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Blueberry Date Baked Oat Bars

Name: Blueberry Date Baked Oat Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 12 bars
Ingredients: 3 cups (240 g) Old-fashioned rolled oats; 1⅔ cups (250 g) Frozen blueberries, unsweetened, kept frozen until use; 5 dates (120 g) Medjool dates, pitted, pitted and chopped; 1½ cups (350 ml, 360 g) Milk, 2%; 2 large (100 g) Eggs; ¼ cup (80 g) Maple syrup; 3 tbsp (45 g) Unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus a little for the pan; 1¼ tsp (5 g) Vanilla extract; 2 tsp (4 g) Lemon zest; 1¼ tsp (6 g) Baking powder; 1⅛ tsp (3 g) Ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp (2 g) Salt; ¼ cup whole (40 g) Almonds, sliced or roughly chopped

Soft, cakey oat bars bursting with jammy blueberries and caramel-sweet chopped dates, warmed with cinnamon and a bright lemon note.

Oven
1 hr 50 min · 20 min hands-on
Makes 12 bars
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

31–45 g carbs
Sodium 600 mg or less
500 calories or less

Ingredients

3 cups240 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
1⅔ cups250 gFrozen blueberries, unsweetenedkept frozen until use
5 dates120 gMedjool dates, pittedpitted and chopped
1½ cups (350 ml)360 gMilk, 2%
2 large100 gEggs
¼ cup80 gMaple syrup
3 tbsp45 gUnsalted buttermelted and cooled, plus a little for the pan
1¼ tsp5 gVanilla extract
2 tsp4 gLemon zest
1¼ tsp6 gBaking powder
1⅛ tsp3 gGround cinnamon
¼ tsp2 gSalt
¼ cup whole40 gAlmondssliced or roughly chopped

Steps

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking pan with a little of the butter and line it with parchment, leaving overhang.
In a large bowl, stir together the oats, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and lemon zest.
In a second bowl, whisk the egg, milk, maple syrup, vanilla and the remaining melted butter until smooth.
Pour the milk mixture into the oat mixture and stir to combine. Fold in the chopped dates and half of the frozen blueberries.
Spread the oat batter evenly in the pan. Scatter the remaining half of the frozen blueberries over the top, pressing them in lightly, then sprinkle with the almonds.
Bake 40 to 45 minutes, until the top is golden, the center is set and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean (a little blueberry juice is fine).
Cool in the pan on a rack for at least 45 minutes so the bars firm up, then lift out with the parchment and cut into 12 bars.

Food safety: Don't taste raw dough or batter: raw flour and raw eggs can carry germs.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Tree nuts. Some brands contain gluten.

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