Continuing GayR's blueberry ideas: Blueberry Pie Bars (cream cheese filling)

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Blueberry Pie Bars Recipe

At first glance, these bars may look like every other fruit crumble bar you’ve had, but they have a secret Between the jammy fruit and buttery shortbread is a bonus layer of sweetened cream cheese you never knew you needed until now Wild blueberries are less watery than conventional blueberries...
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Untried...it was just posted today.

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Update: If you plan on making these, read the comments. Several people felt the bottom layer was too thick and the blueberry layer was too thin. Also comments on how expensive it was if you used Walker shortbread, so lots of alternative options were given. Also most added lemon and some ginger to the cream cheese layer.
 
marilynfl said:
Update: If you plan on making these, read the comments. Several people felt the bottom layer was too thick and the blueberry layer was too thin. Also comments on how expensive it was if you used Walker shortbread, so lots of alternative options were given. Also most added lemon and some ginger to the cream cheese layer.
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Lemon rind would be the perfect addition I think. To the cheese. I always add lemon to blueberry or saskatoon pies. Anyone ever heard of a saskatoon?
 
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