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Berry Crumble Bars
Berry Crumble Bars
- Recipe Submitted by maryjosh on 07/05/2018
Ingredients List
- Crust and Crumble Topping
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- pinch salt, optional and to taste
- 1/4 cup diced Fisher walnuts
- Berry Layer
- 2 cups mixed berries (fresh or frozen; I used frozen strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries.)
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar (or 1/2 cup if berries are sour)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Directions
Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8-inch square pan with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray; set aside. Lining the pan will really help with cleanup and is recommended.
Crust and Crumble Topping – In a large, microwave-safe bowl melt the butter, about 1 minute on high power.
Add the sugars and whisk to combine.
And the flour, optional salt, and stir to combine. Mixture will be very dry and sandy with some larger, well-formed crumble pieces.
Set a heaping 3/4 cup crumble mixture aside.
Transfer remaining mixture to prepared pan, and using a spatula or your fingers, hard-pack the mixture to create an even, smooth, flat crust; set aside.
Berry Layer – In a separate medium bowl, add all filling ingredients and toss to combine.
Evenly distribute berry mixture over the crust, smoothing it lightly with a spatula.
Evenly sprinkle the reserved heaping 3/4 cup crust mixture. Before sprinkling, I squeeze the mixture in my palm to encourage bigger crumble pieces to form.
Evenly sprinkle the walnuts.
Bake for about 60 to 75 minutes (place pan on a cookie sheet for insurance against overflow if your pan is quite full), or until edges are bubbling quite vigorously and there’s some bubbling in the center. Crumble topping should appear set and very pale golden. I used frozen berries and the pan was very cold going into the oven and baked for 68 minutes. If using fresh berries, baking time will likely be reduced; start checking at 40 minutes. Watch your bars, not the clock, when evaluating doneness. Place pan on a wire rack and allow bars to cool for at least 2 hours (overnight is even better) before slicing and serving. After cooling overnight, I placed pan in the fridge 2 hours before slicing to ensure clean, neat cuts. If you try to slice bars before they’ve cooled completely, they’ll be extremely messy and could fall apart.
Crust and Crumble Topping – In a large, microwave-safe bowl melt the butter, about 1 minute on high power.
Add the sugars and whisk to combine.
And the flour, optional salt, and stir to combine. Mixture will be very dry and sandy with some larger, well-formed crumble pieces.
Set a heaping 3/4 cup crumble mixture aside.
Transfer remaining mixture to prepared pan, and using a spatula or your fingers, hard-pack the mixture to create an even, smooth, flat crust; set aside.
Berry Layer – In a separate medium bowl, add all filling ingredients and toss to combine.
Evenly distribute berry mixture over the crust, smoothing it lightly with a spatula.
Evenly sprinkle the reserved heaping 3/4 cup crust mixture. Before sprinkling, I squeeze the mixture in my palm to encourage bigger crumble pieces to form.
Evenly sprinkle the walnuts.
Bake for about 60 to 75 minutes (place pan on a cookie sheet for insurance against overflow if your pan is quite full), or until edges are bubbling quite vigorously and there’s some bubbling in the center. Crumble topping should appear set and very pale golden. I used frozen berries and the pan was very cold going into the oven and baked for 68 minutes. If using fresh berries, baking time will likely be reduced; start checking at 40 minutes. Watch your bars, not the clock, when evaluating doneness. Place pan on a wire rack and allow bars to cool for at least 2 hours (overnight is even better) before slicing and serving. After cooling overnight, I placed pan in the fridge 2 hours before slicing to ensure clean, neat cuts. If you try to slice bars before they’ve cooled completely, they’ll be extremely messy and could fall apart.
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