I thought it would be nice to make a sweet treat this past weekend for the guys since I had been away for awhile. I didn’t have enough blueberries to make a pie, but I had a nice amount to make this yummy blueberry shortbread tart.
What could be bad about a shortbread crust, some jam and blueberries, fresh lemon juice and zest, and a crumbly topping?!?!
It went together easily, only took 30 minutes to make, and was a hit! (Hubby said it reminded him of a toasted blueberry Pop-Tart (and that was meant as a compliment – lol!)
I can’t recall the last time I bought Pop-Tarts, but this is a tart, and it is filled with fruit, and it is baked, so I guess that pretty well qualifies it to taste a bit like it. I can imagine this would also be great with many other fruit fillings (aka Pop-Tart flavors) – Cherry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Peach, Apple & Cinnamon, Strawberry, or Peach – to name a few.
My guys topped theirs with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, because, well…. just because!
It was a great dessert to end a hot summer day and meal of grilled sausage sandwiches with onions and peppers on hard rolls, fresh sweet corn on the cob rolled in butter and sprinkled with Old Bay Seasoning, and a cucumber and tomato salad fresh from the garden drizzled with tangy red wine vinegar, salt and pepper.
Hungry yet?!
Blueberry Shortbread Tart
- 2 sticks butter, room temperature
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup blueberry preserves or jam
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease 9-inch tart pan.
Beat butter, sugars, lemon juice and zest with electric mixer approx. 3 mins until well incorporated. Add flour and salt, and mix until well blended and forming clumps.
Press 2/3 of the mixture evenly into the prepared pan and going up sides.
Spread with the blueberry preserves or jam evenly over the dough, leaving a ¼-inch border. Sprinkle with blueberries.
Crumble the remaining dough into large crumbs and sprinkle evenly over filling.
Bake 30 – 40 mins. until lightly browned.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
*recipe slightly adapted from Erren’s Kitchen
Definitely hungry looking at this work of art. As always you have a great eye for photographs and the tart looks delectable! Thank you for sharing.
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I love photographing food H! Sometimes I want to bake or cook something new just so I can photograph it! 🙂
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Another sweet temptation! (K)
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You are so sweet to your guys! This looks so DELICIOUS! I can imagine that it was even better topped with ice cream! YUMMM!!! Yes, your post really made me hungry! LOL!
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They love the treats, and I love baking and then photographing – so we’re all happy 🙂
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Haha! I imagine they are so happy you have a blog! LOL! Of course, I know you would bake all those lovely treats even if you didn’t have a blog.
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Very yummy – and I want ice cream on mine also! 🙂
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LOL! When you come visit, you’ll have to let me know what I should make for you guys! 🙂
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I was hungry even before you described your main meal, just looking at the photo…:) this looks good enough for breakfast…:)
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It would be a grand breakfast George! 🙂
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Yum to everything!! 🙂
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Gorgeous shots and nice sub for pop tarts lol and way better, I’m sure!
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You know how I love baking something just to take the photos! LOL! 🙂
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Hehe! I wouldn’t be able to stay GF if I lived anywhere near you lol.
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I do have one gluten free cookie recipe – LOL!
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Lol! :)))))
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Oh my goodness – I am sipping coffee and craving this!
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It would go so good! LOL!
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Definitely hungry! Send some please! 😀 ❤
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c’mon over carrie!
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Yay! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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So pretty. So timely. We have scads of blueberries here right now!
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Another recipe to add to Blueberry Palooza! 🙂
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So beautiful and delicious!
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thanks Lynn
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I love that you can make this from the pantry! I might make it today! I wouldn’t mind a sausage sandwich either, boy that sounds really good!
Jenna
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Yay! It makes me happy you want to try Jenna! 🙂 It was a good dinner too – just right for a hot summer day
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your food photography is so so so FAB u Lous! grabbed my eye! wouldn’t let go! great job Jodi! 🙂 lucky family get to indulge …yum Cheers, Debi
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thanks debi! nice to hear from you
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you’re welcome Jodi! I know, its been awhile since commenting hasn’t it! gosh.
been keeping busy as a bee hive around here.
– but luckily, today, with a very early morning start, able to get on WP and trying to catch up with everyone’s posts!!! its 3am! so houseguests are still sleeping 🙂
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Oh dear me! 3am! I feel honored! Hope you are enjoying house guest time!
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no worries! its great to be up and enjoy quiet time too!! 🙂
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I know – I love that when I can do too! If I get up WITHOUT an alarm 🙂
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yes, its kind of nice! my little inner alarm went off earlier…. than planned; so will need a nap this afternoon I do think! but the peace in the mornings is divine.
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My hubby loves Pop-Tarts so he’d love this! Thanks for another AWESOME recipe, Jodi! 💜💙❤️ It looks delish! 😍
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lol! mine too 🙂
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We are so much alike, Jodi. Whenever Tom has gone away fishing years ago, I would make a sweet dessert to welcome him home! This looks fabulous and I’ll add it to my recipe collection.😊
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Awh! What a sweet thing to say. I like that 🙂
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Oooooh, this looks so yummy!!! Wonderful photos, Jodi!!! 😍
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Thanks Ann! It really was yummy 🙂
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‘Tis the season for all kinds of yummy blueberry treats! Yours looks delish Jodi! (The PopTart remark just cracks me up!) 🙂
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LOL! I know right?! They really meant it as a compliment, but somehow it doesn’t feel like – haha!
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YES!! Just YESSSSSSSS!! I need this!! 😍😊Your photos also make me drool …like actually drool. I’m too proud to admit that.
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Oh, wow does this look good! And pretty easy to make, too. I’m going to have to try this one for sure. My husband doesn’t like blueberries as well as I do, but as you say, I think it would work quite well with almost any fruit. Thanks, Jodi!
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Imagine it with blackberries or red raspberries – yUM!!!
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Hello Jodi,
I took 2 big table spoons of curds instead of butter (didnt have sticks, dont know what sticks are), Lemon cancentrate, Dinkel flour and quince marmalade (2 Cups). The cover I made of stripes of dough.
My wife says it tastes great. Thanks.
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Way to go A! 👍 sticks of butter here in the US are equivalent to 1/2 cup.
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Beautiful!!
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Thanks Ruthanne☺️
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I wanted to let you know I made this yesterday – the only change I made was to substitute some apple slices for some of the blueberries. PERFECT combination of fruit. I wouldn’t agree that it tastes like a Pop Tart, even though you said that was a compliment. This is WAY better. The next time I am going to add some peaches instead of apples. Easy recipe, simple ingredients. Thanks
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Yay! I’m so glad you tried it and liked it Audrey! I agree. Way better than a pop tart. 😉. So nice to hear from you. Hi to Andy.
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