BLUEBERRY PIE BARS
At first glance, these bars may look like every other fruit crumble bar you've had, but they have a secret. Between the jammy fruit and buttery shortbread is a bonus layer of sweetened cream cheese you never knew you needed until now. Wild blueberries are less watery than conventional blueberries and have a more concentrated blueberry flavor that works beautifully in this recipe. They are available frozen and need not be thawed before using, but you can use whichever variety you find. These bars will be delicious no matter what.
Provided by Samantha Seneviratne
Categories cookies and bars, dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 16 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9-inch square pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides. In a food processor, combine shortbread cookies, sugar, flour and salt and pulse until you have fine crumbs. Add butter and pulse until crumbs are evenly moistened. Transfer mixture into the prepared pan and press down into an even layer. Bake until fragrant and a shade darker, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare filling: In a medium bowl, add cream cheese, 1/4 cup of sugar and 1 egg and mix until smooth. In a separate medium bowl, add blueberries, remaining 1/3 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt, and toss to combine.
- Prepare topping: In a food processor, combine shortbread, flour, salt, baking powder and sugar and pulse to combine. Add butter and egg yolk, and pulse until the mixture is evenly moistened.
- Remove crust from oven and top it evenly with cream cheese mixture and then blueberry mixture. Sprinkle topping over blueberry layer, squeezing to make some larger clumps. Bake until filling is set and no longer jiggly, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely then chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- To serve, use a sharp knife to release edges. Using parchment overhang, lift and transfer to a cutting board and cut into 16 squares.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 297, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 33 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 198 milligrams, Sugar 17 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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Aysha Bandhani Colony
[email protected]The filling in these blueberry pie bars was a little runny. I think I'll try cooking it for a bit longer next time.
Joseph Dabor
[email protected]These blueberry pie bars were a bit too tart for my liking. I think I'll add some more sugar next time.
Sajan Sijapati
[email protected]The crust on these blueberry pie bars was a little dry. I think I'll try adding some butter to the recipe next time.
Zaheer Uddin
[email protected]These blueberry pie bars were a little too sweet for my taste. I think I'll try reducing the amount of sugar next time.
AMP Phull
[email protected]I've never made blueberry pie bars before, but these were so easy to make and they turned out so delicious! I will definitely be making them again.
Asmawidjaja Minerva
[email protected]These blueberry pie bars were so easy to make and they turned out so delicious! I will definitely be making them again.
Loftey Shabangu
[email protected]I made these blueberry pie bars for a potluck and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them. I will definitely be making them again.
allen edmiston
[email protected]These blueberry pie bars were amazing! The crust was flaky and the filling was sweet and tart. I will definitely be making these again.
Ayesha sadiq
[email protected]The filling in these blueberry pie bars was a little runny. I think I'll try cooking it for a bit longer next time.
Ali AlEyan
[email protected]These blueberry pie bars were a bit too tart for my liking. I think I'll add some more sugar next time.
donna grimm
[email protected]The crust on these blueberry pie bars was a little dry. I think I'll try adding some butter to the recipe next time.
Emma Bish
[email protected]These blueberry pie bars were a little too sweet for my taste. I think I'll try reducing the amount of sugar next time.
airmom62
[email protected]I love the combination of sweet and tart in these blueberry pie bars. The crust is also perfectly flaky.
Gyanu Joshi
[email protected]These blueberry pie bars are the perfect summer dessert. They're light and refreshing, and the blueberries are bursting with flavor.
Zhenggui Chen
[email protected]I've made these blueberry pie bars several times now and they always turn out perfect. The crust is flaky and the filling is sweet and tart.
Adil Mughal
[email protected]These blueberry pie bars were a hit at my party! They were so easy to make and everyone loved them.