Strawberry Crumble Bars
These Strawberry Crumble Bars are the perfect sweet treat! Made with fresh strawberries, brown sugar, and oats, they're a simple and easy dessert for summer.
Servings 9 Bars (see notes)
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 Cup All-Purpose Flour
- 3/4 Cup Rolled Oats
- 4 Tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1/4 Tsp Cinnamon
- Pinch of Salt
- 5 Tbsp Unsalted Butter melted
- 1 Tbsp Maple Syrup or Honey
- 1-2 Tbsp Water
Filling
- 2 1/2 Cups Chopped Fresh Strawberries about 1 lb
- 2 Tbsp Maple Syrup or Honey
- 2 Tbsp Orange Juice freshly squeezed
Crumble
- 1/2 Cup Rolled Oats
- 2 Tbsp All-Purpose Flour
- 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1/8 Tsp Cinnamon
- Pinch of Salt
- 1 Tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1 Tbsp Unsalted Butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- To start, make the filling. Add the strawberries, maple syrup, and orange juice into a saucepan. Heat until the mixture starts bubbling, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 7-10 minutes, STIRRING FREQUENTLY, until mixture is thickened. Set aside and let cool.
- Then, make the crust. Add the dry crust ingredients to a bowl and whisk together. Then, add the rest of the crust ingredients and mix until incorporated. There should be no loose flour, but mixture will be crumbly.
- Line a 8x8" square pan with parchment paper. Add in the crust mixture ONLY, pressing down with your hands until a flat layer is formed.
- Bake the crust for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F.
- While the crust is baking, make the crumble by adding the crumble ingredients to a mixing bowl. Mix the ingredients until it starts to clump up. Then, use your hands to keep mixing until there is no more loose flour in the bowl.
- After 10 minutes, take the crust out and add the strawberry filling on top. Spread the filling out with a spatula until it's in an even layer. On top of that, add the crumble in as even of a layer as possible.
- Put the pan back in the oven for 20-25 minutes.
- When done cooking, LET THE CRUMBLE COOL for at least 15 minutes before cutting. If you try to cut the bars too soon, they'll likely fall apart.
- Once the crumble has cooled down, cut into bars of any size you'd like.
- These are especially delicious when served with vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!
Notes
- Be sure to stir frequently when making the strawberry filling to prevent burning.
- The reason you need to let the bars cool before cutting is to let the butter have time to solidify.
- When I serve these bars, I cut them into nine square pieces. However, you can cut them however you'd like!
- These bars will keep in the fridge for about 4-5 days. Be sure to let bars cool completely before refrigerating. Bring them to room temperature before serving.
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