I went shopping to get some granola. Or maybe just to see what was available. I’m not sure. I wanted to make some homemade granola bars to send to my son at school. But I saw this box of Organic Cascadian Farm French Vanilla Almond Granola and it had this great sounding recipe on the back. There was even a picture for this recipe called Vanilla Almond Blueberry Bars. So I brought it home and I couldn’t wait to try this out. They turned out delicious, but not so pretty. 🙁 
Blueberry Crumbs
1 Egg White
1/2 cup Butter, softened
1/4 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Almond Extract
1 1/4 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 1/2 cups French Vanilla Almond Granola
8 oz Frozen Blueberries
1/4 cup Sugar
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Grease an 8″ square pan.
in a bowl until creamy.
Mix the baking soda, baking powder, and flour together,
Stir the granola by hand.
It should look like this.
Take 2/3 of the mix and spread it into the bottom of your pan.
I thought it was pretty handy for $1!! The perfect size to fit in
the pan.
In a separate bowl, mix the blueberries and the sugar.
Pour the blueberries over the dough.
Here’s where I think I made my big error. I didn’t think
there were enough berries, so I added a 1/2 cup more.
Sprinkle the rest of the dough over the blueberries.
Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Let cool completely on cooling rack.
I let them cool for 45 minutes.
When I went to cut these bars, they started to fall apart.
So, I put them in the refrigerator for about an hour.
When I took them out and started to cut them, they fell apart again.
That’s when I decided that they would have to be
blueberry crumbs instead of blueberry bars.
They were actually delicious as crumbs. I think the extra blueberries
may have added additional juices that the bottom crust just could not handle.
Next time I will not go hog wild on the blueberries~even though they are sooo good!
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