Wild Blueberry Bars with Orange Glaze

The crust on these bars is like a chewy candy bar and the middle is soft and slightly custard like. The orange glaze over the top…tart and sweet and marries perfectly with the coconut and blueberries. Enjoy!

Wild Blueberry & Orange Bars

For the crust:

1 1/2 Cups Mama’s All Purpose Almond Flour

1 Cup Sweetened Flaked Coconut

1/2 Cup Dark Brown Sugar

1/2 Cup Solid Coconut Oil

1 1/2 teaspoons Kosher Salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pulse all of the crust ingredients in a food processor until combined. 

Press mixture into the bottom and 1/3 up the sides of a well oiled 9×13 inch pan. 

For the filling:

1 Cup Mama’s All Purpose Almond Flour

3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar

1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt

1/4 teaspoon Xanthan Gum

3/4 Cup Earth Balance Soy Free Non-Dairy Butter Spread

3 Eggs

1 1/2 Tablespoons Freshly Grated Orange Zest

1/4 Cup Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice

1 1/2 Cup Wild Maine Blueberries

In an electric mixer, beat the flour, sugar, salt, xanthan gum, and butter until combined. Add the orange zest and orange juice. With the mixer on medium, add the eggs one at a time until combined. Scrape down bowl and mix on medium for two minutes until light and fluffy, similar to cake batter. Fold in the blueberries. Pour batter over crust.

Bake for 40-50 minutes (I use convection) covering with foil after the first 25 minutes. Bars are done when top is golden and middle is set but still a tiny bit jiggly. Allow to cool for 20 minutes before frosting with glaze.

For the glaze:

1 Tablespoon DF Butter, melted

Zest of 1 Orange

Juice of 1 Orange

About 1 (overflowing) Cup of Powdered Sugar

Stir well to thoroughly combine. Spoon over bars and spread carefully. Allow bars to cool completely before cutting.