Blackberry Crumb Bars
These delicious bars are made with a buttery crust, wild blackberry filling, and crunchy crumb topping. They make a wonderful dessert to take to a party, picnic, or potluck!
Servings: 24 bars
Ingredients
- CRUST AND TOPPING:
- 3 c. all-purpose flour
- 3/4 c. granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 c. cold unsalted butter cut into pieces
- 3 lg. eggs lightly beaten
- BLACKBERRY FILLING:
- 4 c. blackberries fresh or frozen, thawed
- 1 T. fresh lemon juice
- 1 T. cornstarch
- 3/4 c. granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan, set aside.
- CRUST: In a large bowl, combine flour, 3/4 cup sugar and salt. With a pastry blender, cut in butter until it resembles coarse sand.
- Stir in the beaten eggs until well combined. Press half of the dough into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- FILLING: Gently toss blackberries with the lemon juice, cornstarch and 3/4 cup sugar.
- Sprinkle filling over the dough in the pan. Scatter remaining dough mixture over the filling.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool completely. Cut into squares
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