Raspberry Streusel Bars
Raspberry Streusel Bars are a pretty and delicious combination of raspberry jam and fresh raspberries over a shortbread crust and topped with a streusel topping. YUM!
Servings: 15 servings
Calories: 317kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ½ c all purpose flour
- ⅔ c sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 c butter cut into ½ inch pieces softened and divided
- ¼ c brown sugar packed
- ½ c old fashioned oats
- ½ c pecans chopped fine
- ¾ c raspberry jam
- 1 c fresh raspberries
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Spray a 9x13 pan with baking 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 ¼ 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 of 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 317kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 192mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 380IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1.3mg