Prep time: 20 minutes
Bake time: 40–45 minutes
Total time: ~1 hour
Serves: ~12 bars

These blueberry crumb bars have a buttery shortbread base, a sweet blueberry filling and a golden crumb topping — warm, fruity and perfect for dessert or brunch.

Ingredients

• 250 g all-purpose flour

• 150 g sugar

• 1 tsp baking powder

• Pinch of salt

• 180 g unsalted butter, cold and cubed

• 1 large egg

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• 300–350 g fresh or frozen blueberries

• 2 tbsp lemon juice

• 2 tbsp cornstarch

• Optional: lemon zest

Method

1. Preheat: Heat oven to 180 °C and line a baking pan with parchment paper.

2. Make dough: In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in cold butter until crumbly, then stir in egg and vanilla to form a dough.

3. Prepare filling: In another bowl, toss blueberries with lemon juice, cornstarch and lemon zest if using.

4. Assemble: Press half the dough into the base of the pan. Spread blueberry mixture evenly over the top, then crumble remaining dough over the berries.

5. Bake: Bake 40–45 minutes until the top is golden and the filling is bubbling.

6. Cool & serve: Let cool before slicing into bars.

Recipe source: Cooking Classy