These strawberry crumble bars are great as a treat, snack or a casual dessert. Easy and quick recipe, perfect with any seasonal berries and your favourite jam! They are chewy, gooey and delightfully crunchy!
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Take a handful of simple and basic ingredients plus some fresh, juicy berries and turn them into these delicious strawberry crumble bars!
Making the base layer and the crumble
Whenever making the crumble, I like to use a mix of flour and old-fashioned, rolled oats. They add lovely texture to the crumble and make the whole recipe just a little bit healthier. It is made of these basic ingredients:
- plain flour
- old-fashioned, rolled oats
- sugar
- salt
- butter
Make sure your butter is chilled, if it is too warm, you may end up with a greasy base and topping. Also, make sure to use the right amount of butter. Not enough butter will turn your base and topping into dry, floury mess. Add too much butter, and you will turn your crumble into greasy blob.
Assembling the crumble bars
Once you've mixed all the dry ingredients together, press about ⅔ of this mixture into your baking tin lined up with baking paper.
I like to use the back of one of my measuring cups to create super smooth top. You can also use the back of the spoon or a glass.
Top it up with fresh, chopped strawberries and spread them in the even layer on top. Next, spread the strawberry jam on top, again in the even layer. My easy homemade strawberry jam works great in this recipe!
Finish it off by sprinkling the remaining crumble on top. Leave some of the fruit showing through, or cover it all completely, whichever way you like most.
Allow these crumble to cool completely before you slice it. The strawberry and jam layer will need a bit of time to set, so give it about an hour in the fridge, then dig in!
How to store strawberry crumble bars?
These bars are best when served fresh, but any leftovers can be stored in the airtight container in the fridge. They may loose some of their crumbly, crispy texture after a day, but will still taste amazing!
Can I make this recipe gluten-free?
Absolutely! It's really easy to turn this recipe into a gluten-free version. Simply use your favourite GF flour and GF oats. The rest of the ingredients are naturally gluten-free, so these will be the only substitutes you will need.
Can I use frozen strawberries?
I would strongly recommend sticking to fresh strawberries. Fresh strawberries will produce that nice, thick and jammy filling. If you use frozen berries, the filling will be a bit too thin and too runny, and the whole thing may turn into a messy mush.
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Strawberry crumble bars
Equipment
- 9 x 9 baking tin
- baking paper
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 180 g plain flour
- 80 g rolled oats
- 150 g unsalted butter chilled and cubed
- 130 g Tate & Lyle pure cane caster sugar
- 50 g soft light brown sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 200 g fresh strawberries chopped
- 3 tbsp strawberry jam
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170 C. Lightly grease and line the baking tin with baking paper.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, rolled oats, caster sugar, brown sugar and salt.
- Add chilled and cubed butter and rub it into the flour mixture using your hands, until the texture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Transfer ⅔ of the crumble mixture into the baking tin, and press it firmly into the tin to form the base of the crumble. Use flat object to smooth out the surface, a measuring cup or a back of the spoon will work well.
- Spread fresh strawberries on top of the crumble base, followed by strawberry jam.
- Top it up with the remaining crumble. Sprinkle it all over the strawberries, leaving few pieces of strawberries to show through if you would like.
- Bake for 35- 40 minutes until golden brown and bubbly. Leave in the baking tin to cool for about 30 minutes, then transfer to a fridge for about an hour. Remove from the fridge and from the baking tin and slice into 9 equal squares. Enjoy!
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Notes
- you can use your favourite jam in this recipe
- make sure that the base of the crumble is packed and compressed into the tin
- allow the crumble to cool completely before slicing it
Nutrition
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Mojoblogs
I love strawberry desserts. Cannot wait to try this. Thank you for this!
Heidy
These strawberry crumble bars were out of this world good. The entire family loved them and a few of my friends asked for the recipe link! I will be making this again.
Anna
Hey Heidy! Reading your comment just made my day! Thank you so much, I'm so happy that family and friends approved of them too! Yay!
LaKita
These crumble bars look amazing! The perfect way to use seasonal berries and I just so happen to have all the ingredients on hand including a container of strawberries, perfect timing. Will be making soon.
Anna
Thank you LaKita, any fruit or seasonal berries will be fab in this recipe for sure. I hope you will enjoy these as much as I do! Happy baking!
Natalie
These bars look fantastic. I absolutely love how they turned out for you. I must give your recipe a try. Can't wait. Strawberries are now in season and delicious!
Anna
Aww thanks so much Natalie, strawberries are definitely at their best now, so there's never been a better time to bake these 😉
Sam
Yum, these crumble bars look amazing! I have all the ingredients so printing this one out to try tomorrow. Can't wait!
Anna
Thank you Sam, hope you enjoyed the recipe? Let me know!
Jenny
These look so lovely and inviting.We just got 2 baskets of great strawberries so I will be making them asap!
Anna
How lucky to have 2 baskets of sweet and juicy berries! I hope you will be putting them into a good use and enjoy this recipe!
Paula Montenegro
Oh, the magic of summer fruit with a crumble topping! These are gorgeous and so delicious. We love them here and will try them with blueberries next time. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Anna
That is so true, fruit crumbles are like the essence of summer! Glad you like these little bars, and the blueberry version has been on my mind lately too!
Jacqueline Debono
What a fabulous way to use fresh strawberries! I made these crumble bars yesterday and they've already disappeared! Next time, a double batch!
Anna
Oh Jacqueline, that makes me so happy! Thank you! And yeah, we often have the same problem, they disappear so fast I often think I should start making double batch 😀
Ben
Those look awesome. I love strawberry, and that crumble top is awesome.
annabanana
Thanks Ben, I would happily eat a crumble on its own to be honest 😉 but jammy middle makes it 100 times better!
Amy Liu Dong
Such a delicious and a healthy bars to make for the whole family.
I am so excited to make this for them and hope it will turn good as yours.
annabanana
Thanks so much Amy, let me know if you and family enjoyed these bars, I would love to know!
Kushigalu
Crumble bars are my all time favorite and this looks fantastic. I will soon try your version.
Anna
Thanks so much, let me know if you try them!