Blueberry-Lemon Crumb Bars Recipe

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Dec 03, 2002

This is a good blueberry recipe. It took abit in making the crust, when forming the dough,you will have to use your hands to combine the ingredients. A utencil will not work. Very good taste, I would make these for a holiday. The two textures compliment each other.

—LISA3267

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Oct 11, 2011

The crumb topping is a very good crumble to use over fruit in coffee cakes. My family wasn't crazy about the bars though, because the crust was a little denser than what we like. It was a crispier, denser crust, versus a lighter cake-like crust that we would have preferred.

—deenabakes

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53 Ratings

Feb 22, 2010

Fa-reeking awesome. Tossed a little lemon juice in with the filling and made a thin lemon icing to drizzle over the bars (1 c. confectioners sugar, 1/4 c. softened butter, little salt, fresh lemon juice until it's thinned down enough). You do have to use a little muscle with the crust if you don't have a Kitchen Aid to get all the ingredients evenly mixed. This one's a keeper.

—Sarah Jo

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Dec 20, 2008

The Zing of lemon cookie nicely offsets the blueberry filling. Not overly sweet but very delicious. As previous posters have mentioned, the cookie base can be difficult to work with, but I recommend saving the lemon juice from the zested lemon and add as needed if the mix is too dry. **Holiday Update**I won the cookie contest at work with a modified version of this recipe using fresh cranberries and orange zest. Double the sugar you add to the berries since cranberries are so tart. Also added extra juice from the orange and orange extract to the cookie base

—jojobeanzsis

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Jun 26, 2004

Used 1/8 tsp of nutmeg and 1/4 tsp cinnamon. Should have only baked the min. amount of time. Used fresh blueberries. Added an extra 2 Tbl. flour for topping due to very high humidity day. That really helped get the correct texture. Family enjoyed it with vanilla ice cream.

—chapelhill

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Dec 03, 2002

Yummy! I was in the mood for a pie or something blueberry - this satisfied both cravings. I used a bag of frozen blueberry instead of fresh ones. My husband and 3-year-old loved it, too. We all had some for breakfast the next morning.

—Menqet

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Jun 27, 2006

I found this quite easy to assemble, a lot easier than making a pie IMO. I cut the recipe in half, so a pint of blueberries was perfect for an 8x8 pan. Cuz I wanted to really taste the lemon, I added lemon juice (along with a dusting of flour) to the berries and some more zest in the topping. Only problem is the oven temp and/or bake time -- my crust was done at 10 min at 400, so I lowered the oven temp to 350 to finish the baking and the bars were done in 15 (would have burned at 20-25 min at 400). Thanks for the recipe.

—Nicolette

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Apr 04, 2011

Good with some extra lemon zest in with the berries based on reviews, I also added an extra cup of (frozen) blueberries and some lemon juice to the crust.

—AUTUMN609

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Nutrition

Calories
152 kcal
8%

Carbohydrates
21.6 g
7%

Cholesterol
25 mg
8%

Fat
6.6 g
10%

Fiber
0.7 g
3%

Protein
1.9 g
4%

Sodium
65 mg
3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Blueberry-Lemon Crumb Bars

Serving Size: 1/24 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 24
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 152
Calories from Fat: 60

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 6.6g 10 %
Saturated Fat 4g 20 %
Cholesterol 25mg 8 %
Sodium 65mg 3 %
Potassium 36mg 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 21.6g 7 %
Dietary Fiber 0.7g 3 %
Protein 1.9g 4 %
Sugars 10.1g
Vitamin A 4 %
Vitamin C 2 %
Calcium 1 %
Iron 8 %
Thiamin 12 %
Niacin 10 %
Vitamin B6 1 %
Magnesium 2 %
Folate 16 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.