Blueberry pie bars – cinnamon cookie base, blueberry pie filling in the centre and brown sugar oat crumble on top. They’re blueberry pie, blueberry bars, blueberry crumble all in one! And they are delicious.
Remember those puff pastry cherry hand pies from last week? I made them using leftover cherry pie filling from those yummy no bake mini cheesecakes a few weeks back.
I also had leftover blueberry pie filling from that recipe so these blueberry pie bars were born. I wasn’t sure what to call them at first – cookie, pie, crumble. I settled on bars. And delicious. And easy!
Easy delicious recipes for leftovers
I find that some of the best recipes are a result of fridge clean-up. It’s really a shame to waste food so we have to be creative in using every last piece of it.
These recipes use leftovers and have turned out quite nicely if I say so myself!
- For leftover rotisserie chicken > Creamy Chicken Spaghetti
- For leftover tortilla chips > Easy Huevos Rancheros Recipe with Crispy Chorizo & Chipotle Sour Cream
- The ultimate fridge clean-up recipe > Sweet Potato Breakfast Hash with Sausage, Bacon and Eggs
In fact these’s a bunch of recipe collections on the blog to help you use up leftover ingredients like egg whites, egg yolks and buttermilk.
They all live in our recipe collections page. Bookmark them! It’s so handy to have them around.
Delicious snack
Here’s another delicious recipe to add to our collection.
These blueberry pie bars help you deal with leftover pie filling (I used canned but you can absolutely use your favourite homemade recipe).
With a cinnamon cookie base, soft blueberry pie filling centre and a crunchy brown sugar oat crumble, it’s a lovely treat morning, afternoon and dare I say midnight?
Blueberry Pie Bars
Ingredients
For the crumble:
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
- ¼ cup rolled/old-fashioned oats
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup slivered almonds
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- Pinch salt
For the bars:
- 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 pcs large eggs room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 15 oz blueberry pie filling
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, stir all crumble ingredients until combined. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper with a slight overhang on each side. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk 1 ¾ cup flour, ½ tsp baking powder, ½ teaspoon cinnamon and ½ tsp salt until combined. Set aside.
- Using a handheld electric mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter on medium high speed until creamy (about 1 minute). Add sugar and continue beating until light and fluffy (another 2-3 minutes). Scrape the bottom and sides of your bowl.
- Add 2 eggs and 1 tsp vanilla and stir until incorporated.
- Switch to low speed and add your flour mixture. Stir until just combined. Your batter will be thick and sticky.
- Take ¾ of your batter and spread evenly on the bottom of your prepared pan. Press firmly down with your hands (or a spoon or the back of a measuring cup) to make sure it’s packed.
- Pour your blueberry filling on top of the batter and spread evenly. Then take your remaining batter and distribute over the filling. It won’t cover all of the blueberry and that’s OK.
- Sprinkle brown sugar oat crumble on top and bake for 50-60 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan before removing and cutting into squares.
Nutrition
Nutritional information are estimates only.
Happy baking!
Did you make blueberry pie bars? I’d love to hear from you in the comments section below.
Rachel
These look so good. I love crumbles. I will have to try this recipe.
Elizabeth
I like that you incorporate available leftovers in your recipes. Nothing gets wasted and sure looks delicious.
Jolina
Absolutely 🙂 That’s the way to go.
Becca Wilson
I absolutely love anything that has to do with blueberries. This looks like it would be amazing.
Annemarie LeBlanc
Oh my. I can’t get over those yummy blueberry pie bars! The photos make it look so mouth watering! I really have to make this for the fam. I am sure they will go nuts over it too!
Ayana
MMMMMM this looks so good!
Angela Tolsma
I love bars like this. I tend to do it for my breakfasts! It makes it easy and fulling. I have not make it with blueberries though!
Jolina
Me too! It’s a great grab-and-go option in the morning 🙂
chelf
oh dear, what a lovely combo of all our favorite things! The only thing that I don’t like is he fact that I didn not come up with the idea first! Lol just kidding! Looking forward to try out the recipe next week!
Jolina
LOL! Hope you’re having a fab week!
Holly
Yummy! This looks perfect. I am hungry just reading your post! Definitely going to make this recipe!
Jolina
Thanks! Hope you like it!
Heather
YES! To all of this. These look incredibly delicious. Could you possible sub another fruit instead of blueberries? Maybe strawberries?
Jolina
I haven’t tried but I’m sure strawberries would taste delicious 🙂
Scott
I love crumble bars! Usually I see them made out of apple all the time, but not blueberry. Send some over please!
Vu Ha
Such a good recipe. I will add it to the new menu for my family. Thanks for your post.
Neely Moldovan
I super love blueberry pie and that in a bar sounds heavenly! I cant wait to try this!
Stephanie
Hmmm.. the only thing I’m missing is the pie filling. I do have strawberry on hand, I wonder if it would work with that because these look divine!!!
Jolina
Hi Stephanie! I haven’t tried but I’m sure strawberries would be lovely 🙂
wendy
Fresh blueberries are the best! And a nice way to add something healthy to a sweet treat.
Brandy
Blueberry pie bars with brown sugar oat crumble sounds delicious. I love a good blueberry recipe, will have to try this soon!