today’s very special guest blogger is a sweet friend of mine from the weddingbee world, lauren from oh lordy!. she is, i kid you not, one of the most impressive d.i.y darlings i’ve ever met. her blog is filled to the brim with her lovely projects and mouth watering recipes…and i just had to have her stop by and share some of this goodness with all of you.
have fun!
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hi everbody!
my name is lauren, aka mrs. elephant over on weddingbee, where i caught the blogging bug when i documented our wedding journey. now i’m blogging about married life, travel, cooking and our future house search over at oh lordy!. i’ve always felt a connection with sylvie since we’re a part of the same bee generation and i’m so excited to guest post for her now about these heavenly blueberry oatmeal crumble bars. are you ready?
i have to thank foodgawker for providing the inspiration to break out my food processor for the first time. i think these blueberry oatmeal crumble bars included the largest number of new ingredients to buy, i almost felt like a legit dessert baker.
:: ingredients ::
{filling}
– 3 cups fresh blueberries
– 1 tbs of lemon juice
– 1/2 cup sugar
– 2 tbs of corn starch
{crumblecrust}
– 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
– 1 1/2 cup rolled oats
– 1 cup brown sugar
– 3/4 cups butter, soft & cut into 7 – 9 pieces
– 1/2 tsp baking soda
– 1/2 tsp salt
– 1/4 tsp cinnamon
– 1 tsp vanilla extract
{right off the bat, i might have messed up this recipe. for some reason when transcribing to my note pad i left off the salt and had 1/2 tsp of cinnamon instead of 1/4. note to self: always double check! also it would probably help if you know how to convert pints into cups before you go shopping. i tried to guesstimate, but didn’t want to have too few so i purchased 3 pints. i only used 1 and a half. guess that means i’ll be making these again in the near future!}
anyways, onto the baking!
:: directions ::
preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
combine the berries and lemon juice in a medium saucepan, cook over medium heat stirring often.
continue to stir until soft and tender (about 8-10 mins).
add in the sugar and cornstarch, bring to a boil cooking 1-2 mins until thick.
set aside.
for the crumble crust it suggests that you combine all of the ingredients into a food processor and pulse in 1 second intervals until coarse crumbs.
{holy moly, i had major issues with this. all of my issues stemmed from the size of my food processor attachment, i think it was too small. we received the cuisinart powerblend duet blender and food processor for the wedding and the attachment is a little on the small side. i was a little frustrated that there was too much to put into the food processor at once. i mixed what I could, and then added in the rest. it wasn’t perfect but hey, it worked!}
set aside 1 1/2 cups of crumble for your topping, pressing the rest into the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 baking dish.
use a spoon to drop the berries and a spatula to spread the mix.
squeeze the clumps of the topping through your fingers, sprinkling over the filling.
bake for 30-35 mins, until golden brown.
let it cool before slicing it to serve.
and when i tested this batch of blueberry bars, oh my heaven, they turned out so soft, fruity and delicious! i’m almost tempted to make it without salt again. do you think that 1/2 tsp would make a big difference?
now i’d love to hear from all of you – are you a fan of fruit desserts? if so, what’s your favorite?
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they sound so good! You always share recipes that sound amazing and make me want to cook more!
ditto ~ there has never been a lemon bar or slice of apple pie that i could resist. do you have a special recipe that you make for your sweetie?
Yum, yum, YUM-how delicious! I always go crazy for lemon bars and apple pies!
Yum, this sounds so good! Fruity desserts are my favorite!
YUM!
Lilac and Grey