Breakfast Fruit Bars

Name: Breakfast Fruit Bars
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1⁄4 lb. butter, softened; 3⁄4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar; 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. salt; 1 cup dried blueberries

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Deliciously portable, these nutrient-packed goodies taste like a cross between a granola bar and a blueberry muffin. Note that you may use fresh or frozen cranberries in place of the blueberries.

Serves: 6Hands-on: 15 minutesTotal: 55 minutesDifficulty: Easy

Serves: 6

Ingredients

1⁄4 lb. butter, softened
3⁄4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 cup dried blueberries

Directions

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour an 8-by-8-inch baking pan.
Step 2
Beat the butter with the sugars until creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract.
Step 3
Stir or beat in the oats, flour, baking power, and salt until well combined. Fold in the blueberries. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan.
Step 4
Bake for about 40 minutes or until the center feels firm, the edges are brown, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove and set aside to cool.