Blueberry Pie Bars
I made these for Thanksgiving, uploaded the photos.. and then forgot to post them! On the Monday before Thanksgiving, my gramma conceded and said that my boyfriend and I could cook the meal. As soon as I called my mom to let her know about our victory (gramma is 80 years old and has been cooking Thanksgiving for like, 60 years), she and my brother and everybody else decided to start making dessert requests. Gramma had already purchased some things, but mom was practically begging me to make something. It was only a couple of days before and I really didn't want to go to the grocery store. I had some frozen blueberries and a can of blueberry pie filling already, so I decided that these would be perfect.
Blueberry Pie Bars
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 can (21 oz) blueberry pie filling (I also added about a half cup of frozen blueberries, slightly defrosted)
Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp milk
(this makes about a quarter cup of glaze. I probably only used a couple of tablespoons worth as a drizzle)
1. Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat mill. Mix in vanilla and salt. Slowly add in flour and mix well, until combined. Batter will be thicker than cake but runnier than bread.
2. Spread 3 cups of batter into a greased 9 x 13 dish. Spread with pie filling. Drop remaining batter on top of pie filling.
3. Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes, until the top crust is golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
4. While bars are cooling, combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over bars. Cut into 12 bars, about 3” square each.
Enjoy!
So simple, but my mom and gramma could not stop raving about them! My boyfriend has already asked me when I'm making them again, and I'm thinking about trying a pumpkin version, too.
Blueberry Pie Bars
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 can (21 oz) blueberry pie filling (I also added about a half cup of frozen blueberries, slightly defrosted)
Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp milk
(this makes about a quarter cup of glaze. I probably only used a couple of tablespoons worth as a drizzle)
1. Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat mill. Mix in vanilla and salt. Slowly add in flour and mix well, until combined. Batter will be thicker than cake but runnier than bread.
2. Spread 3 cups of batter into a greased 9 x 13 dish. Spread with pie filling. Drop remaining batter on top of pie filling.
3. Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes, until the top crust is golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
4. While bars are cooling, combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over bars. Cut into 12 bars, about 3” square each.
Enjoy!
So simple, but my mom and gramma could not stop raving about them! My boyfriend has already asked me when I'm making them again, and I'm thinking about trying a pumpkin version, too.