Blueberry Lemon Crumb Bars
These blueberry lemon crumb bars are bursting with fresh blueberries, have a delicious crumb topping and is a great summer dessert everyone will enjoy.
Easy Blueberry Bars
Blueberries are such a delicious fruit and can be used in so many different recipes. These blueberry lemon crumb bars are super easy to make using fresh, juicy blueberries. Takes all of about 20 minutes to put together. Super easy, super delicious.
Lemon Blueberry Desserts
Lemon and blueberry are a favorite combination with me and I can never get enough of these two delicious flavors. They just go so well together and if you love blueberries, and lemons, you are going to flip over these delicious crumb bars.
How To Make Blueberry Lemon Crumb Bars
- Preheat oven to 375° and right before adding crumb mixture, spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with a non stick spray.
- Start out by adding blueberries, sugar, corn starch, lemon juice and zest to a medium mixing bowl.
- Stir occasionally and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, whisk flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon together until combined.
- Using a pastry blender or a fork, cut butter into flour mixture until crumbly.
- In a small bowl, whisk egg and vanilla together and add to flour mixture once butter has been added and mixture is crumbly.
- Continue using pastry blender until combined.
- Remove half of crumb mixture (approximately 3 cups) and press into prepared baking dish.
- Stir blueberries and then add to the top of the crumb mixture.
- With the remaining crumb mixture, squeeze with hands to combine as the crumb mixture is crumbled over blueberries.
- Place in the oven uncovered and bake for approximately 45 minutes or until crumb topping is slightly browned.
- Let cool completely before cutting into squares.
Try These Blueberry Crumb Bars Today
Here are a few more delicious blueberry and lemon desserts that can be found on the blog:
- Blueberry Cobbler
- Lemon Blueberry Poke Cake
- Lemon Cheesecake Cookies
- Lemon Cheesecake Squares with Blueberry Topping
- and the very popular Cream Cheese Lemonade Pie, plus many more.
Blueberry Lemon Crumb Bars
Ingredients
For The Blueberry Lemon Filling
- 4 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 5 tsp corn starch
- 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- zest from one lemon
For The Crumb Bars and Topping
- 3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° and right before adding crumb mixture, spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with a non stick spray.
For The Blueberry Lemon Filling
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk sugar and corn starch together.
- Add blueberries, zest from lemon and fresh lemon juice. Stir and let sit while making the crumb bars dough, stirring occasionally.
For The Crumb Bars and Topping
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon together until combined.
- Using a pastry blender or a fork, cut butter into flour mixture until crumbly.
- In a small bowl, whisk egg and vanilla together and add to flour mixture once butter has been added and mixture is crumbly. Continue using pastry blender until combined.
- Remove half of crumb mixture (approximately 3 cups) and press into prepared baking dish.
- Stir blueberries and then add to the top of the crumb mixture.
- With the remaining crumb mixture, squeeze with hands to combine as the crumb mixture is added over blueberries.
- Place in the oven uncovered and bake for approximately 45 minutes or until crumb topping is slightly browned.
- Let cool completely before cutting into squares.
Notes
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