Yummy Lemon & Blueberry Bars

Let’s make the best of both worlds – lemon and blueberry. I created the traditional lemon bars with blueberry compote for the top.

I brought them to my staff and they loved them. It is a mixture of sweet and sour, along with a dense cookie. YUM!

Watch how easy they are to make, and then find recipe below (printable recipe too!)

How to Make: Printable recipe below

Ingredients:

For Crust

• 1/2 Cup (1 stick) salted butter – room temperature
• 1 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 Cup sugar
• 1 Tablespoon lemon zest (grated lemon rind)

For Lemon Filling

• 4 eggs
• 5 lemons to make 1 Cup lemon juice
• 1 1/3 Cups granulated sugar

For Blueberry Compote

• 1 Cup fresh blueberries
• 1/2 Cup sugar
• 1/2 lemon (squeezed for fresh lemon juice)

How to Make:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F (170 C)
2. Grease 8×8 pan with butter.
3. Make crust: Using an electric mixer, combine flour, sugar, and lemon zest.
4. Add cubed butter and blend on low speed.
5. Pat dough into pan.
6. Bake for 16-20 minutes until slightly browned.
7. Make lemon filling: While crust is baking, beat 4 eggs in a bowl.
8. Add sugar and mix.
9. Add lemon juice and mix well.
10. When crust comes out of oven, pour lemon filling into pan.
11. Bake for 20 minutes or until filling is firm and doesn’t jiggle.
12. Make blueberry compote. In a small pan, add blueberries, sugar and lemon juice.
13. Cook and stir blueberry till bubbly. Set aside and let cool.
14. When Lemon bars are done, let cool completely before adding blueberry compote on top.
15. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

Makes 9 large squares or 12 smaller squares.

Enjoy

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Yummy Lemon & Blueberry Bars

These lemon blueberry bars are the sweetest cookies.

Creator/Designer: Jill Lodato

Cuisine: Dessert

Recipe type: Cookies

Will Serve: 9 - 12

Prep time:  20 mins

Cook time:  20 mins

Total time:  40 mins

Ingredients

• For Crust
• ½ Cup (1 stick) salted butter - room temperature
• 1½ Cups all-purpose flour
• ½ Cup sugar
• 1 Tablespoon lemon zest (grated lemon rind)
• For Lemon Filling
• 4 eggs
• 5 lemons to make 1 Cup lemon juice
• 1⅓ Cups granulated sugar
• For Blueberry Compote
• 1 Cup fresh blueberries
• ½ Cup sugar
• ½ lemon (squeezed for fresh lemon juice)
• How to Make:

How to Make

1. Preheat oven to 350 F (170 C)
2. Grease 8x8 pan with butter.
3. Make crust: Using an electric mixer, combine flour, sugar, and lemon zest.
4. Add cubed butter and blend on low speed.
5. Pat dough into pan.
6. Bake for 16-20 minutes until slightly browned.
7. Make lemon filling: While crust is baking, beat 4 eggs in a bowl.
8. Add sugar and mix.
9. Add lemon juice and mix well.
10. When crust comes out of oven, pour lemon filling into pan.
11. Bake for 20 minutes or until filling is firm and doesn't jiggle.
12. Make blueberry compote. In a small pan, add blueberries, sugar and lemon juice.
13. Cook and stir blueberry till bubbly. Set aside and let cool.
14. When Lemon bars are done, let cool completely before adding blueberry compote on top.
15. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
16. Makes 9 large squares or 12 smaller squares.
17. Enjoy

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