strawberry crumble bars

These easy Strawberry Crumb Bars, with a buttery crust, sweet fresh strawberry filling, and crunchy butter crumb topping make wonderful dessert bars to take to a summer party, picnic, or potluck.

Strawberry Crumb Bars

white sugar

baking powder

all-purpose flour

salt

egg, (beaten)

vanilla

strawberries, (chopped)

cornstarch

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.&nbsp;

Place parchment paper on the bottom of the 8x8 pan that hangs over the side of the pan. (This is to make it easier to remove the Strawberry Crumb Bars after cooking.)

In a medium bowl, stir together 1/2 cup white sugar, flour, baking powder and salt.

Using a fork or a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour mixture. (VERY IMPORTANT:  Make sure the butter is very cold.) Work with the dough until the pieces are very small. Dough will be crumbly.  You can also pulse in a food processor to until you get pea sized crumbs.

In a separate measuring cup or small bowl, beat an egg with a fork. Add the egg and vanilla to the flour mixture, and combine until you have a crumbly mixture.

Pat half of the dough evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan.

In another bowl, stir together 1/3 cup sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the strawberries.&nbsp;

Spoon the strawberry mixture evenly over the bottom crust.

Crumble the remaining dough over the strawberry filling layer.

Bake in a preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until top is slightly golden brown. (My oven runs hot and baked in about 38 minutes.)

Cool completely before cutting into squares. I recommend refrigerating until ready to serve.

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These easy Strawberry Crumb Bars, with a buttery crust, sweet fresh strawberry filling, and crunchy butter crumb topping make wonderful dessert bars for an afternoon snack, or to take to a summer party, picnic, or potluck. It is no wonder this is my most popular recipe.

Strawberry crumb bars are sweet, savory, and tart, with jammy strawberries sandwiched between a crumbly pastry crust layer and an oatmeal streusel-like topping. 

sugar

butter,

water

rolled oats (for topping)

strawberries,

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Generously grease an 8-inch square baking dish with butter or cooking oil.

In a food processor, add flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter and egg. Pulse on and off until flour mixture forms into small pieces of dough, approximately 1 minute.

Drizzle ice water into the mixture. Close the lid and continue to pulse on and off for another 1 minute, until the dough turns into a breadcrumb consistency. You can also do this by hand with a fork or pastry cutter in a large bowl.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine strawberries, sugar, and cornstarch until evenly coated.

Evenly spread 2/3 of the crumb mixture into the baking pan and press to pack it down and form an even bottom crust.

Pour and evenly spread strawberry mixture on top. Sprinkle the remaining 1/3 crumb mixture and top with oats.

Bake for 40-45 minutes until the crust turns golden brown. Let it cool at room temperature for about 30 minutes (or store in the freezer for 15 minutes to help the crumb bars harden a bit).

Cut the strawberry crumb bars into 9 squares and serve warm or cold.

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