Berry Bars - Dairy Free

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 16 ounces blackberries (fresh, frozen or canned)
• 2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 cups flour
• 2 fluid ounces rolled oats
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup margarine

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400.
• 2 grease a 13x9x2 pan.
• 3 warm berries in a saucepan until the juices run.
• 4 reserve 1 cup of the juice, adding water if needed.
• 5 cook, stirring constantly until thickened.
• 6 stir in the blackberries and set aside.
• 7 combine all dry ingredients except margarine.
• 8 then, cut in the margarine until crumbly.
• 9 press 2/3 (about 4 cups) of the mixture into prepared pan.
• 10 bake for 15 minutes.
• 11 cool slightly.
• 12 spread blackberry sauce over this crust.
• 13 crumble remaining batter over this and press lightly.
• 14 bake for another 20-25 minutes.