If you like dried blueberries, you have to try these blueberry coconut bars! They are so delicious, and combines dried blueberries with coconut, that both create such a great and easy to make treat – perfect with a cup of coffee.
Photo: Natalie Levin
Blueberry Coconut Bars
Ingredients:
- 100 grams (1/2 cup) melted butter (see notes for nondairy version)
- 200 grams (1 cup) sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp. milk (or water)
- 100 grams (3/4 cup) all-purpose flour
- 40 grams (1/3 cup) shredded coconut
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 100 grams dried blueberries
- 30-40 grams coconut chips for decoration (optional)
- Sugar powder for decoration
- Preheat oven to 170c degrees and grease the pan.
- In the bowl, mix melted butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt and milk until combined.
- Add flour, coconut and baking powder and mix until uniform.
- Add blueberries and stir until assimilated in the batter.
- Pour the batter into the pan and straighten the top. Sprinkle coconut chips for decoration.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden.
- Cool completely at room temperature, cut into squares of desired size and serve with powdered sugar.
- Keep the bars in a closed container at room temperature for up to a week.
- Instead of blueberries, you can use any other dried fruit you like (cranberries or raisins are great as well).
- Instead of coconut you can use ground almonds. The taste will change accordingly.
- Nondairy version: use 1/2 cup vegetable oil instead of butter.