Easy Blueberry Pie Bars! – Made with fresh ingredients and the crust does double duty as the topping making this a super easy treat!
If I were a blueberry, this is how I would wanna go out….
This recipe is one I posted way long ago, when my blog was just a baby. Now it is old, the blog I mean…well the blogger is too…
But it’s okay because we have Blueberry Pie Bars!
I love getting older, some day I’ll tell you all about it. The aches, the pains, the urge to watch Let’s Make a Deal. And when did Bob Barker get so hot?
Such a simple recipe. You mix up a standard quick crust of flour, butter etc. Remove one cup before pressing in the bottom of pan, to use for the crumble on top. (I am giving you a visual of this so you don’t forget this step… I am old. I always forget this step).
Mix up your filling ingredients that include eggs and sour cream …yes sour cream! How clever is that?
Us oldies, we got the secrets!
Now add the fresh or frozen blueberries.
TIP: If using frozen blueberries, toss a tablespoon of flour into them to keep them from bleeding into your bars.
Pour blueberry and batter mix on top of your par baked crust.
Sprinkle the blueberry batter with the cup of crust mixture you set aside earlier.
In the oven it goes!
Cool slightly before serving to make them easier to cut.
These are good fresh out of the oven or served room temp.
This same recipe can be made with pineapple! Delicious and just as easy! PINEAPPLE BARS
More easy desserts please! –
How about this beautiful Orange Bars!
There are Cherry Pie Bars too with easy step by step instructions!
To ageless easy recipes and the people who make them!
Clink!
Kathi
Ingredients
- Crust and Topping
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- pinch salt
- 3/4 cup cold butter cut into cubes
For the filling
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- pinch salt
- 3 cups fresh blueberries - Frozen can be substituted
Instructions
- Spray a 9x13 glass baking dish with non stick spray - set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add flour, sugar, salt and cubed butter to mixing bowl, beat until combined and crumbly. (DO NOT OVER MIX or you will have a cookie dough consistency. It should be crumbly)
- Remove one cup of flour mixture and set aside.
- Take remaining mixture and firmly press into your baking dish, covering the bottom.
- Bake 10-12 minutes or until just firm to the touch and no brown on the sides. It will continue to bake after you add the topping.
- While crust is baking- whisk eggs in a large bowl.
- Add sugar, sour cream, flour and salt.
- Gently fold in blueberries. (if using frozen, do not fold in blueberries until you are ready to pour into prepared pie crust to avoid your batter turning blue).
- When crust is ready - remove from oven and add filling. Gently spooning over the top of the crust.
- Sprinkle with remaining crust mixture you had set aside.
- Bake 1 hour or until top is lightly browned.
- Cool 10 minutes before slicing.
Notes
Nutrition
DEBRA GLENZER says
made these today for a church brunch and they were loved by everyone. I went ahead and used frozen blueberries but rinse them before I put them in the dish.
Angela says
Fabulous recipe! Have made it several times; and has been a hit every time!! I am making it again, but do not have sour cream this time. Can I substitute it for Greek yogurt?
Kathi & Rachel says
Yes, thicker the better! Kathi
Carol says
These are easy and delicious blueberry pie bars
Kathi & Rachel says
Thank you! Kathi
Jedn says
When I 1st viewed the recipe, I thought it looked perfect for just 2 people as the photos seemed to look more like a 9×9 dish. The crust amount sure doesn’t sound like enough for a 9×13 dish using just 1.5 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar and 3/4 cup butter, reserving 1 cup for topping. Is this right?
Kathi & Rachel says
The recipe is correct. If you want an 8 x 8 simply half the recipe. You can do this by hovering over the serving size in the recipe card and a tool will pop up. Kathi
Deborah says
Great bars, everyone wanted recipe. I did use frozen berries and I added 1 teaspoon vanilla. Baked about 40-45 minutes.
Nancy says
Could this be made with almond flour instead of all purpose flour? Also could I use Splenda instead of regular sugar? I am diabetic and have to cut down on my carbs and sugars but I love blueberries.
Kathi & Rachel says
Hi Nancy – Almond flour will work but I am not sure about the splenda, it would change the consistency quite a bit. I have never baked with it. Kathi