Mixed Berry Lemon Pie Bars
These pie bars have sweetness from the fresh berries but the added tartness from the lemon really make these irresistible. You can use any kind of berries you have on hand!
Ingredients
Crust
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- zest from medium lemon
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
- pinch of salt
Filling
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup sour cream, I use low fat
- juice from medium lemon, approximately 3 tbsp.
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 3 cups fresh strawberries, quartered
- 1 cup blueberries, see note
Instructions
Crust
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 9" x 13" baking pan with parchment paper
- In a large bowl, mix together the sugar and lemon zest, this is to release the oils from the zest.
- Add the flour, cold butter, sugar, and salt to the sugar mixture. Use either a pastry cutter or your hands to incorporate the butter until it resembles crumbs.
- Save 3/4 cup of the crust mixture for the topping.
- Pour into a parchment lined 9x13" pan and press the crust mixture into the pan.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes, until golden brown. Cool the crust for 10 minutes before adding the filling.
Filling
- Whisk together the eggs, sugar, sour cream, lemon juice, and flour.
- Pour the berries into the cooled crust and spread out evenly. Pour the filling over the berries, making sure to get the filling into the corners. If needed use a spatula to distribute the filling evenly.
- Sprinkle the reserved crust on top.
- Bake the pie bars for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean they are the lightly golden brown on top.
- Cool for 1 1/2 hours before cutting the bars.
- Store any leftover pie bars in the fridge.
Notes
- I use low fat sour cream as that is what I usually have on hand. I know some people tell you to only use full fat stuff, but I never have an issue with it. That being said, you can use what you have on hand.
- I only had frozen blueberries and since it was only one cup I didn't have any issues. If your frozen fruit is really icy, I would recommend thawing it first.
- I like to cool my bars and then put them in the fridge to set for a few hours before I cut them. They cut well and I prefer to eat these bars cold.
- If you don't plan or want to eat the whole batch of bars, they freeze well. Wrap them in plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag. To thaw, pull the pie bars out and place them in the fridge to thaw.
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