Red White and Blue Berry Crumb Bars

By srumbel

Loaded with a double-delight of juicy berries and topped with lots of buttery oat streusel, these patriotic crumb bars make a super-easy, yet very impressive 4th of July dessert!
from wholeandheavenlyoven.com

Ingredients

• CRUST AND TOPPING:
• 1-1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 cup cold butter, cubed
• 1/4 cup plain yogurt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• FILLING:
• 1-1/2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 1/3 cup strawberry (or blueberry) jam

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375F. Line an 8-in square baking pan with foil and lightly grease. Set aside.
Make the crust: In a large bowl, combine all crust/topping ingredients and toss with a fork until crumbly. Press 2/3 of mixture evenly into the bottom of prepared baking pan. Set aside remaining crumb mixture.
Bake crust in preheated oven 8-10 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove from oven and set aside
Make the filling: In a medium bowl, combine all filling ingredients, then evenly spread over pre-baked crust. Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture evenly over fruit filling.
Bake bars at 375F 20-25 minutes or until filling is bubbly and topping is golden-brown. Cool bars completely on a wire cooling rack before cutting into squares.

Notes

Store bars in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.


Yield: 1 dozen bars