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It has been way too long since I have shared a good dessert recipe and this one has quickly become one of my favorites. Tart and sweet lemon bars studded with blueberries all on a crunchy, hearty oatmeal crust. For those unfamiliar with Meyer lemons, they are my newest obsession, along with feeling awkward watching Girls, this book, this feature on the morning routines of celebrities, and this Time magazine photo essay on what the world eats – fascinating. But back to the lemons. Meyer lemons are thought to be a cross between a lemon and perhaps a mandarin (no one really knows exactly) and have the tartness of a lemon with a delicate sweetness. They are dreamy and make a great substitute in any recipe calling for lemons. Don’t worry though, if you can’t find Meyer lemons, regular lemons will work fine.

Weight Watchers Meyer Lemon Blueberry Bars with Oatmeal Crust
Points: 5 weight watchers pointsplus
Servings: 9 servings
Serving Size: 1/9 of recipe
Nutritional Info: 171.8 calories, 6.8g of fat, 26.3g of carbohydrates, 1.9g of fiber, 4.2g of protein

Ingredients

• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup oat flour (if you don’t want to buy it, you can just pulse oats in a food processor until they become flour)
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 egg
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 cup Meyer lemon juice (use 1/4-1/3 cup if using real lemon juice)
• 1 tsp Meyer lemon zest
• 2 tbsp. flour
• 1/3 cup fat free condensed milk
• 2 tbsp white sugar
• 1 cup blueberries

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a bowl mix together the oats, oat flour, brown sugar, water, melted butter, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Press into the bottom of an 8X8 baking dish. Bake for between 20-30 minutes until cooked through and beginning to brown on the edges.
3. Meanwhile, whisk together the egg, egg white, lemon juice, lemon zest, flour, white sugar, and condensed milk.
4. Fold in the blueberries.
5. Pour over the baked oatmeal crust and return to the oven. Bake for 20-25 minutes until set. Let cool completely before serving and store in the refrigerator.