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Allison's Cooking Diary: Blueberry breakfast bars
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Blueberry breakfast bars: Ingredients- Crust & Topping: 1 1/2 cups AP flour 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats 7 tablespoons melted & cooled butter 1/2 cup pure maple syrup 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Pinch of salt Blueberry Filling: 2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen) Juice of 1 lemon (about 2 tablespoons) 2 tablespoons corn starch 1/4 cup granulated sugar Method- Preheat the oven the 350 degrees. Line a 8x8 pan with parchment paper. In a bowl, mix together flour, oats, butter, maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon and sugar. It will become a crumbly mixture. Set aside 1 cup of the crumble (for the topping). Press the remaining crumble in the bottom of the pan. Make sure there is an even layer. Using the same mixing bowl, add in the blueberries, lemon juice, corn starch and sugar. Mix until combined. Pour the blueberry mix over the crust. Sprinkle the remaining crumble on top of the blueberries. Bake for 45-50 minutes until the top is golden brown. Enjoy!

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Allison's Cooking Diary - Heath Bar Cookies
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FOX 26's Allison Gargaro shows us how to make Heath Bar Cookies in this week's episode of Allison's Cooking Diary.

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Egg prices are going up again ahead of Easter 2024

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Chick-fil-A opens first-ever seatless restaurant in NYC

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