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Buttery Raspberry Crumble Bars!! Oh my gosh, SO GOOD. Fresh raspberries, jam, and sweet peaches sandwiched between two layers of buttery, cinnamon oat crumble. These bars are simple, easy, and truly the BEST, a delicious breakfast or afternoon treat!
Tuesdays are made better with something sweet, don’t you think?
It’s funny, sometimes all I want to make are savory recipes, but then sometimes my sweet tooth kicks into high gear, and all I really want to do is bake. Right now all I want to do is bake. I’ve been thinking about why this is and I’ve come to the conclusion that my desire to bake is happening for a few reasons.
Reason one, I’m stressed. I’d go into detail, but I fear I would then stress you all out, and that’s not what I want to do (nothing serious though). When I’m stressed, baking is my go-to stress reliever (and a good hike in the morning). Like a lot of people out there, something about baking is so calming and relaxing to me, especially on a rainy day when the stormy clouds have me feeling more gloomy than usual.
Reason two, it’s summer, and high time for baking with berries, stone fruits, and even vegetables. I’m really just obsessed at this point with the summer produce. The summer and fall months are my favorite produce seasons of the entire year.
Reason three, my favorite foods to photograph are foods with color and foods that I can play around with creatively to make look beautiful. Typically this tends to be some kind of baked good, as they can be stacked, styled, and paired with flowers (another go-to mood booster) much easier than say, a plate of chicken. I always have fun with my sweet recipe photos, so on bad days, I just develop sweet recipes in hopes they’ll turn the day around. More times than not, it totally works!
{dry crumb mix}
{what the mix should look like when clumped together}
Bottom line, I’m in a baking phase and I’m rolling with it.
I spent all day this past Sunday pushing away my anxious thoughts and baking up all kinds of new sweet recipes. One of my favorites recipes I’ve developed in the last couple of weeks however is these bars.
Oh my gosh these bars…
They are SO GOOD.
Extra buttery, soft, sweet, gooey, filled with raspberries and hints of both vanilla and cinnamon. Honestly? These are the fruity bars you need to make this summer. Addictingly good, like melt in your mouth good.
And super pretty, which I love.
A few details for you.
The base of these bars are made with a few simple ingredients: oats, flour, brown sugar, butter, and a pinch of cinnamon. It’s very much like shortbread on the bottom, but much more like a cinnamon streusel on the top. The bottom crust gets pre-baked before adding the filling and then the remaining dough is sprinkled over the raspberries for an extra crumb.
The crumble/crust is buttery, sweet, crisp, and a little cinnamony.
For the filling, I used both fresh raspberries and raspberry jam. Why both? Well, the fresh raspberries provide a burst of flavor with every single bite, but the jam makes the bars extra ooey, gooey, and well – jammy. I LOVE the combo and it’s the secret to making these bars the BEST.
Ok, well that and the addition of a sweet summer peach. Yes, there’s even a little peach action happening in these bars. I didn’t want it to be over powering to the raspberries, so I only used one, but I love the combo of raspberries and peaches and found them to be a delicious addition to these bars.
The raspberry filling gets spooned over the pre-baked crust and then topped with the remaining crumble. Bake, and then about thirty or so minutes later you’ll have a kitchen that smells wonderful, and bars that look even better.
These are great as a sweet breakfast, afternoon snack, or after dinner dessert. Eating them warm out of the pan isn’t technically what you’re supposed to do…but um, you should do it.
The bars need to cool before you can cut into them, but they are insanely delicious warm out of the oven eaten with a fork. I’ll let you make the call on what way to eat them, but you guys know me, I’m all about warm, right out of the pan.
YUM.
And you see? Just like that Tuesday went from boring to fun and delicious…let’s make these every Tuesday until summer’s end?!
Calendar now marked!
If you make this these raspberry crumble bars, please be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! I love hearing from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every one of you. Oh, and of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to also tag me on Instagram so I can see! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
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I made these and while they tasted delicious – I have 2 questions. First, it didn’t harden enough to form bars so it was more of a crisp that had to be eaten with a fork. I’m not sure what I should have done differently? And my topping was not a lumpy as yours looks – it was more consistently chopped so I’m wondering how I can get a more chunky topping? Thanks!
Hi! Did you use fresh or frozen berries? And was your butter very cold before working into the dough? Hope I can help and so sorry for any trouble.
Do they need to be refrigerated?
Hi Ronnie! I would refrigerate for them to last longer, otherwise store in a cool place. Thank you!
I made these today with brown rice flour and combo of fresh raspberries and blueberries. They were delicious! Will try cutting the sugar next time. Crumble is quite sweet
Sounds so amazing! I am so glad you loved this recipe!
Just made these and ate it warm with some vanilla ice cream…YUMM!
Thank you Eileen!
Gorgeous bars, I love all that delicious crumble! 🙂
Thank you Laura!
Your baking is bringing some yummy treats. This looks decadent and delicious. So so good with summer berries.
xx
Thank you Asha!
CAn you make this with another berrie? Strawberries or blackberries or blueberries??? I’m defenetly doing this….
Hi! Yes, any berry will be great or even a mix. Use what you love! Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
Living in a cabin for the summer with no electricity. So no food processor. Can I just mix the oats etc by hand? Texture will be different but anything else to think about? They look yummy!
HI! Yes, you can just mix the oats by hand, that should be fine. Just be sure to evenly incorporate the butter. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
Do you think you could make these with frozen raspberries in the winter? (Or to save money on the cost of fresh)
Hi! You can use frozen, but I recommend thawing the berries and letting the excess moisture drain out of the berries to ensure the bars do not get soggy. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
Would this work with any other fruit like blackberries and blue berries? Wanting to make for a bake sale and just leave it the tin pan or would it be best to take it out?
HI! Yes, this will work well with any berry, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries and or strawberries. You can leave the bars in the pan, that should be fine. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
This looks yummy and raspberries are one of my fave berries of summer (not to exclude balackberries of course). Definitely will try but question…….can I substitute gluten free flour for this recipe? Would the amounts/measurements change? Want to try this recipe soon. 🙂
HI! I have not tested these using a GF flour blend, but if you feel confident giving it a try, I do think it would work. Please let me know how it goes and if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
Drooling!! YUM cannot wait to make these!! 🙂
I hope you love these Brittany! Thank you!
This is my favorite kind of recipe for all of the summer fruits! I think I’ll be mixing them up in here (maybe even adding in some lemon thyme or basil when the mood hits) and I’ll be happy all summer!
I am so happy to hear that! Thank you Jean!
These look amazing! Thanks so much, Tieghan. 🙂
Thank you Ruthy!
they look soooo good!
Thank you Ruth!