Strawberry Whole Grain Crumble Bars

Strawberry Whole Grain Crumble Bars Recipe

Strawberry Whole Grain Crumble Bars

Average Rating:3.5 Stars 1 Review
Prep Time:40 minutes (includes time in freezer)
Cook Time:1 1/2 hours
Servings:12

Description:
Incorporate whole grains into your baking with these delicious jammy strawberry bars. They have a nutty whole wheat crust and oat crumble topping. Try with barley flakes (which look like rolled oats) and barley flour for an alternative grain. They're available in the bulk section of some grocery stores.

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1/3 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 cups (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Strawberry Filling

  • 1 package (16 ounces or 3 cups) Driscoll's Strawberries
  • 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • Pinch salt

Crumble Topping

  • 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cups brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Crust

  1. Butter or grease a 9-inch square pan.

    Stir together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, brown sugar and salt in a large bowl using a fork to combine and remove any lumps. Add melted butter and vanilla and stir until thoroughly combined.

    Press dough evenly into prepared pan and freeze 30 minutes.

Filling

  1. Combine strawberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and salt in a 2-quart non-reactive saucepan over medium heat. Stir until mixture comes to a boil, reduce heat and continue to simmer stirring constantly until fruit thickens slightly. Remove from heat.

Topping

  1. Preheat oven to 300°F.

    Place rolled oats, all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar and salt in the bowl of a food processor and process until oats are partially ground. Transfer mixture to a large bowl and drizzle with melted butter using your hands to combine and make small clumps.

Assembly

  1. Bake frozen crust 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and firm to the touch. Remove from oven and increase temperature to 350°F.
  2. Spread 1 1/2 cups strawberry filling over crust and sprinkle evenly with crumble topping creating larger clumps if desired.
  3. Bake about 50 minutes or until golden brown, rotating the pan halfway through the baking time. Remove from oven and cool on a rack 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the pan to prevent the bars from sticking. Cool completely and cut into bars.

Amount Per Serving

Calories:324
Total Fat:14.29g
Saturated Fat:8.63g
Cholesterol:35.51mg
Sodium:320mg
Total Carbohydrates:47.03g
Dietary Fiber:2.61g
Protein:3.80g
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3.5 Stars
Delicious, but NOT healthy

By Amber

This recipe was easy to make and tastes amazing (although a bit on the sweet side for me, next time I will cut out most sugar and butter). My reason for a lower rating is because I am not sure whey the are listed under "healthy recipes." There is not much that is healthy (aside from maybe the whole oats) about this recipe.