Blueberry Maple Oat Squares Food

BLUEBERRY OAT SQUARES - STARBUCKS COPYCAT

Steps:

• Filling: In saucepan, bring blueberries, sugar and orange juice to boil; reduce heat and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Whisk in cornstarch and boil, stirring, until thickened, about 1 minute. Place plastic wrap directly on surface; refrigerate until cooled, about 1 hour or up to 1 day before using.
• Base/Topping: In a large bowl, stir together the oats, flour, brown sugar, salt and baking soda. Cut in the butter to form a crumbly mixture. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the crumbs, and pat the rest evenly into the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Spread the blueberry mixture over the base. Crumble the reserved amount of the base/topping over the blueberry mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees F until light golden, about 40-45 minutes. Let cool completely on rack as these cut better when they are fully set. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days or overwrap with heavy-duty foil and freeze for up to 2 weeks.).

BLUEBERRY OAT TART

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine blueberries, honey, lemon zest and juice, and cardamom and bring to a boil. Let the mixture bubble for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally with a rubber spatula and swirling the pan around. Once it is thick and syrupy and the blueberries have broken down, remove from the heat and allow it to cool to room temperature.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine the labneh with half of the blueberry syrup. Fold together until combined but still a little streaky.
• Spread the labneh mixture evenly in the oat tart shell, then drizzle on remaining syrup and swirl. Top with chopped toasted cashews, fresh blueberries and a drizzle of honey. Allow the tart to set in the refrigerator overnight or at least 4 hours. Remove the crust from the pan by pressing up the bottom, then transfer to a cutting board. Slice into 8 pieces and serve.
• Toast the oats in a medium, non-stick skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the oats are light golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add the toasted oats to a food processor along with the cashews, hemp seeds, brown sugar and salt and blend until very fine, like the consistency of fine breadcrumbs. Add the coconut oil, honey, and vanilla and blend until combined and the mixture starts to form a dough. It'll still look crumbly in the food processor but if you squeeze some in your hand it should stick together. Press into a 14" x 4.5" rectangular fluted tart pan with a removable bottom, spreading it out firmly and evenly. Refrigerate until firm and cold to the touch, at least 1 hour.
• In a mixing bowl, combine yogurt, salt and lemon juice until fully incorporated.
• Line a strainer or colander with 2 or 3 layers of cheesecloth and place over a bowl or other receptacle that can catch the liquid.
• Transfer yogurt mixture to the strainer and twist up the ends of the cheesecloth. Place another bowl on top to weigh down the mixture and then refrigerate overnight, allowing the liquid to drain.

BLUEBERRY OAT SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch;gradually whisk in water and lemon juice until smooth;bring to a boil,stirring constantly. Stir in blueberries; cook and stir for two minutes longer or until thickened and bubbly; remove from the heat and set aside.
• In a bowl, combine the dry cake mix and one cup of the oats; cut in six tablespoons butter until crumbly. Set aside one cup of crumb mixture for topping and stir egg into remaining crumb mixture.
• Press into a 13" x 9" x 2" baking dish coated with non-fat cooking spray; spread blueberry mixture to within 1/4 inch of edges.
• Combine the brown sugar, remaining oats and reserved crumb mixture; cut in remaining butter until crumbly; sprinkle over top of blueberry mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. These are best served warm (with vanilla frozen yogurt on top!) but if you want the bars to stick together it's best to cool before cutting them. Enjoy!