These heavenly Blueberry & Cream Crumble Bars have everything going for them.
So easy to make and it begins with using a vanilla cake mix, with the addition of blueberries and cream cheese to make these totally “OK” for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacking, right?
I have been snacking on blueberries a lot lately….like here and here.
They are one of the world’s healthiest foods, and one of the newest, exciting new evidence about blueberries, is that blueberries can improve memory.
Trust me…I need these like a Chocoholic needs their chocolate. (And we all know, I’m a self-proclaimed Chocoholic…really??) I know as we get older, we start forgetting things, more and more.
So, I relate to to this lady here…
Thank goodness for blueberries now! (Needed them so many years ago though!)
Sorry, back to talking about these Blueberry & Cream Crumble Bars. 🙂 Focus…Focus…ok back on track!
The cake mix is used to make a cookie base and cookie crumbles on top.
The blueberries and the cream cheese mixture is sandwiched in between making these bars scrumptious and bursting with blueberry goodness with every bite. Who doesn’t like blueberries and cream cheese? They are the ‘IT’ couple you don’t want to break up EVER!
I got the recipe from Shelly at Cookies & Cups. She is a sugar addict like me, so we have definitely have something in common. I only did a small modification to the recipe and added some lemon juice to the cream cheese mixture.
Feel free to substitute other fruit, drizzle white chocolate on top, or if you are real adventurous, try other cake mix flavors.
Here’s the recipe!
- 1 box vanilla cake mix 18.25 oz, 1 lb
- 1/3 cup butter room temperature
- 2 eggs divided
- 3 cups fresh blueberries
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Optional: 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
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Preheat oven to 350°
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Spray 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray, or line with foil and spray foil to easily take bars out of pan to cut squares.
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In large bowl, combine butter, one egg and cake mix. Mixture will be very stiff, so you might opt to use your hands (which I did.)
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Reserve 1 cup of cake mixture for crumble topping, set aside.
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Press the remaining cake mixture in the bottom of the pan and bake for 10 minutes.
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While crust is baking, in a mixing bowl using mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, lemon juice and remaining egg until smooth.
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Spread cream cheese mixture over top the partially baked crust.
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Evenly arrange the blueberries over the cream cheese mixture and the sprinkle with remaining crumbles.
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Bake for 25-30 minutes until center is set and crumbles on top turn golden brown.
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Cool completely on wire rack.
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Chill approximately 30 minutes before serving.
Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.
For a quick glaze, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1 - 2 tablespoons milk, mix with a fork to get a thick pourable consistency. Tip: I put this mixture in microwave for 10=15 seconds and then pour it on bars. Glaze with firm up as it cools.
Blueberry Dreamin’? If so, here’s some more where that came from!
Country Blueberry Fritter Loaf
Blueberry Lemon Bliss Cheesecake Bars
Buttermilk Blueberry Explosion Cake!
I love all your latest blueberry creations….bring it on. These bars look so laborious, but can’t believe that they begin with a yellow cake mix. Blueberries, cream cheese and lemon is such a delicious combo, YUM!
Thank you so much Maria! It’s pretty magical! 🙂
These look just heavenly! I can’t get enough blueberries right now so I want to do a faceplant right into your beautiful pics. Have a great week, Kim!
Thank you so much Kelsie!!
This is totally acceptable for breakfast too right?!! I love blueberries too. Almost as much as I love chocolate 😉
Thank you Kelly!!
I LOVE blueberries too – especially when they’re CRISP and fresh and juicy! It’s like candy to me! These bars are dreamy, Kim!!
Thank you Katherine! 🙂 They are soo good!
Kim, I love my chocolate desserts..But these blueberry crumble bars look dangerously addictive!! Fresh blueberries are really very expensive here, do you think I can use dried ones for making these?
I don’t think you’ll get the same effect as real blueberries, but if you had canned blueberries like pie filling or frozen those should work like fresh. You could also substitute pretty much any fruit. I did strawberries for a post later and they turned out really good too Deepika!
these sound so good! i picked up a few containers of blueberries the other day bc they were 88 cents each… and there’s a reason they were so cheap. into baked goods they need to go, so they can soften and concentrate and get tastier in the oven (:
Yes! I love it when you get a bargain on blueberries! That was a great price! Thank you Heather!!
Perfect as a coffee cake for breakfast or brunch or as a dessert after dinner.
Thank you Wendy! It’s a great fruit crumble bar for snacks too! 🙂