Blueberry Bars
This soft homemade blueberry bars recipe is bursting with sweet and juicy blueberries.
Servings: 16 bars
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cup flour (200g) (spelt, white, or oat work well)
- 1 tsp cinnamon (2g)
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup sugar (130g)
- 3/4 cup butter or coconut oil (150g)
- 3 tbsp milk of choice or additional butter (45g)
- 3 cups blueberries (360g)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot (6g)
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup (30g) or sweetener of choice
Instructions
- 1. To make the blueberry bars, preheat your oven to 350° Fahrenheit or 176° Celsius.
- 2. Stir the first five ingredients, then cut in the butter or oil. (If using oil or unsalted butter, add an additional 1/4 tsp salt.)
- 3. Press about half of the dough very firmly into the bottom of an 8 inch pan lined with parchment paper. (Or double the recipe for a 9x13 inch pan.)
- 4. Toss the blueberries with the cornstarch and liquid sweetener. Spread this filling over the crust.
- 5. Sprinkle all remaining dough evenly over top and press down firmly.
- 6. Bake 50 minutes on the center rack of the oven, then let cool.
- 7. Chill in the refrigerator before cutting into bars.
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Notes
Readers also love these healthy Applesauce Muffins.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 1.9g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 72mg | Fiber: 2.9g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg