Easy Blueberry Pie Crumb Bars are just the ticket when you want a dessert that’s crunchy, fruity, and bursting with flavor. It’s always a hit wherever you bring it. Delicious chilled or reheated.
Remember when I mentioned we’ve been to the doctor’s at least ten times so far this summer?
Well, let’s make that eleven. I’m counting The Bulldog today because all the pet families know this: our fur babies count.
We took Sammy to the vet last night, which thankfully showed that my diligent albeit non-glamorous canine ear treatments at home successfully resolved his ear infection.
Sammy at the vet is always a riot. 🐾 The big little boy inevitably brings attention to himself whether he tries to or not. His clumsy-floppy self gets love from everyone, without fail. The boy is all goofball with his sloppy wet kisses and too-big paws.
Now, these Blueberry Pie Crumb Bars? They don’t sport puppy paws, but they are definitely always a riot. They inevitably bring attention to themselves.
These crispy berry-filled bars get lots of love from everyone, everywhere it goes. Without fail.
How to Make Blueberry Pie Crumb Bars:
Did you see the trick for evenly pressing down the bottom crust? ↑ ↑
We use that simple trick for lots of crusts, from These decadent Carmelita Bars to these winning Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars.
These Blueberry Pie Crumb Bars boast a big load of fresh blueberries, bursting with juicy sweetness in the middle layer.
The top and bottom layers consist of a buttery bottom crust and crispy topping that’s infused with fragrant cinnamon.
The whole thing is baked just until you get that beautiful golden brown topping. Sadly, you’ll have to wait until the dessert is fully cool before cutting into it. The filling needs that time to set nicely.
Blueberry Pie Crumb Bars are yummy chilled or re-heated. Hubby and I are torn on this one; I prefer my bars chilled, while he is adamant that reheated in the toaster oven is the way to go.
Truth: these bars are fabulous cold, warm, straight up, or with a scoop of ice cream. You choose.
Bake up some Blueberry Pie Crumb Bars and share the love.
Enjoy 🌟
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Easy Blueberry Pie Crumb Bars
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 50 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 mins
- Yield: 20-24 1x
- Category: dessert
Description
Easy Blueberry Pie Crumb Bars are just the ticket when you want a dessert that’s crunchy, fruity, and bursting with flavor. It’s always a hit at potlucks and gatherings. Delicious chilled or reheated.
Ingredients
- For the Crust & Topping:
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp table salt
- 1 cup cold salted butter, sliced into cubes
- 1 large egg
- For the Filling:
- 4 cups fresh blueberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 tsp cornstarch
- Freshly squeezed juice of 1 lemon (approx. 3 TB)
Instructions
- Preheat oven 375F with rack on lower middle position. Grease a 9×13 baking pan and set aside.
- Make the Crust/Topping: In a bowl, hand-whisk the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt. Use a pastry cutter to cut in the cold butter. Add the egg and continue to cut in with pastry cutter until dough becomes a crumbly consistency. Evenly press half of the dough into greased pan (see video for tips.)
- Make the Filling: In a large bowl, hand-whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice. Use a rubber spatula to gently fold in the blueberries to coat. Softly spread blueberries evenly over crust, including excess juice from the bowl. Evenly sprinkle remaining topping dough over the blueberry layer.
- Bake 45-50 min or just until topping is golden brown. Let dessert cool completely at room temp before cutting into squares (may be easier to cut when chilled) Serve bars chilled or re-heated, with ice cream or freshly whipped cream.
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So Berry Good…
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You’re right indeed it’s berry good. The way I keep on reading your personal experience of taking this crunchy blueberry pie I have a virtual experience on how tasty, yummy that pie.
Glad you like it, Gil! 🙂
First I’m so happy that your fur baby is doing well. I love blueberries so this blueberry pie crumb bar is a definite must make for me. I would eat mine warm with a scoop of ice cream. Then as I scrolled down I saw all of the other mouth watering deserts and how versatile this recipe is.
Thanks, Benita 🙂 LOL, you’re in my hubby’s camp…reheated pie with ice cream! 🙂 🙂
I love BLUEBERRIES!!!!!! I would definitely try this.
My littlest downs blueberries like there’s no tomorrow 🙂
What can one say except that this looks wonderful, delicious and scrumptious! I like that it is not complicated to make, and would hope to get mine to turn out this good.
Yours will definitely turn out great! 🙂
Ohh this looks so good! Hopefully y’all won’t need to make any more trips to the dr. this year!
Me too, Brigette! 🙂
Awww poor Sammy! I’m glad got better! …. I love blueberry pie so much but never knew how to make it, gonna follow your recipe this Sunday!
These crumb bars are way easier to make than the round pies…enjoy, Krizia! 🙂
Love that is is good hot or cold, easier to please everyone.Can i use frozen berries? or only fresh? thanks for an delicious looking pie recipe
If you use frozen berries, simply use them frozen and not thawed. It should work great. Thanks, Jeannine! 🙂
These look so delicious and easy to make. I am
Considering making a low carb version with almond flour. Thanks for the recipe. I love your pictures.
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Thank you so much!
No more trips to the doctor’s please
I’ve been looking for a good crumble recipe for the summer. My husband and I have been berry picking a few different times and it’s nice to have something warm and bubbly to use them in. I love a crumble unadorned. My husband on the other hand, is an ice cream (or half-and-half) guy all the way! x
LOL, our hubbies think alike 😉
Boy Howdy, vet trips and bills—– I hear ya! I love bar cookies. Always more decadent than cookies and quicker. It’s weird though. I bake more regular cookies than bar cookies. Mmmm. I will have to think about that, but will muse somewhere other than your comment section. Lol. I love bar cookies which use fruit because I feel a teeny bit righteous telling myself, Hey you are eating fruit! Blueberries are of course the perfect choice right now. I have blueberries languishing in my fridge right now in fact. It’s fate!
Hi, Carol! Hope you love it as much as we do 🙂 Thanks for stopping by today!
I will make in on thanksgiving it is going to be so good. I cannot wait I am think of what else will go good with this ?
So excited for you to try it, Kristal 🙂
Oh so mouth-watering. I’ve got all the ingredients except tue berries. Maybe I could substitute it with something else. Berries are an imported produce in this part of the world, so they are so darn expensive.
you can use frozen berries or yes, even sub with another fruit 🙂
This looks really delectable. I want to experience the taste and texture myself. I can probably try making this when I already have my own kitchen to work at.
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Wow! This looks so yummmm… I love blue berry pies, but never thought of making them. Is it possible to make this recipe eggless?
Yumm.. this looks so good!! I would love to try-out this recipe!
It looks delicious and easy to do. I will definitely do this once to my loved ones. They absolutely like this.
This looks amazing and yummy. And it seems pretty simple to make (although I would probably get a ready-made crust for time’s sake. And I bet this would be really delish heated with ice cream! #mouthgettingwatery
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oooh yumm!! These look SO delicious!!
Ohhh I’d love to prepare (and eat) one too! I’ll ask my partner to help me bake this 🙂
It sounds so delicious and tasty. I will make it next weekend for a family gathering, they will definitely love it. Perfect for all occasions.