despite my general preference for family business instead of large chains, i have to admit that i am a starbucks fan. i am. and i am not ashamed. last year they came out with two treats that i was absolutely hooked on. im not kidding- hooked. one was the organic blueberry bar, the other was the baked berry stella. unfortunately, these were seasonal treats, as in come the end of a couple months it was bye-bye deliciousness.

this simply would not do! i needed my blueberry bars. i thought to myself that there were three things i could do: 1. whine about it. 2. try and somehow convince starbucks to bring these bad boys back 3. remember that i am a baker and make some myself.
they seemed easy enough– a layer of baked oat substance, slightly goey blueberry layer, all topped with an oat crumb topping. i could totally do that. so, together went my oats, brown sugar, and butter…. into a saucepan went the makings for jam, and voila! sooooo good. these usually disappear when i bring them in to work, and they even caused my mom, who is the nicest person i know, to not share (i had left a few for her, my step-dad and his brother).