.
• Cornstarch: you’ll want slightly cornstarch or arrowroot starch to completely thicken the blueberry filling.

Easy ingredient swaps

As at all times I like to recommend sticking with the recipe as carefully as doable to get the very best outcomes. There are a number of simple swaps you may make within the blueberry pie bars that can keep make them superb:

• Swap the flour: in case you don’t have oat flour you may simply sub all function flour. Reminder: see be aware beneath for making your individual oat flour at house!
• Select your sugar: as an alternative of brown sugar you too can use coconut sugar. Please be aware that you could be not get the very best “crumble” within the topping with coconut sugar, and you too can discover ways to make your individual brown sugar here.
• For the blueberries: as a reminder, you should use recent or frozen blueberries on this recipe.

make your individual oat flour

You may simply make your individual gluten free oat flour by merely putting gluten free oats right into a blender and mixing/pulsing till they’re easy and resemble a nice flour. That is in all probability the most cost effective choice. Check out my tutorial with all of my finest suggestions & methods. All the time measure the oat flour after you mix to make sure that you’re utilizing the right quantity referred to as for within the recipe.

One of the best blueberry pie bars in 3 easy step

1. Make the crust & crumble. First, you’ll combine the oats, oat flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda & salt in a bowl. Then stir in melted vegan butter or common butter, vanilla extract and almond extract. Press slightly greater than half of the combination into an 8×8 inch pan lined with parchment paper, then set the remainder of the crumble within the fridge for later.
2. Make the filling. make your blueberry pie filling, which is of course sweetened with pure maple syrup and blueberries. Place a medium pot over medium warmth. Add in blueberries, maple syrup, almond extract, cornstarch (or arrowroot) and salt. Use a picket spoon to press down and break down the blueberries only a bit. Carry to a boil, then scale back the warmth and simmer till the filling thickens. Pour over the crust.
3. Assemble & bake. Sprinkle the remaining crumble all around the high of the blueberries after which bake for 30-40 minutes till filling is bubbly and the oatmeal crumble is barely golden brown. YUM. Cool fully after which minimize into bars.

Can I take advantage of a distinct fruit?

Positive! As a result of this blueberry pie bar recipe is so versatile, you may simply combine it up with different berries. Be sure you attempt these superb pie & crumble bars as effectively:

Jazz up your blueberry pie bars

These gluten free blueberry are, after all, scrumptious on their very own, however I’ve 2 enjoyable methods so that you can jazz up the flavour a bit:

• Add lemon: combine in zest from 1 lemon for an additional shiny, recent taste within the filling.
• Drizzle a glaze: soften slightly white chocolate and drizzle it over the bars for an much more decadent deal with. You would additionally do that with a stunning lemon glaze from this cookie recipe! YUM.

Storing suggestions

1. Within the fridge: I like to recommend storing these bars lined within the fridge for as much as 1 week.
2. Within the freezer: sure, these blueberry pie bars are freezer-friendly! As soon as they’re fully cooled, merely place them in an hermetic container and pop them within the freezer for as much as 3 months. If you’re able to take pleasure in one, simply let it thaw a bit within the fridge earlier than consuming.

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Should you make these blueberry bars, please let me know by leaving a remark and ranking the recipe beneath. I’d love to listen to from you and it helps encourage others to make the recipe too! xo.

Recipe by: Monique Volz // Bold Kitchen | Pictures by Eat Love Eats

This put up was initially revealed on Might 22, 2019, republished on March tenth, 2020, and republished on Might twelfth, 2022.