Blackberry Pie Bars with Lime
An easy recipe, the crust doubles as the topping. Frozen, plump blackberries make for a sweet and easy filling.
Servings 12 servings
Calories 318kcal
Equipment
- 1 9x13 inch pan
Ingredients
Crust & Topping
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup cold butter (cut into cubes)
- pinch salt
- 2 tbsp lime zest
Blackberry filling
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp lime zest
- 1 tbsp lime juice
Blackberry Preparation
- 3 cups frozen Blackberries (Blackberries from Oregon are the best quality)
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour
Instructions
- Spray a 9x13 glass baking dish with non stick spray - set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add flour, sugar, lime zest, 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.
Filling Instructions
- While crust is baking, whisk eggs in a large bowl. Add sugar, sour cream, flour lime juice, lime zest, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, combine blackberries with 2 tbsp flour. Toss well until blackberries are fully coated.
- When crust is ready, remove from oven and add blackberry 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. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 154mg | Potassium: 110mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 533IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg