Blueberry Oat Bars

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Blueberry Oat Bars

Ingredients

Heat oven to 180ºC . Grease 11x7-inch glass baking dish. Combine oats, flour, brown sugar, nuts, baking soda and salt. Add margarine, mixing until crumbly. Reserve 0.75 cup mixture; press remaining mixture onto bottom of prepared dish. Bake 10 minutes. Meanwhile, combine blueberries, granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons water. Bring to a boil, simmer 2 minutes, uncovered, stirring occasionally. Combine remaining 1 tablespoon water, cornstarch, and lemon juice; mix well. Gradually stir into blueberry mixture; cook and stir about 30 seconds or until thickened. Spread over partially baked base to within 1 cm of edge; sprinkle with reserved oat mixture. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Cool on wire rack; cut into bars. Store tightly covered. NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS per bar: calories 272 carbohydrates 37 g protein 4 g fat dozen g calcium 24 mg sodium 150 mg cholesterol 0 mg dietary fiber 2 g