Blueberry Pie Bars

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When most of us think of blueberries, thoughts of blueberry pie often come to mind. For those of you who think you can’t make a pie, we are happy to offer the perfect alternative. With that in mind, I know that you are going to just love these Blueberry Pie Bars!

Blueberry Pie Bars recipe on Platter Talk

What are these?

We have nearly 30 blueberry recipes here on Platter Talk and with this easy batch of blueberry pie bars, we are delighted to add one more to the fold.

Loose blueberries on white backgroundGrowing up on our Mennonite farm, my beautiful mom would make the pie-making process look as easy as, well, pie. In fact, it wasn’t uncommon for her to make one or two pies. Every. Day. Maybe some of that rubbed off on me as we’ve featured a fair number of pie recipes here on Platter Talk. Still, not everyone wants to go through the process of making a pie and that’s where this recipe for blueberry pie bars comes into the picture and onto your dessert table.


Ingredients

  • Butter
  • Flour
  • Sugar
  • Eggs
  • Cinnamon
  • Vanilla extract
  • Corn starch
  • Lemon juice
  • Salt
  • Blueberries!

As a small boy, I spent many summer days with an old pant can tied around my waste that was secured by a belt of  bailer twine, picking wild blueberries in the foothills of New York state’s Adirondack mountains. If you’re not fortunate enough to have access to wild blueberries from the wilds of nature, organic ones from your grocer or local farmers market will work just fine.

Blueberry Pie Bars with Ice Cream

In my humble opinion (or IMHO as my sister has taught me to say), any blueberry dessert is not 100% complete without the addition of one key accompaniment. Of course, I am referring to vanilla ice cream, and French vanilla ice cream if you want to be exact.

I grew up with the notion that cheese is mandatory with apple pie and the same rule holds true with the blueberry version, only with ice cream. Call me crazy but I call it love. With or without a scoop of the cold and creamy white stuff on top, you’re going to love these blueberry pie bars. This, I promise.  – Dan

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Blueberry Pie Bars

5 from 2 votes
Adapted from Trisha Yearwood's Recipe
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Total: 45 minutes
Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients 

for the crust

  • 3/4 cup butter, unsalted and chilled
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups flour, all purpose
  • 1 tsp cinnamon, ground
  • 1 pinch salt, kosher

for the filling

  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp flour, all purpose
  • 2 tbsp corn starch
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon, ground
  • 3 cups blueberries

Instructions 

for the crust

  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray a 9 x 11" baking dish with non-stick coating and then line with parchment paper that hangs over the sides of the dish. Apply a coating of non-stick spray to the parchment paper.
  • Using a food processor, add the butter, sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Process the mixture until it starts to clump, about 1 minute. Remove and reserve 3/4 cup of the contents and then press mixture evenly into the  baking dish and then set aside.

for the filling

  • Using a medium bowl, whisk the egg, sour cream, granulated sugar, lemon juice, all-purpose flour, cornstarch, vanilla and the cinnamon. Gently stir in 1 1/2 cups of the blueberries. Pour filling mixture over the crust mixture. Evenly distribute the remaining blueberries over the filing.
  • Sprinkle remaining crust over blueberry filling, distribute evenly and gently pat. Bake for 1 hour and allow to cool on wire rack before serving. Dole out generous scoops of vanilla ice cream if desired.

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Nutrition

Calories: 416kcal, Carbohydrates: 59g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 11g, Cholesterol: 78mg, Sodium: 153mg, Potassium: 107mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 35g, Vitamin A: 605IU, Vitamin C: 6.8mg, Calcium: 45mg, Iron: 1.6mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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Dan & Scott split their time between Wisconsin and Southwest Florida and are dads to six boys. Good food runs through their veins, and they love showing others how to cook easy recipes.

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