Crispy baked oatmeal topped with sweet blueberries will satisfy your morning sweet tooth!
We are in a bit of a school day breakfast rut lately, so my MC, the real baker in the family, decided to whip up some breakfast bars starring one of her favorite fruits. These are a fresh and convenient way to start the day and everyone is always a big fan.
Mags started by mixing together some melted butter, flour, oats, honey, brown sugar and lemon zest. 
She had to push up those sleeves and go to work to carefully combine all these ingredients into a nice crumbly mixture that gets pressed evenly into the bottom of a parchment lined baking dish.
For the filling, she combined juicy fresh blueberries with brown sugar, lemon juice and a touch of flour.
The reserved crumbly mixture was scattered over the top and then this was baked for 50 minutes until crisp and golden. 
We cut them into bars with a long, sharp flat edge knife. 
The baked granola crust provided just enough chewy goodness to compliment the ooey-gooey juicy blueberries and the crunchy topping.
The blueberry flavor shines through and makes this a healthy breakfast choice…and better yet, less morning brain power and breakfast prep with this grab and go option. What mama doesn’t want that?
Well done, little one!
For more fresh blueberry recipes, try my Blueberry Gin & Tonic and my Blueberry Basil Chicken Salad Sandwiches.
Do you have a homemade, healthy breakfast treat?
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1½ cups white whole wheat flour
- 1½ cups regular oats not instant
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
- pinch of salt
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tsp white whole wheat flour
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Preheat oven to 350.
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Line the bottom of an 8x8 glass dish with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
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Melt butter in a microwave safe bowl.
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In a large bowl, add melted butter, flour, oats, honey, brown sugar, lemon zest and salt.
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Mix until just combined and crumbly.
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Reserve 1 cup of the mixture and set aside.
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Add the mixture to the prepared dish and spread out into an even layer.
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In a small bowl add blueberries, brown sugar, lemon juice, and flour.
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Toss to combine.
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Add the mixture to the top of the crust and spread out evenly.
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Evenly sprinkle the crumble mixture over the top.
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Bake for 50 minutes.
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Let cool before cutting.
yumm these bars look so good. I love blue berries they are the best.
This looks amazing! Blueberries and lemon together are always amazing and I love oatmeal any time of day so I pretty much wish I had a pan of this in front of me right now.
Yum! This looks like something I would love. I bet my kids would too!
Such an easy and quick recipe to take on the go
This looks delicious, perfect to start the day with!
Oh my goodness, these look amazing! My step-daughter is the same way with blueberries- the second they’re in the house, they’re gone! I’m pinning this so we can try them this weekend 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
These look awesome! Thanks for sharing!
This looks great. I am going to Pin it. Nice tray and good for mornings.
I’ve been in a breakfast rut, too. These look delicious though! And I love that they’re not loaded with sugar for the morning. Thanks for sharing!
My husband is a huge blueberry fan, so I definitely think these will be happening soon in our house!
That’s awesome! Hope he enjoys them!
Yum! I love a good healthy recipe. I’ve given up on most sugars and artificial sweeteners so fruit is my go to.
These cooked blueberries are so much better than a bowls of sugar here! lol
First of all, my 9 year old is helpless so kudos to you for putting your little one to work! I have all the ingredients to make this! I need new breakfast options!
It helps that she has the baking bug and the snacking on blueberry bug. lol
Oh my gosh! That looks amazing! I need to try this!
Wonderful! Enjoy!
These look amazing! I love the oat topping with fresh berries.
Thanks! I’ll have to give your blueberry bars a try too!
These look sooo good! And better yet, pretty simple to make! I’ll have to try them out ???? thanks for sharing!
So easy a 9 year old made them!
What a wonderful option for breakfasst. I love it ! My husband would surely enjoy this
Thank you!
Those bars look absolutely delicious. Don’t know if I can go back to my ready made bars anymore 🙁
I get the struggle! Can’t beat the fresh blueberries here!