Blueberry pie bars

These berry pie bars are a tasty dessert that's great for bake sales, spring and summer picnics, parties and of course, after dinner! Also delicious with cherries, raspberries, blackberries or strawberries!

These bars are a great way to use all of the berries coming in for summer. These bars are great deserts for summer cookouts or church gatherings or just a tasty treat while front porch sitting.

Early summer months begin the smorgasbord of different berries. This recipe is a simple bar that serves as a crusty background for the berry of your choice.

What is in blueberry pie bars?

• All purpose flour: It's a combination of hard and soft wheats. Bleached flour provides a softer texture. It's versatile and you can bake most anything with it!

• Granulated sugar: Also known as white sugar, table sugar or regular sugar. It's grainy, common and used in many types of recipes.

• Sour cream: This fermented cream is made from regular cream and becomes thick and sour from lactic acid bacteria. This can be used in sweet and savory recipes and if you're interested in making it homemade try this recipe! It's a great source of calcium.

• Fresh blueberries: Eating this fruit daily can improve heart health. They are low in calories, packed full of antioxidants and should be refrigerated after purchasing them.

You can add or substitute with the following ingredients:

• cherries

• cranberries

• strawberries

• coconut

• blackberries

• raspberries

• boysenberry

• black raspberries

• huckleberry

Blueberry Pie Bars

Yield: 12 Bars Author: Hot Eats And Cool Reads

INGREDIENTS:

• Crust and Topping:

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

• 3/4 cups sugar

• pinch of salt

• 1 1/2 sticks chilled butter, cubed

• Filling:

• 2 large eggs

• 1 cup sugar

• 1/2 cup sour cream

• 1/3 cup all purpose flour

• pinch of salt

• 3 cups fresh blueberries

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Crust and Topping:

2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

3. Grease a 7x11 glass baking dish. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt and cubed butter with an electric mixer until you reach a crumbly consistency.

4. Set aside 3/4 cup of the mixture for the topping, and press the rest of the crust mixture into the bottom of the glass baking dish.

5. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and set aside while you make the filling.

6. Filling:

7. Whisk the eggs in a large bowl. Add sugar, sour cream, flour & salt.

8. Gently stir in the blueberries. Spoon the mixture evenly over the crust. Sprinkle the reserved crust evenly over the filling.

9. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until the top is lightly browned. Cool for 1 hour before serving.

I hope your family loves these as much as mine. This is my new go to for a quick and easy delicious sweet treat.