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Blueberry Grapefruit Bars
Smaller blueberries bake faster while bigger ones will be more ooey gooey in this recipe.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Key Ingredient
Blueberry, Grapefruit
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
50
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
Servings
16
Calories
313
kcal
Author
Vintage Kitty
Ingredients
Shortbread Crust
1/4
cup
confectioners sugar
plus more for dusting
1/4
cup
organic sugar
2 1/2
cups
all purpose flour
1/4
tsp
salt
20
TB
salted butter
very cold
Filling
1
cup
fresh blueberries
2
TB
cornstarch
divided
2/3
cup
all purpose flour
1/8
tsp
salt
1
cup
organic sugar
1
TB
grapefruit zest
3/4
cup
grapefruit juice
4
egg yolks
1
tsp
vanilla extract
Instructions
Shortbread
Preheat oven to 350F and line a 9 inch square pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl combine flour, sugars and salt and mix thoroughly.
Cut butter into small small pieces and cut into flour mixture with a pastry cutter.
Work dough until small dough balls start to form but it is still crumbly.
Dump into prepared pan and pat down flat.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until lightly golden.
Filling
While shortbread is baking, wash blueberries and place in a small bowl with about half a tablespoon of cornstarch and toss to combine.
In a large bowl combine remaining cornstarch, flour, sugar, zest and salt and whisk together.
Add grapefruit juice and whisk until smooth. Add egg yolks and vanilla extract and whisk until to combine.
Add blueberries and gently stir with a spatula.
Pour filling on top of baked crust and bake for 25-35 minutes or until filling is set.
Let cool on counter top for about an hour and then refrigerate until cold.
Cut into squares and dust with confectioners sugar immediately before serving.
Notes
Make sure to keep these bars very cold! They get quite soft at room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories:
313
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
40
g
|
Protein:
4
g
|
Fat:
16
g
|
Saturated Fat:
9
g
|
Cholesterol:
86
mg
|
Sodium:
183
mg
|
Potassium:
61
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
20
g
|
Vitamin A:
507
IU
|
Vitamin C:
4
mg
|
Calcium:
15
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg