Taste of Home Blueberry Crumb Bars

I wanted to make a little something sweet for Jim when he got home from a long trip and came across this recipe from Taste of Home. I loved that I had almost all of the ingredients already on hand. This recipe was delicious! So simple and would be great warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!  Jim brought these in to share with some co workers and they disappeared quickly… not one was left when the pan came home!

INGREDIENTS
1 package yellow cake mix
2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
3/4 cup butter, melted
1 jar blueberry preserves (12 ounces)
1/3 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl combine cake mix, oats and butter until crumbly.  Press three cups of the cake mixture into a greased 9 inch square baking pan. Bake 15 minutes, remove from oven and cool on a wire rack for five minutes.

Meanwhile in a small bowl combine preserves, the fresh blueberries and the lemon juice.  Spread over the crust.
Stir pecan and cinnamon into the remaining crumb mixture,  sprinkle over the top of the preserve layer.

Bake 18-20 minutes and or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack to cool. Slice and serve.

Enjoy!