4.9 from 60 votes
Raspberry Crumb Bars
Easiest raspberry crumb bars made with preserves and fresh raspberries sandwiched between a layer of buttery, flaky crust and a sweet, oatmeal topping, plus a glaze for good measure!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 16 bars
Calories: 386 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup butter melted
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons almond or vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon of each
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cup flour
Filling
- 1 cup raspberry preserves
- 1 cup fresh raspberries divided
Crumb topping
- 8 tablespoons butter chilled
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup old fashioned rolled oats
- ¾ cup flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
- 3-6 tablespoons milk ,as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line an 8x8 inch square baking pan with foil or parchment paper.
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Prepare the crust
- In a large bowl combine melted butter, sugar, and extract. Stir together.
- Add salt and flour and stir.
- Press dough into prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes.
Prepare the filling
- Stir and gently mash half of the fresh raspberries into the raspberry preserves.
- Spread filling onto prepared crust. Top with remaining fresh raspberries.
Prepare the crumb topping
- Dice the chilled butter into small cubes.
- In a medium bowl stir together brown sugar, oats, flour, and salt. Add butter and mash with a fork (or pulse in a food processor!) til coarse crumbs form. Sprinkle over filling.
Finish it up
- Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool before cutting into bars. (You can pop it into the fridge to speed this up).
- While cooling, prepare the glaze by stirring together the powdered sugar, extract, and enough milk to make the glaze easily pourable. Drizzle over bars and serve.
Notes
- When made as written, this recipe makes 12-16 bars just depending on how large you cut the bars at the end. It can easily be doubled in a 9x13 pan for more bars (they'll be thicker and need 5-10 minutes longer in the oven).
- If you're impatient, like me, you can pop the pan into the oven (place a dish towel underneath if the pan is still hot) to speed up the cooling process. Bonus: these taste AMAZING chilled!
- The glaze is optional but definitely recommended - it just takes the whole dessert to the next level and looks super pretty!
- These bars would work great with blackberries or even a combination of both raspberries and blackberries.
Nutrition Information
Calories
386kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
55g
(18%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
320mg
(13%)
Potassium
82mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
31g
(62%)
Vitamin A
762IU
(15%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
26mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 386
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 386kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 55g | 18% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 320mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 82mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 31g | 62% |
| Vitamin A | 762IU | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.