The Best Lemon Blueberry Bars Recipe Ever!

If you are looking for the best blueberry lemon bars recipe ever – then you have come to the right place! I made these the other day and I had to end up giving most of them away to resist the temptation to eat the entire pan myself!

I love lemon.  I love everything about lemons.  I love the taste of lemons.  I love the smell of lemons when I am cooking – I love the smell of lemon rinds being ground up in the garbage disposal.  I even love everything that you can do with lemon essential oils.

These cherry pie bars will look (and taste) great on the dessert table next to your lemon blueberry bars!

And then there are blueberries….chock-full of sweetness and antioxidents, they are the perfect counterbalance to the wonderful sourness of the lemons. Mmmmm….blueberries!

Ok – I may need a moment. (tick tock, tick tock).  Alrighty…moment over!

With summer here, these 2 of my favorite fruits are at their peak of flavor and incredibly cheap.  I just love making lemon bars and my mother has a great recipe for them that is just so stinkin' easy….so I just added some blueberries to her recipe and they turned out fabulous! My mother usually dusts the top of her lemon bars with some powdered sugar but I found that, with the addition of the blueberries, this lemon blueberry bars recipe doesn't need any powdered sugar.  They have enough sweetness all on their own!

To make these Lemon Blueberry Bars, you will need:

For the crust:

• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 8 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tsp lemon zest

For the filling:

• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (about 6-7 medium lemons, juiced)
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 1 cup fresh blueberries

Scroll down for the complete directions!

You might also like these lemon recipes:

• Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade Recipe
• Copycat Starbucks Lemon Loaf Recipe
• Mini Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe
• Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

The Best Lemon Blueberry Bars Recipe Ever!

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

40 mins

 

Serves: 16 bars

Ingredients

For the crust:

• 1½ cups graham cracker crumbs
• 8 tablespoons butter, melted
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 3 tsp lemon zest

For the filling:

• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
• ½ cup fresh lemon juice (about 6-7 medium lemons, juiced)
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 1 cup fresh blueberries

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Spray an 8"x8" with non-stick spray.
3. In a bowl, combine all crust ingredients. Using a fork, stir all ingredients until graham cracker crumbs are moist.
4. Press crumb mixture in to the prepared pan and bake crust for about 12 minutes.
5. Remove crust from oven and allow to cool to room temperature.
6. To make the filling, beat the egg yolks and sweetened condensed milk together with a wire whisk.
7. Add the lemon zest and lemon juice and stir until all the juice is mixed and and the filling is smooth.
8. Gently fold in the blueberries.
9. Pour the filling over the graham cracker crust and bake for about 15 minutes or until the filling is set. Do not overcook!
10. Remove pan from oven and allow to cool for about an hour (until the bars are at room temperature).
11. Chill bars in the refrigerator for about 2 hours before serving.
12. Enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 2" square bar

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