Blueberry Crumble Bars
July 1, 2010 | Print | E-mail | Filed under blueberry
Now that summer is in full bloom and fresh berries are abundant, I’ve been making jam like crazy. As addicted as I’ve become to canning though, I still love to incorporate berries into sweet baked treats when it’s not too hot to turn on the oven. These bars are easy to whip up, and the fun part is that you can substitute the blueberries for whatever berry you like – raspberries, strawberries, blackberries – the possibilities are endless!
For the filling:
- 3 cups fresh blueberries
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 3 Tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
For the dough:
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp kosher salt
First, measure out three cups of blueberries.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9×9″ baking dish. Crush the blueberries and then pour them into a medium bowl. In a small bowl, mix together the sugars, cornstarch, and ginger. Stir the sugar mixture and lemon juice into the blueberries.
In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and vanilla.
In another medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, and salt.
Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients half at a time until crumbly.
Press 2/3 of the dough into the pan, reserving the remaining third. Bake the crust about 10 minutes or until very lightly browned.
Pour the blueberry filling on to the hot crust, and then sprinkle the remaining dough over the top.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until the crumb topping turns golden brown.
Cool before serving.
July 1st, 2010 at 9:31 am
Those look perfect. Such pretty pictures, too!
July 1st, 2010 at 9:32 am
I may use this and make some cherry crumble after we go cherry picking this weekend!
July 1st, 2010 at 12:24 pm
This looks tremendously good. I love summer!
July 1st, 2010 at 12:31 pm
It’s like you read my mind or something! I’ve been craving for blueberries for a week now. Must…get…home!! LOL Okay, the store first, then home.
July 1st, 2010 at 1:15 pm
Nom, seriously NOM – I need a bite of that.
July 1st, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Oh my lands, this looks delicious!
July 1st, 2010 at 7:51 pm
You’re amazing!
July 1st, 2010 at 10:20 pm
These look great! I’ve been keeping an eye on the blackberries near my house, as soon as they ripen I’m going blackberry picking. I’ll definitely be using them in this recipe!
July 2nd, 2010 at 9:14 am
These look absolutely delicious! I am *so* making these this weekend.
July 2nd, 2010 at 10:09 am
GORGEOUS blueberry crumble bars! How great for 4th of July weekend!! Have a great holiday weekend
July 2nd, 2010 at 11:31 am
I have to make these this weekend. Love them!
July 2nd, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Oh my goodness…this looks amazing! I can’t even begin to tell you how much my husband loves blueberries. I’ll have to make this for him!
July 2nd, 2010 at 7:30 pm
I love fruit crumb/crumble bars. These looks great!
July 3rd, 2010 at 4:15 am
Making this for a get together today! Yummmmmmm. Thanks for sharing!
July 3rd, 2010 at 6:45 pm
These bars look perfect! Lovely pictures
July 3rd, 2010 at 8:54 pm
These look incredible! I love things made with blueberries, but the berries themselves….not so much. This is what I’m doing with my goodies from berry picking this year!
July 4th, 2010 at 10:10 am
This is such a great way to highlight the fresh, sweet taste of summer berries!
July 4th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
These were a BIG HIT at yesterday’s BBQ and today hubby and my son and I finished them off with our lunch. My teenaged son LOVES THEM! I didn’t think he would since he HATES fruit pie. He said it was because it was just a fairly thin layer of the fruit. He wants me to make these again. Thanks again for sharing the recipe.
July 4th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
My mouth is watering! We’re going blueberry picking tomorrow or Tuesday… I’m going to have to give this recipe a try!
July 4th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
I just made these today for our July 4th party and they’re fab! My post will be going up soon!
July 5th, 2010 at 8:38 am
I made these yesterday for a bar-b-que at my in-laws and it was a huge hit! Thanks for the great recipe
July 5th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Yay! I love crumble bars. I have to try these.
July 5th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
CJ, Beth, and Jessica – I’m so glad you tried them, and even more glad that you loved them!
July 6th, 2010 at 11:54 am
I made these Friday and OMG~ exactly what I was looking for! I had to fight to keep myself out of the kitchen and sneaking a bite LOL Thank you for sharing this recipe..all of them actually ^_^
July 6th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
This looks so delicious! I’m going to save this recipe to try soon! Yum!
July 6th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
Misa – I’m so glad you liked them!!
July 8th, 2010 at 12:55 am
Your blueberry bars look sweet and wonderful
July 8th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
I love how you provide pics of the steps…another recipe of delight I’m sure! Yum!
September 23rd, 2010 at 6:01 pm
do you think this would work with thawed frozen blueberries? I have a whole bunch of frozen blueberries I want to use up….
September 24th, 2010 at 8:44 am
Ashley – Sure, why not!