Blueberry Crumble Bars

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 180oC and grease a medium sized pan and/or line it with parchment paper.
• In a bowl, with a spatula, mix together the oats, flour, almonds, sugar, salt and baking soda.
• After the dry ingredients are mixed, add in the oil, egg and vanilla extract and make sure the batter is evenly mixed.
• Add half of this crumble mixture on the pan and press it gently so that they are evenly spread. Bake for 7 minutes until you get a lightly golden crust.
• In the meantime, make the blueberry filling by adding the blueberries, honey and lime in a saucepan and let it boil for 2 mins with the lid on.
• If you plan on thickening this mixture with the cornstarch, add cornstarch in a small bowl with around three tbsp water and stir.
• Add the cornstarch mixture into the saucepan and keep stirring until you get the desired consistency, then turn off the heat. Let Cool.
• Pour this blueberry compote on the baked crumble bar layer.
• Add the rest of the oats crumble on top of the blueberry mixture and bake for another 20-25 minutes.
• Let it cool for around an hour and then remove it from the pan and slice it into rectangles.
• Store them up in an airtight container or enjoy it right away!