Blueberry Crisp Squares

Submitted by Pepina Rae

"What a delight these little babies are!! And they are healthy too!! Blueberries are very high in Vitamin C and are renown for their antioxidant capability. Can't get better than delicious and healthy and the same time!!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• Crust

• 2 1⁄4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 lb butter
• 1 tablespoon butter, for greasing pan

• Filling

• 2 1⁄2 cups blueberries, unsweetened
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon

• Crumb Topping

• 2⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄3 cup light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces

directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F
2. Line a 9x9x2-inch pan with heavy aluminum foil, letting the foil extend over the ends of the pan. Butter the foil.
3. Crust: Mix the crumbs and cinnamon in a large bowl.
4. Melt the butter and then add to the crumbs, combining well.
5. Press the crumb mixture evenly over the bottom and 1/2 inch up onto the side of the foil sides.
6. Bake for 6 minutes.
7. Filling: Mix all filling ingredients together in a large bowl, then spread over the prepared crust.
8. Topping: Mix flour, both sugars, and salt in a large bowl. Using a pastry blender or an electric mixer on low speed, cut in the cold butter until crumbs are about 1/2 inch i size.
9. Sprinkle evenly over the filling.
10. Bake for about 40 minutes until the crumb topping is golden brown and the filling just begins to bubble.
11. Leave the bars in the baking pan to cool thoroughly on a wire rack about two hours.
12. Loosen the foil from the sides. Cut into 15 bars and use a wide spatula to slide the squares off the foil.

Reviews

[Studentchef]

Oh my gosh! this was to die for. I completely loved it, and it was so easy to make. Thank you so much for posting this recipe.