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These Raspberry Oatmeal Bars use a combination of fresh raspberries and raspberry jam over a shortbread base and topped with an oatmeal streusel crumb.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe!
Raspberry oatmeal bars are the perfect way to celebrate berry season but don’t wait for berry season to enjoy them. They are too good to wait for berry season.
They use a combination of fresh berries and jam so they are easy to make and you can even use other berries such as strawberry, blueberry or blackberry.
The streusel topping gives the bars good flavor and amazing texture.
Ingredients Needed
- Flour. I use unbleached all purpose flour
- Sugar
- Salt
- Butter. I use salted butter.
- Brown sugar
- Old fashioned rolled oats
- Pecans
- Seedless Raspberry jam
- Raspberries. Fresh or frozen. I prefer fresh.
- Lemon juice
What is a Streusel Topping?
Streusel is typically used to top baked goods such as muffins, cakes and pies and bar cookies. A streusel topping creates a sweet and crumbly topping for your baked good. It is a simple combination of flour, sugar, butter and sometimes oats and nuts as in this recipe. I love the flavor and texture that the streusel adds to the raspberry oatmeal bars.
How to Make Raspberry Oatmeal Bars
- Line a 9 x 13 baking pan with parchment paper to make the bars easier to remove.
- Spray the parchment paper with baking spray.
- Combine 14 Tbsp butter, sugar, flour and salt. The texture will resemble wet sand.
- Set aside 1 1/4 cups of mixture and press remaining mixture into bottom of the prepared 9 x 13 pan.
- Bake at 375 degrees F. for 14-18 minutes.
- While it is baking, add brown sugar, oats and pecans to reserved flour mixture.
- Work in remaining 2 Tbsp butter with fingers until pea size clumps form.
- Cover the baked layer with raspberry jam and fresh raspberries that have been smashed together.
- Sprinkle streusel mixture over top of berries.
- Bake for another 22-25 minutes until golden brown and bubbly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use frozen berries?
Frozen berries will work, just be sure and thaw them and drain them first.
Can I use other kinds of berries?
I chose to make the oatmeal bars with raspberries but they would be yummy with just about any berry – especially blackberries, strawberries or blueberry. I don’t think you could go wrong.
Can I freeze raspberry oatmeal bars?
They freeze great. You can freeze raspberry crumble bars after they are cooled and sliced or before slicing. Wrap in plastic wrap so they are airtight and then cover with a layer of foil. Place in an airtight container. They will last in the freezer for 2-3 months.
How do you store raspberry oatmeal bars?
They can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days or you can refrigerate them for 5-7 days.
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Raspberry Oatmeal Bars
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2/3 cups sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup butter cut into 1/2 inch pieces softened and divided
- 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup pecans chopped fine
- 3/4 cup raspberry jams
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375. Line a 9 x 13 pan with parchment paper and spray the paper cooking spray.
- In a mixer, with a paddle attachment, combine flour, sugar, salt and 14 Tbsp of butter, one piece at a time.
- Mix until it resembles the texture of wet sand. May also use food processor
- Set aside 1 1/4 C flour mixture.
- Put remaining flour mixture into bottom of pan and press evenly to make bottom layer.
- Bake until edges turn brown, about 14-18 minutes.
- While it is baking, add brown sugar, oats and pecans to flour mixture. Mix together.
- Work in remaining 2 Tbsp butter with fingers until pea size clumps form.
- Set streusel aside.
- Mix together jam and fresh berries along with lemon juice in a bowl.
- Mash with a fork until only some berry pieces remain.
- Spread raspberry filling over hot crust; sprinkle streusel topping evenly over filling (do not press into filling).
- Return to oven and bake until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbling.
- About 22-25 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
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Amy says
We have made these multiple times. We make the jam from scratch. Absolutely delicious recipe!