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BLACKBERRY OATMEAL BARS

Type of Recipe: Other

Difficulty: Easy

List of Ingredients:
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
2/3 cup brown sugar
1-1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup fat-free vanilla yogurt
2-1/2 cups fresh blackberries, rinsed and drained
3 Tbsp. sugar
4-1/2 Tbsp. orange juice
2 tsp. cinnamon, divided
1 cup fat-free vanilla yogurt, optional

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 10-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Combine flour, oatmeal, brown sugar, 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, and baking soda in a medium bowl and mix well. Stir in yogurt just until combined. Set aside 1 cup of flour mixture. Press remaining mixture into bottom of baking dish. Bake 20-25 minutes. While crust is baking, prepare filling. Combine blackberries, sugar, orange juice and 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, 8-10 minutes, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Carefully spread filling over baked crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture and press into filling. Bake 20-25 minutes longer until topping is lightly browned and crisp. Cool on wire rack; cut into bars and serve with a dollop of fat-free vanilla yogurt sprinkled with remaining cinnamon if desired.

Source:
Natureripe Farms "Berry Blast" club; visit www.natureripe.com

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