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Raspberry Crumble Bars

Raspberry Crumble Bars

These delicious bars are a treat anytime of the year. The base recipe is the same as the spritz cookies and the hello dolly bars, brownie shortbread and lemon cheesecake bars in case you want to make a double batch! The crumb topping is almost identical to the peach crumble recipe, which I tend to keep handy in the freezer in case you want to double that as well. You could easily change the fruit in the center to anything you like.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 54 inch square
Course: Bars & Cookies, Desserts
Calories: 102.5

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 102.5kcalProtein: 0.222gPhe: 8.9mgPKU Exchanges: 0.59exch

Ingredients
  

Primary Ingredient Group
  • 2 cups Wheat Starch
  • 1/2 teaspoon Xanthan Gum
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/2 Vanilla Pudding, Instant, dry mix only
  • 1 Large egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons Heavy Cream
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 12 tablespoons Butter (1 1/2 sticks) softened
  • 1/2 cup Sugar, White Granulated
Crumb Topping
  • 1 cup Cook for Love Baking Mix
  • 1/4 cup Tapioca starch
  • 1/2 teaspoon Xanthan Gum
  • 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/4 Vanilla Pudding, dry mix, instant
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 8 tablespoons Butter cold, cut into 16 pieces
Filling
  • 3/4 cup Raspberry Jam
  • 2 3/4 cups Fresh Raspberries chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk starch, gum, salt, baking powder, pudding; set aside. In a small bowl, beat yolk, cream, and vanilla with fork until combined; set aside.
  2. In standing mixer, cream butter and sugar at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Scrape down bowl with rubber spatula. With mixer running at medium speed, add yolk/cream mixture and beat until incorporated, about 30 seconds. Scrape down bowl. With mixer running at low speed, add starch mixture until the dough is formed, about 1 to 2 minutes. ( If too dry add an extra tablespoon of heavy cream. )
  3. In a well greased 9 x 13 pan, press the dough into an even layer. Bake until light golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes. Place the base in the fridge for 15 minutes to cool.
  4. Meanwhile, prepare the crumb topping: Place baking mix, tapioca, xanthan gum, baking powder, salt, brown sugar, sugar and pudding mix in food processor work bowl fitted with steel blade. Pulse briefly to combine. Add chilled butter and pulse until mixture moves from dry sand-like appearance with large lumps of butter to a coarse cornmeal texture, about five 4-second bursts. Continue to pulse until larger crumbs start to form and the mix starts to resemble a crumb topping, with chunks being about ½ inch pieces. Refrigerate mixture while preparing fruit.
  5. Rough chop the fresh raspberries and place in a bowl with jam. Add in lemon juice and stir until combined.
  6. Add raspberry filling evenly to the cooled base. Sprinkle crumble on top. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
  7. Allow to cool completely before cutting. Add powdered sugar on top if desired.

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