Lemon Blueberry Crumble Bars

4.68 from 28 votes

These Lemon Blueberry Crumble Bars are gluten-free and made with whole and healthy ingredients. You can't beat the refreshing punch of lemon zest and the sweetness of the blueberries. It's the perfect healthy dessert bar recipe for all summer long!

Prep 10

Cook 40

Total 50

Fat 26

Carbs 39

Protein 10

Yield bars

Ingredients

For the Crust and Crumble

3 cups almond meal superfine⠀⠀
1 cup rolled oats⠀⠀
2 tablespoons milk any kind⠀⠀
1/4 cup coconut oil room temp⠀⠀
1/4 cup honey or maple syrup ⠀⠀
1 teaspoon vanilla extract⠀⠀
1/8 teaspoon salt⠀⠀

For the Berry Filling⠀

3 cups fresh blueberries⠀⠀
1/2 cup water⠀⠀
1/4 cup lemon juice⠀⠀
zest from one lemon ⠀⠀
1/4 cup honey or maple syrup⠀⠀
2 tablespoons tapioca flour⠀⠀
pinch of salt⠀⠀

Instructions

First, preheat oven to 350ºF and spray an 8×8-inch pan with coconut oil cooking spray and set aside.
Next, mix all crust/crumble ingredients together in a medium/large mixing bowl.
Then, take 2/3 of the mixture and press it evenly onto the bottom of the oiled 8×8 pan. Set the rest of the crust/crumble mixture aside (this is what you will use for the crumble topping).
Bake crust at 350ºF for 10 minutes. Remove crust and set the crust aside to cool.
Next, place all ingredients for the berry filling into a medium sauce pan. Turn heat to high and bring filling to a boil, stirring often and breaking up the blueberries. Once boiling, turn heat down to low and let simmer for 10-15 minutes. Continue stirring.
Once the berry filling has thickened, pour on top of the crust. Spread the rest of the crumble mixture over the top of the berry filling and then bake for another 10 minutes at 350ºF.
Let cool for 20 minutes before placing into the fridge for at least 2 hours to let the filling set. Slice and enjoy!

Tips & Notes

Be sure to let the almond flour crust cool before pouring the blueberry filling over the top of the crust.
We used honey as our sweetener but you can use maple syrup or agave as well.
When you pull the bars out of the oven it is very important that you let the bars set and cool and then set in the fridge for at least 2 hours. If you cut them before that, they will fall apart.

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