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Berry Cobbler Pie Bars

May 4, 2010 by Joy the Baker 111 Comments

Berry Cobbler Bars

We’re all friends here, right?

I can tell you things.

I can tell you things like… how I put sour cream on just about everything that I ate yesterday.

Sour cream on my granola.  Sour cream on eggs.  Sour cream on kale.  Sour cream in my dessert.  Sour cream… everywhere.

I feel a little guilty.. but certainly not guilty enough to stop.

I also feel a little guilty about how I’m equally obsessed with watching The Real Housewives of New York City and wearing chipped gunmetal silver nail polish  on my nails.  Both are tacky as all heck… still though…  I’m all up on it.

Today… berry cobbler bars. Because it’s just about summer and you should.  They have sour cream in them.  Of course they do.  Welcome to my obsession.

Berry Cobbler Bars

Berry Cobbler Bars

These pie bars are my favorite way to make a summer pie, without actually having to make a pie.  I’m a huge fan of a good, old press in shortbread crust.  So buttery and crisp.  The filling is creamy  and berry studded with an alluring tang from the sour cream.

Feel free to use fresh berries, or frozen berries, or a combination of fresh and frozen.  I love the combination of raspberries, blackberries and blueberries.  I would stay away from strawberries for this recipe.  They hold lots of water that might interfere with the sour cream filling.

Berry Cobbler Bars

Berry Cobbler Pie Bars

adapted from The Pastry Queen

makes one half sheet pan of bars

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Crust and Topping

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into cubes

zest of two lemons

Berry Filling

4 large eggs

2 cups sugar

1 cup sour cream

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

pinch of salt

2  (16-ounce) packages frozen mixd berries, defrosted and drained

(You can also use 6 cups of fresh berries, or 1 (16-ounce) package frozen berries and 3 cups of fresh berries)

To make the crust and topping-

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease a half sheet baking pan (12×17-inch) with butter or cooking spray and set aside.  If you use a 9×13-inch baking pan you’ll have thicker bars.  Zest two lemons.  Measure out the sugar onto a clean work surface.  Rub the lemon zest into the sugar with a bench scraper or the back of a spoon.  Rubbing the zest into the sugar will release oils from the zest and create a lemon scented sugar.

Combine lemon sugar, flour, salt and butter in an electric mixer fit with a paddle attachment.  Beat the ingredients on medium speed until the mixture looks dry and crumbly.

Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the crust mixture to use as the topping.  Press the remaining mixture into the bottom of the pan.  Bake the crust for 12 to 15 minutes until it is golden brown.  Let cool for 10 minutes while you make the filling.

To make the filling-

Whisk the eggs in a large bowl.  Add the sugar, sour cream, flour and salt.  Gently fold in the berries.  Spoon the mixture evenly over the crust.  You may have to distribute the berries evenly around.

Sprinkle the reserved crust mixture evenly over the filling.  Bake for 45 to 55 minutes until the top is lightly browned.  Cool for 1 hour before slicing.

**If you’re using frozen berries, be sure to defrost and drain the excess liquid.  Place the frozen berries on a plate in the refrigerator overnight.  They’re defrosted and ready for bar baking!

Berry Cobbler Bars

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  1. Suzanne

    October 1, 2010 at 7:01 am

    I just made these for my boyfriend who is training for a marathon. I thought it would be a good, delicious snack, but with the berries at least has a little fruit. ;) I used the yogurt instead of sour cream and so far, so good, but I haven’t tried them yet.

    Does anyone know if I can leave these out on the counter overnight? I didn’t know with the sour cream/yogurt, or whatever you use, I should store these in the refrigerator?

    Anyone know?

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    • joythebaker

      October 1, 2010 at 7:39 pm

      i would keep them in the fridge. what a lovely girlfriend you are!

      Reply
  2. Elizabeth

    September 12, 2010 at 8:07 am

    Joy. This recipe was the best idea ever! I used half frozen half fresh blue, rasp, and blackberries. My crust dough was more smooth than shaggy (must have beat it too long) and my filling started overflowing the pan, BUT what I got after I baked it and let it refrigerate overnight was pure baking amazingness. People I did not even know could not stop telling me how freaking fantastic it was! Thank you, and thank you for your delightful posts always.

    Reply
  3. Sharalee Roberts

    August 5, 2010 at 7:23 pm

    Can you make these the night before and then refrigerate them?

    Reply
    • joythebaker

      August 5, 2010 at 10:00 pm

      absolutely!! happy baking!

      Reply
  4. Adi

    July 28, 2010 at 8:53 am

    I just majorly splurged at the farmers’ market on 2 pints of raspberries…but I think it will definitely be worth it for these pie bars!

    Reply
  5. Colleen

    June 22, 2010 at 5:21 am

    First, I probably make 1-2 of your recipes a week. Whenever I try a new recipe in my house now, my girlfriend is all “Is this one of Joy’s recipes? Okay then, it should be good.”

    Second, I successfully used strawberries by doubling the amount of flour in my filling to absorb the extra water. My filling is absolutely perfect.

    Reply
  6. ksenia

    June 3, 2010 at 9:39 pm

    there was definitely not enough dough for me. :( it’s still delish, just soggy. i used a 9×13 though, maybe that’s why it’s soggy. but i didn’t have even nearly enough dough for the top.

    Reply
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