Raspberry Streusel Bars or "Chocolate Raspberry Squares
An old recipe which I believe originally came from Quaker Oats.
Servings 16 squares
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 1-¼ cups quick oats (can also use old fashioned) (120 grams)
- 1-¼ cups all purpose flour (170 grams)
- ⅔ cup sugar, half white and half brown (130 grams)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons butter, cut into chunks (salted)
- ¾ cup raspberry preserves or jam (use more or less)
- ⅓ cup chopped or sliced almonds
- ½ cup chocolate chips or white chips (can use more or less)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch square pan.
- In large bowl combine oats, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Cut in the butter until crumbly. You can do this in a food processor, with you hands or with a pastry cutter. Reserve 1 cup of this mixture, then press remaining mixture into bottom of prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes.
- Spread the raspberry preserves evenly over baked crust to ¼ inch of edges.
- Mix the almonds with the reserved crumb mixture and sprinkle over the fruit spread. If using the semisweet chips, sprinkle them on top before baking. If using white chips, you can sprinkle on a few, but make sure they are covered with crumble so they won't turn brown.
- Return to oven and bake for 25-30 more minutes. Immediately pull from oven and sprinkle any remaining white chips. Let bars cool before cutting into squares.
Notes
The original version of this recipe called for a baking temperature of 375 degrees F. I prefer 350F for more even browning. If you feel like your bars aren't brown enough you can always bump up the heat or lengthen the baking time.
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