Blueberry Cream Cheese Bars

Filling
1 cup of chopped blueberries
¼ cup of orange juice
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp cornstarch
8 oz cream cheese - softened
2 eggs
½ cup sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp greated lemon peel

Crumble Mixture
1 ¼ cups of floor
¾ cup rolled oats
¾ cup brown sugar
½ cup chopped nuts
½ cup butter or margarine

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease the bottom of a 13 by 9 pan.

In a small pot combine the blueberries, the orange juice, 2 tablespoons of sugar and the cornstarch; stir until all have dissolved and mixed well together. Cook over a medium heat stirring until think and bubbly, then set aside to cool a little.

In a large bowl add the flour, oats, brown sugar, and the nuts - mix this well together. Cut in the butter or margarine until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Keep as side one cup of the crumble mixture for the topping.

Use the remaining crumble mixture as the base for the recipe. Press this firmly into the bottom of your baking tray and cook for ten minutes.

In a bowl mix the cream cheese, the eggs, ½ cup sugar, lemon juice, and lemon peel - use a blender on a medium speed until all is blended together well - then pour mixture on top of the baked base.

Add the blueberry mixture on to the top of the previous mixture. Some people like it blended together a little - if you do blend with a knife a little - if you are cooking for me I don’t, I like the separate tastes in my food.

Sprinkle the 1 cup of crumble mixture over the top of the filling then bake in the oven for 20 -25 minutes taking out when the top has browned.

Recipe from: Blueberryrecipes