Blueberry Crumble Bars are a delicious layer of blueberries sandwiched between sugar and butter!
Blueberry season has arrived here in Oregon! We move pretty quickly from season to season around here, starting with strawberry season, then raspberry and now blueberry! Raspberries will make a come back later this summer for their second season! One of my favorite flavor combos is blueberry and lemon and I love a good blueberry pie, top it with some fresh blueberry ice cream and you pretty much have heaven on a plate. These blueberry crumble bars taste just like a eating a delicious slice of blueberry pie.
How to Make Blueberry Crumble Bars
- Just like the blueberry muffins I shared before, these bars can be made with fresh or frozen berries in a 9 x 13 pan. If you use frozen berries, just thaw and drain them really well. Making this crumble bars with frozen blueberries allows you to enjoy it all year long. The berries are coated in sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. The cornstarch helps to thicken the mixture as it cooks.
- If you’d like some tips on freezing berries check out my post on how to freeze berries here.
- These blueberry crumble bars start with a layer of sugar,flour and butter that has been mixed together to form a crumble mixture, half of the mixture goes on the bottom of the pan. Add the berry mixture on top of it and then add the remaining crumble mixture on top!
- Bake at 375 degrees F for about 45 minutes or until they are nice and golden brown. Allow them to cool before slicing. You can put them in the refrigerator if you need them to cool faster. You can slice them warm but they will be easier to handle and slice if they have cooled.
Blueberry Bars are just like eating a slice of blueberry pie in a bar form. The only thing missing is a scoop of ice cream. So add a scoop of ice cream to the top of a bar and enjoy! Or maybe a blueberry crumble bar ice cream sandwich!?!?!
I’ve also been enjoying my blueberries on top of my yogurt and granola in the morning. And for another fun blueberry treat you might want to try them with some Brown Sugar Cream. This Fresh Blueberry Ice Cream is amazing!!
What’s your favorite thing to do with blueberries?
Blueberry Crumble Bar Recipe
Blueberry Crumble Bars
Ingredients
- 1 C white sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 3 C all-purpose flour
- 1 C cold butter 2 sticks
- 1 egg
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- Zest and juice of one lemon
- 4 C. fresh blueberries
- 1/2 C white sugar
- 4 tsp. cornstarch
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 F. Grease a 9×13 inch pan
- In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup sugar, 3 cups flour, and baking powder
- Mix in salt and lemon zest
- Use a fork or pastry cutter to blend in the butter and egg
- Dough will be crumbly
- Pat half of dough into the prepared pan
- In another bowl, stir together the sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice
- Gently mix in the blueberries
- Sprinkle the blueberry mixture evenly over the crust
- Crumble remaining dough over the top
- Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until top is slightly brown
- Cool completely before cutting into squares
those look amazing!!!
I love, love blueberries! I’m so mad that you can’t grow them in Utah 🙁 These bars look amazing; I need to make them asap. One of my favorite ways to eat blueberries is simply frozen, straight out of the freezer. They are cold and sweet and very refreshing. I also love putting blueberries in my Kix cereal. They are both spheres which makes it fun to eat. So delicious!
I soooo wish I had come across this recipe earlier this summer when I was picking blueberries like mad!!! What a beautiful looking recipe! Do you think I could use frozen bb’s in place of fresh?
I think frozen would work fine just be sure they are well drained. Enjoy!
Just finished making these for my Bible study group tomorrow and I have to keep my husband and kids away. They smell and taste yummy! Hopefully there will be enough left for the ladies at church to try too 🙂
Thanks for the recipe!
Cat,
I am a total believer in real butter. I try to eat “real food” as much as possible. There’s a great book out called Real Food that I have enjoyed. Glad you enjoyed the bars and I am sure you could definitely add some more sugar if you wanted them sweeter. Thanks!
Well the bars are still a little warm but I ate them anyway (I’m not a fan of warm bars usually). I enjoyed them but wondered if l/2 cup of sugar was really enough. Maybe I’ve just become accustomed to SWEET things. Did you think it needed a wee bit more? I guess I usually put ice cream on things like this and maybe that’s why – I had no ice cream. I’m trying to lose weight so no ice cream. While I’m at it – I am wondering with the big push to eat healthier (code for less fat and sugar) do you always bake with butter? I was using BECEL (not sure you have that) – it’s a transfat free soft margarine (bakes and cooks well). Of course, some people complain that it’s “one molecule away from plastic” and tell you to use butter, the next group of people tell you to use BECEL (dieticians and friends that are watching their calories). What does one do? Cat
Quick question as I am in the processing of making the Blueberry Crumb Bars. Salted or unsalted butter? Do you typically find there is much of a difference in “baking”?
Merci!
Cat
Cat,
I tend to always use salted butter and then cut back on the salt a bit. I haven’t noticed a huge difference when I use salted vs. unsalted. Let me know how you like the bars and enjoy!
These look yummy. We have a dozen or so blueberry bushes in our back yard. Here in NC they produce the whole month of July. My husband was away the whole month on a mission trip so I had to pick almost all of them. Some of my neighbors did pick some. I froze over 30 quart bags and gave away a bunch too.
My husband made a blueberry cobbler today. For breakfast every morning I have been having blueberries topped with vanilla yogurt, a sprinkle of brown sugar and granola. Love it.
Great minds think alike! I featured this recipe on my blog yesterday! They are the best. They also freeze well. I love having a few yummy treats in the freezer for busy days or unexpected guests. Love your blog–it inspires me!
YUM! YUM! YUM! Thanks for sharing. Recipe is printed off and in the “to try” file.
I love blueberries but the fresh ones are darn expensive here in Utah. I found an amazing deal on them ($2/pound), and bought fresh ones for the first time ever. Heavenly! I just made a blueberry cream cheese ice cream that was to die for! I will be posting the recipe on my blog soon.
These bars look fabulous, I will have to try them with my frozen berries.
Do these need to be stored in the fridge?
My husband loves anything with blueberries! I will definetely be trying this!
I absolutely love blueberries! I’ll be trying this. Thanks again for another yummy recipe:)
Wow!! My mouth is watering. If the recipe is half as good as your pictures, then it is a keeper. I can’t wait to try them. Thanks for the post.
Oh my, oh my, oh my! Wow, those look yummy, and your photos are great!