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Jessica Seinfeld's Blueberry Oatmeal Bars with Spinach Puree is for Dessert, Snack.

Jessica Seinfeld's Blueberry Oatmeal Bars with Spinach Puree takes several minutes to prepare.

Jessica Seinfeld's Blueberry Oatmeal Bars with Spinach Puree takes several minutes to cook.

Jessica Seinfeld's Blueberry Oatmeal Bars with Spinach Puree makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Jessica Seinfeld's Blueberry Oatmeal Bars with Spinach Puree are:

2 cups old fashioned oats
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
3/4 cups trans fat free magarine spread - chilled
1 cup low sugar blueberry preserves
1/2 cup spinach puree
nonstick cooking spray

Here is how you make Jessica Seinfeld's Blueberry Oatmeal Bars with Spinach Puree:

Preheat oven to 375. Coat 8 x 8 baking pan with cooking spray.In a large bowl, combine oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and vanilla and stir to mix well.Add the margarine and cut it quickly into dry ingredients with two knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal and is no longer powdery. Do not overmix - bits of margarine will still be visible.Set aside about half of the oat mixture; press the rest firmly into the pan. Bake until lightly brown at the edges (but not fully baked), 13 to 15 minutes.Meanwhile, mix the preserves with the spinach puree in a small bowl.Spread blueberry mixture over the partially baked oat layer, then sprinkle with reserved oat mixture. Bake until topping is slightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Set the pan on a rack to cool completely before cutting into 12 bars.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VAVO-7.

The nutritional information for Jessica Seinfeld's Blueberry Oatmeal Bars with Spinach Puree is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 201.7

• Total Fat: 6.7 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 203.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
• Protein: 3.3 g