Here is a recipe for blueberry bars! These are inspired by blueberry muffins, but made into a bar formation. Whereas blueberry muffins can be dry and the ratio of blueberries to dough is off, these are perfectly jammy with the high blueberry content, have great lemon-zesty notes, and won't put you into a sugar coma.
Background and inspiration for this recipe
This recipe for blueberry bars combines the best flavors of classic blueberry muffins with the structure of a berry buckle.
These blueberry muffin bars are perfectly jammy with the high blueberry content, have great lemon-zesty notes, and won't put you into a sugar coma. I hope you enjoy these blueberry muffin bars as much as we do!
How to make blueberry bars
- Preheat oven to 375F. Line an 8x8" pan with parchment.
- In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup sugar, 3 cups flour, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest. Use a fork or pastry cutter to blend in the butter and egg.
- Pat half of dough into the prepared pan.
- In another bowl, stir together blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice. Pour the blueberry mixture evenly over the crust.
- Crumble remaining dough over the berry layer.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until slightly brown. You might need to broil it for no more than 30 seconds to get that nice brownness on top.
- Cool completely before cutting into squares.
Pro tips for making blueberry muffin bars
If the tops of the bars aren't quite browned after 40ish minutes, you can broil them for a few seconds just to get that crispness. Then, let them cool and voila! You're done.
Enjoy them for breakfast or dessert or afternoon coffee snack!! This is adapted from Smitten Kitchen.
📖 Recipe
Blueberry Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Zest of one lemon
- 1 cup unsalted butter , cold and cubed
- 1 large egg
- 1 lemon's juice
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Line an 8x8" pan with parchment.
- In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup sugar, 3 cups flour, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest. Use a fork or pastry cutter to blend in the butter and egg.
- Pat half of dough into the prepared pan.
- In another bowl, stir together blueberries, sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. Pour the blueberry mixture evenly over the crust.
- Crumble remaining dough over the berry layer.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until slightly brown. You might need to broil it for no more than 30 seconds to get that nice brownness on top.
- Cool completely before cutting into squares.