Blackberry pie bars are a great way to get all the delicious flavor of blackberry pie without the fuss of baking a pie! A buttery shortbread base, a creamy berry center and a streusel top and no rolling out a pie crust make for the perfect dessert
Why You’ll Love This Recipe!
Our family loves them! Blackberry pie bars are fantastic!!! They were a huge hit with the whole family including my parents. After eating one Cali said, “You have to put these on the blog.” That has become the standard at our house, is it blog worthy or not? These Blackberry Pie Bars definitely are!
Easy And Quick! You get all the flavor of a blackberry pie but these blackberry pie bars are so much easier!!
WW Points: ≈ 5 Points per bar
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1½ cups white whole wheat flour
- ½ cup oat flour
- ¼ cup granulated sweetener (or 2 tbsp sugar)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup light butter, melted
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the filling:
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup light sour cream
- ⅓ cup granulated sweetener (or sugar substitute)
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 cups fresh or frozen blackberries (thawed and drained if frozen)
- Zest of 1 lemon (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line an 8×8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine the white whole wheat flour, oat flour, sweetener, baking powder, and salt.
- Stir in the melted light butter, applesauce, and vanilla until a soft dough forms.
- Press about ⅔ of the dough into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, Greek yogurt, light sour cream, sweetener, cornstarch, and vanilla until smooth.
- Fold in the blackberries gently.
- Pour the filling over the crust.
- Crumble the remaining dough evenly over the top.
- Bake for 40–45 minutes, or until the center is set and the top is lightly golden.
- Cool completely, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours before slicing into 16 bars.