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Mixed Berry Crumb Bars

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Growing up, we had a really great bakery a few towns over that made some delicious raspberry crumb bars. I wanted to bake up something inspired by them that were super easy and delicious. These bars use the same dough for the base and the crumb topping, which makes whipping them up a breeze! The filling is a mix of raspberry, strawberry, and lemon to give it a little extra tartness.

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Mixed Berry Crumb Bars

This recipe is adapted from Cooking Classy's Raspberry Crumb Bars - original recipe here
Servings: 24 bars

Ingredients

For the base and topping:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
  • 1 cup packed dark-brown sugar
  • 1 stick salted butter room temperature, cubed
  • 1 stick unsalted butter room temperature, cubed

For the filling:

  • 1 1/4 cups raspberry jam
  • 1/2 cup strawberry jam
  • 1/2 tsp lemon zest
  • 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
  • Powdered sugar optional, for sprinkling on top

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare two 8x8 baking dishes by lining them with aluminum foil. then place a larger piece of parchment paper on top and leave an overhang of the parchment paper so you can easily pull the bars out of the pan when they are cooled.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Once combined, add the oats and brown sugars.
  • Use your fingertips to combine the mixture until there are no clumps.
  • Add the butter and use your fingertips to crumble it into the mixture. Continue to work the dough until there are no chunks of butter and the mixture looks like sand. 
  • Add 2 cups of mix to the baking pans and press the dough into even layers as the base. 
  • In a separate bowl, combine the raspberry jam, strawberry jam, lemon zest, and lemon juice. 
  • Divide the jam filling evenly among the two baking dishes and spread it in an even layer over the crust.
  • Sprinkle the remaining oat mixture over the jam layer of the bars. 
  • Bake for 35 minutes, or until the tops become golden brown.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
  • Sprinkle the tops with powdered sugar and then using the parchment paper overhang, pull the bars out of the baking dish.
  • Slice for serving and enjoy!

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