These blueberry jam bars are soft, sweet, and bursting with fruity flavor. They have a hearty cookie-like base, a thick layer of juicy blueberry jam in the middle, and a dusting of oat crumble on top. They're an easy-to-make dessert or snack, and they're ready in just an hour!
Ingredients
The Oat Crumble
½cupbutter
¼cupcoconut oil
¼cuphoney
1 ½cupsrolled oats
1cupall-purpose flour, sub gluten-free, if needed
½cupsugar, can use coconut sugar
A pinch of sea salt
The Blueberry Jam
3cupsfresh blueberries
¼cupsugar or honey, your choice!
1tablespooncornstarch
Juice and zest of 1 lemon
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line an 8x8 inch baking pan with parchment paper. In a small pot, melt the butter and coconut oil. Pour the honey into the pot.
½ cup butter, ¼ cup coconut oil, ¼ cup honey
In a large mixing bowl, add the rolled oats, all-purpose flour, sugar, and sea salt. Pour the melted butter into the bowl (keep the pot handy) and mix well. Set aside 1 cup of the mix and pour the rest into the prepared baking pan. Press down firmly to create the crust.
1 ½ cups rolled oats, 1 cup all-purpose flour, ½ cup sugar, A pinch of sea salt
In the same pot used for the butter, add all the blueberry jam ingredients. Bring to a boil over high heat then reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 2 minutes, or until the jam thickens. It won't be as thick as jam from your fridge.
3 cups fresh blueberries, ¼ cup sugar or honey, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, Juice and zest of 1 lemon
Pour the jam over the crust and sprinkle the top with the remaining oats you set aside. Bake in your oven for 40 minutes.
Let the blueberry jam bars cool in the pan and then remove them with the parchment paper and cut them into 12-16 bars.