Lemon Blueberry Oatmeal Bars
I love the combination of lemon and blueberries and this time of year, with fresh blueberries so readily available, now is the time to make some
📖 Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour divided
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 ⅔ cups sugar divided
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅔ cup salted butter melted
- 2 {8-ounce} packages cream cheese softened
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- Garnish: Confectioner's Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour a 13 x 9-inch baking dish and set aside.
- In a large bowl, toss together 1 ¼ cups flour, oats, ⅔ cup sugar, baking powder, and butter. Lightly press oat mixture into the bottom of prepared dish. Bake until crust begins to brown around edges, approximately 15 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes on a wire rack.
- Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add remaining 1 cup sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons flour; beat until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended. Add lemon juice and vanilla. Spread blueberries over cooled crust; pour cream cheese mixture over blueberries.
- Bake until a knife inserted 1 inch from the edge of baking dish comes out clean and the center feels firm when lightly touched, approximately 40 minutes. Let cool for 2 hours on a wire rack.
- Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, approximately 3 hours. Cut into squares. Garnish with confectioners' sugar just before serving, if desired.
As with any of my recipes, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
If you like lemon and blueberry
Enjoy!
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Oh my! Pinned! I am actually drooling! I love blueberries and oatmeal! I was getting ready to do laundry and mop, but now I am going to bake (and eat) instead! 😉 Thanks for the yummy distraction!
Thanks so much for your sweet comment, Kim! Definitely bake first and do housework later. 😉
Hugs,
Mary Beth
These look fabulous! I love anything with lemons and blueberries too. Two of my favorite things. 🙂