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Blueberry Pie Bars are the perfect summer dessert for your next picnic or party.

Blueberry Pie Bars

Pie bars are the perfect treat for summer days. Nothing beats a sweet berry dessert at the end of a day spent outside.

A soft, sweet dough with folds of sweet blueberry pie filling and vanilla glaze makes them a perfect summer treat and picnic dessert.

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Blueberry Pie Bars

Pie Bars

You can make pie bars with a homemade blueberry pie filling, or take a shortcut and use canned pie filling. The canned filling works great too.

Pie Bars of all kinds have become a family favorite over the years. Vanilla Glazed Cherry Pie Bars taste like a cross between muffins and cherry pie.

These bars are always more moist the second day after baking when stored tightly covered. Whenever possible, I make them a day ahead of when I plan to serve them.

These Peach Pie Bars satisfy my summer cravings for fresh peaches like not many other things can do. However you make them, pie bars are a treat!

Berry filled Blueberry Pie Bars are a summer treat!

Blueberry Pie Bars

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until combined.

Grease a 10 x 15-inch baking pan. Reserve 1½ cup of batter, spread the rest on the bottom of the greased baking pan. Spread with blueberry pie filling. I like to use a bit more than 20 ounces if I have it.

Vanilla Glazed Blueberry Pie Bars

Using a teaspoon, dollop on the reserved batter in drops. Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes or until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Do not over-bake.

Let cool. To make the glaze, beat the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and enough milk to form a smooth consistency. Drizzle on cooled bars. Cut and serve. These are better the second day as the batter absorbs some of the moisture from the pie filling.

Blueberry Pie Bars are a huge hit with everyone!

Easy Blueberry Desserts

This No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake is another easy blueberry dessert that everyone enjoys. And Blueberry Lime Quick Bread gets rave reviews as well every time I make it.

The Stovetop Berry Crisp is spectacular when served warm with a cold scoop of ice cream on top, as are these Blueberry Crumb Bars.

Blueberry crunch is the perfect dessert whether you choose to serve it warm or cooled and cut into bars. It’s a basic berry crisp, but a little crunchier with two layers of irresistible crisp topping.

Berry filled Blueberry Pie Bars are a summer treat!

Blueberry Pie Bars

5 from 8 votes
These easy blueberry pie bars are a perfect summer dessert for any picnic, potluck or party. You can either use homemade pie filling, or take an easy shortcut and use canned pie filling!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Additional Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Course: Recipes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 -36 bars

Ingredients 

For the Bars

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 eggs room temperature
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups Blueberry Pie Filling

For the glaze

  • cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F. Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until combined.
  • Grease a 10 x 15 inch baking pan. Reserve 1½ cup of batter, spread the rest on the bottom of the greased baking pan. Spread with blueberry pie filling. I like to use a bit more than 20 ounces if I have it.
  • Using a teaspoon, dollop on the reserved batter in drops. Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes or until lightly browned and toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Do not over bake.
  • Let cool. To make the glaze, beat the powdered sugar, vanilla extract and enough milk to form a smooth consistency. Drizzle on cooled bars. Cut and serve. These are better the second day as the batter absorbs some of the moisture from the pie filling.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bar · Calories: 245kcal · Carbohydrates: 37g · Protein: 3g · Fat: 10g · Saturated Fat: 5g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g · Cholesterol: 51mg · Sodium: 144mg · Sugar: 21g
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{originally published 7/11/18 – recipe notes and photos updated 8/29/24}

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  1. Kendra | www.joyinourhome.com says

    We love blueberries and these look so delicious, Mallory! I love that the blueberry filling is homemade too! Thanks so much for joining me this week!

  2. CoCo says

    It sounds like you guys had such a great day, Mallory and what a fun way to end the day too! These blueberry pie bars look so good. I have several picnics coming up so I can’t wait to try these. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe and for the cherry link too, CoCo

  3. Cindy says

    Do you think adding some lemon zest might brighten up the flavor? If so, how much do you think? My granddaughter asked me for a picnic dessert recipe and I had this in my must do recipes! Thank you.

  4. moozi says

    5 stars
    This is really amazing ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, so delicious
    Am trying this at last evening and made us lol
    Thank you so much

  5. Michelle C says

    5 stars
    Delicious! Tastes like homemade sugar cookies slathered in blueberries. Also kind of similar to blueberry coffee cake, which makes me very nostalgic (haven’t had one since I was a kid). The edges of mine turned out a bit dry, but I think it’s because I used a glass pan. I’ll reduce the heat by 25 degrees next time I make it, and take it out a few minutes before it’s completely done (since it will continue baking in the pan for a bit). But this is a winner for sure. I would definitely bring this to a party, barbecue, or church function. A little lemon zest in the icing might not be a bad addition either.

    • Mary says

      I’m glad that you loved the blueberry pie bars, Michelle! This is a great recipe for crowds; I’ve nothing but rave reviews when I bring these to events. Adding lemon zest sounds like a fun idea; if you decide to try it, let me know how it turns out! Enjoy, and happy baking.

  6. RoseMarie Chaloux says

    5 stars
    I have made these many times !!!!! A great to recipe for a quick dessert !!!! Have used other can fruit pie fillings, cherry, peach, raspberry, strawberry, etc !!!!! Just awesome !!!! On the Glaze, I have used lemon juice instead of milk !!!! Great taste !!!!

  7. Tammy Pardue says

    5 stars
    Wonderful! I added 1/2 pkg lemon pudding and 1 tsp lemon flavoring to the batter. I’m making them for work and I know they will love them!

  8. Candace Christopherson says

    5 stars
    I made my blueberry filling for these bars and the cherry filling for cherry bars . One of the best and super easy recipes absolutely delicious. I as well made a little more than the 2 cups filling for each pan