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Blue Magic Cookie Bars

VegetarianOvenDiner-Style

Time: 9 hours 10 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

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Sapphire sweetness in bar form! You can't feel blue when snacking on these Blue Magic Cookie Bars! The cookie base is crumbly and sweet with a lovely perfume of maple, while the topping is tart and boisterous and filled with berry flavor! It even has a sprinkling of chocolate chips to ensure the cobalt confection is as wonderful as it possibly can be. Let Blue Magic Cookie Bars enchant you when dessert comes around, and indulge in some ultramarine goodness.

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Ingredients

  • For the crust:
  • 1 1/2 cups almond flour
  • 2-3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon water, optional
  • For the blueberry layer:
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 1 1/2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen, divided
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut, shredded

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2 -Line an 8x5-inch baking dish or loaf pan with parchment paper.

Step 3 -Combine the almond flour and the maple syrup in a bowl and mix until a sticky, clumpy dough, that holds together when pressed, forms. Add the water if it seems too dry.

Step 4 -Press the crust into the prepared baking dish and bake for 15 minutes.

Step 5 -Allow the crust to cool for 15 minutes.

Step 6 -While the crust cools, blend the bananas and 1/2 cup of the blueberries until the mixture is the consistency of a purée.

Step 7 -Pour the fruit purée on top of the cooled crust.

Step 8 -Sprinkle the remaining blueberries, the chocolate chips, and the coconut on the fruit purée and gently press down on the toppings until the purée rises up and covers them.

Step 9 -Bake the bars for 40 minutes.

Step 10 -Allow the bars to cool, and then chill the bars in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours and up to overnight.

Step 11 -Slice and serve.

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