Blueberry Cream Cheese Crumb Bars aka Blueberry Squares

Blueberry Cream Cheese Crumb Bars aka Blueberry Squares

Ingredients

• Crust and Crumb
• 220 grams All-Purpose Flour (1 3/4 cup)
• 170 grams Cold Unsalted Butter (11/2 stick)
• 100 grams Sugar
• 2 tbsp Milk
• 2 tsp Vanilla
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• Blueberry Cream Cheese Filling
• 100 grams Cream Cheese
• 200 grams Blueberries (1 1/2 cups)
• 75 grams White granulated Sugar
• 1 tbsp Cornflour/ cornstarch
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1/4 tsp Salt

Instructions

1. If using frozen or canned blueberries - drain them well.
2. Preheat oven to 190 C / 380 F
3. Use an 8 x 8 square cake pan or a 7 x 9" rectangle pan
4. Prepare crust and crumb mix
5. Chop butter into cubes
6. In a bowl of a food processor - add flour, sugar, salt, vanilla, and butter
7. Pulse a few times - until breadcrumb consistency. 
8. Save 1/2

cup crumble for the crumb top and use the remaining for the base.

Keep the bowl of crumble topping chilled in the fridge.

To the rest - add the 2 tbsp of milk - mix well.

Pour the mixture in the baking pan

Use the back of a spoon to press it down firmly.

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 mins until lightly golden but not cooked thru.

Cool for 5 minutes.

Prepare the filling

Tip - Do not prepare the filling too early.  The juices will make the base too wet and soggy.

Once the base is slightly cooled (five minutes)

Add sugar, lemon, vanilla, salt, and cornflour to the blueberries.  Mix well.

Spread cream cheese on the slightly cooled crust.

Pour the blueberry mixture over the cream cheese mixture and spread evenly.

Crumble top

Remove crumble topping from the fridge.

Evenly spread the topping all over the filling.

The more uneven the better it bakes

I use my hands but a spoon works too

Bake and Cool

Continue to bake in the oven for another 35 to 40 minutes until lightly golden.

Cool completely.

Once cooled cut into squares 

Enjoy!

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