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Blueberry Crisp Bars #SundaySupper

August 27, 2017

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On the news this week they said we’ll always remember where we were during the eclipse of 2017.  We’ll reminisce and think of those awesome few hours when no one talked about politics.

So where were you?  Did you see it?  Were you in the path of totality?  Did you sneak out of work for a few minutes just to catch a glimpse?

I had ordered glasses from Amazon in early August.  Then we became super paranoid ours were not good, but we investigated and investigated and investigated some more.  They had the ISO logo and number and were from Lunt.  Plus Amazon was sending emails to those it believed to have purchased phony frames.  And we couldn’t see a thing out of them.

The day of, we were running around photographing pie and getting ready for the M&M Show pop up dinner.  But at eclipse time we dropped everything and headed outside.

Of course, it was rather cloudy.  OF COURSE!  But we persisted and the clouds parted, giving us a glance of the majestic sight.  The sun looked like a crescent moon, which is really something.  We looked several times for fifteen or twenty minutes before heading back inside and watching all the coverage on TV.

I can’t imagine what it would have been like to be plunged into total darkness, but I loved seeing what I did.  It felt special and magical and powerful.  Mom and I both love the moon and stars and sky and we’re hoping it means great things are headed our way.

We also sent three pairs of glasses to work with Dad, and they all went outside and shared as they should have.  Eclipses don’t happen every day.

Neither do Blueberry Crisp Bars.  I absolutely love fruit crisps – they are probably my all-time favorite dessert, especially since I don’t feel bad eating them for breakfast.  SCORE!  But they aren’t exactly portable.

Enter these bars.  They are adapted from a Kitchn recipe that called them granola bars, but these without a doubt taste like a fruit crisp in bar form.  I don’t know how they do it, but that is what they are: blueberry crisp in its most portable form.

Like any crisp, ice cream is optional but highly recommended 😉

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Ingredients

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  • 1 ¾ pecans, finely chopped
  • 2 ¼ cups packed light brown sugar (one small box)
  • 2 cups old fashioned oats
  • 2 cups oat flour
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, super soft
  • 2 cups fruit jam (I actually used mini jars and filled each corner with a different flavor – strawberry, cherry, apricot, and orange marmalade)
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9 by 13 inch pan.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together pecans, sugar, oats, oat flour, flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon. Add the butter and work it in until a dough forms. Spread half the dough in the bottom of the pan and press it in firmly. Spread the jam evenly and carefully over the top and sprinkle evenly with the blueberries.
  3. Sprinkle with the remaining oat mixture and press down gently to form a flat top. Bake 30-40 minutes until golden brown and bubbling. Cool completely in pan before cutting into bars and serving. Bars may be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or frozen individually wrapped in parchment and foil and placed in a zipper bag for up to 3 months. Thaw in the microwave for 1 minute.

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Recipe adapted from The Kitchn

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Filed Under: Baked Goods, Bars Tagged With: Bars, Blueberries, Crisp, Dessert, Oatmeal

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Comments

  1. Abbe@This is How I Cook says

    August 27, 2017 at 10:30 am

    Love blueberry crisp! this looks perfect!

    Reply
  2. Wendy Klik says

    August 27, 2017 at 11:40 am

    What a great portable snack.

    Reply
  3. Liz says

    August 27, 2017 at 12:54 pm

    My oldest was planning to head south to see the total eclipse, so I tagged along with him and brought our dog and daughter, too. It was my second time seeing a full eclipse. Still just as impressive! Will Michigan get a total eclipse in 2024? I know Indy will! P.S. Your bars look fabulous!!

    Reply
    • Laura says

      August 27, 2017 at 3:48 pm

      How amazing, Liz! The total eclipse will not be far away in Toledo, but I’m planning on being a Cali girl by then 😀

      Reply
  4. Cindy @CindysRecipesAndWritings says

    August 28, 2017 at 6:20 am

    I love fruit crisps too, Laura. Great idea to make it into a bar!

    Reply

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