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Sweet blueberry lemon bars with a shortbread crust, fresh blueberries and lemons and a crumble topping. This summery dessert is best served chilled making it a perfect make ahead treat!
Ahhh – blueberries and lemon! It doesn’t seem to matter if it’s in blueberry lemon bread or blueberry lemon popsicles, this combination is always a winner! This time it’s featured in a dessert bar.
This dessert is composed of four different layers – shortbread crust, blueberries, lemon filling and a crumbly topping. Each bite is just perfect!
Easy to make
Full printable recipe is available below! Just scroll to the bottom!
- Make the crust – puree flour, sugar, butter and salt together until crumbly. Place in a greased baking dish and bake for 10 minutes.
- Make the filling – combine sweet and condensed milk, egg yolks, lemon juice and lemon zest.
- Make the topping – combine flour, sugar lemon zest and milk together just until crumbly
- Assemble – Pour blueberries over hot crust. Add lemon filling. Sprinkle on crumble topping
- Bake for 40 minutes in a 350 degree oven
- Cool completely before slicing. Best if refrigerated for at least 2 hours before serving
Key ingredients
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- Blueberries – I used fresh blueberries, but you could use frozen too. Just increase the baking time to one hour
- Fresh squeezed lemon juice
- Freshly grated lemon zest
- One can sweet and condensed milk – makes the lemon filling so yummy
- Egg yolks
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Blueberry Lemon Bars
Ingredients
Crust
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter (cut into small cubes)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Filling
- 1 can sweet and condensed milk (14 ounce can)
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 3 cups blueberries
Topping
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup butter (melted)
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
Crust
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Place flour, sugar, butter and salt in a food processor. Pulse 5-6 times until mixture is crumbly.
- Place mixture in a greased 9 x 13 baking dish. Press flour firmly down with hands or the bottom of a flat measuring cup. The mixture will be very dry.
- Place in preheated oven for 12 minutes.
Filling
- Combine sweet and condensed milk, egg yolks, lemon zest and lemon juice.
- When crust comes out of the oven, pour blueberries directly over hot crust.
- Spoon filling mixture over blueberries. It's okay it it doesn't cover every area.
Topping
- In another bowl, combine flour, sugar, melted butter and lemon zest. Mix with a spoon, just until the butter is mixed in and then continue mixing with your fingers. You want a crumbly mixture.
- Sprinkle crumbles over the top of lemon filling
- Bake in 350 degree oven for 40 – 45 minutes. The topping should be browned and the mixture bubbly.
- Allow bars to fully cool at room temperature. Then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Slice bars and serve
Notes
- Bars are best served fully chilled
- May cut bars into mini sized bars for a dessert buffet
Nutrition
Recipe inspired from Fine Cooking Magazine.
6 Comments
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen
July 22, 2020 at 1:44 pmI LOVE anything blueberry during the summer Kathy! And these bars look like a dessert that would disappear quickly at our house! Pinned and excited to try!
David @ Spiced
July 22, 2020 at 4:53 amThat lemon filling looks fantastic, Kathy! I’ve made blueberry bars before, but now I want to make a batch with that filling, too. And of course the crumbles on top are the best part! This looks like my definition of the perfect summer dessert…or breakfast. 🙂
Kathy
July 22, 2020 at 5:43 amOh yes, totally perfect for breakfast too! 😉
Valentina
July 21, 2020 at 10:18 pmI’m loving all of your blueberry-lemon recipes. Such a winning culinary combination. Especially in baking! 🙂 ~Valentina
Kathy
July 22, 2020 at 5:43 amI’ve been in a blueberry lemon groove!
Dawn - Girl Heart Food
July 21, 2020 at 8:35 amWhat a delicious treat, Kathy! Love that buttery crumb top and, of course, the blueberry and lemon combo! Wish I could grab one to have with my coffee right now!!