Description
Treat yourself to these Strawberry Crisp Bars featuring fresh strawberries, a buttery crumble, and quick preparation. They’re perfect for an easy homemade dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¼ cups plus 3 tbsp (180g plus 27g) all-purpose flour, divided
- ⅔ cup (145g) packed light brown sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- pinch of ground nutmeg
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 3 tbsp (20g) quick oats
- 450 g (3 ¼ cups) fresh hulled chopped strawberries, roughly chopped
- ⅓ cup (65g) granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp (8g) corn starch
- 1 tbsp (15ml) water
Instructions
- Start by making the strawberry compote. Mix strawberries and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until simmering for about 3-5 minutes until strawberries soften.
- In a small bowl, mix corn starch and water, then stir it into the strawberry mixture. Keep stirring until thickened, allowing it to bubble for 20 seconds. Transfer the mixture to a bowl to cool, then chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Prepare an 8-inch round springform pan by lining it with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, combine 1 ¼ cups flour, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg for the crust and crumb topping. Add the cooled melted butter and rub it in until the mixtures combine well.
- Reserve a heaped cup of the mixture for the crumble topping and add oats to it. The rest will be used for the crust.
- Stir in 3 tbsp flour into the base mixture. Press this crust mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan, extending about 1-inch up the sides. Bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly golden.
- Pour the prepared strawberry compote evenly over the pre-baked crust. Sprinkle the crumble topping over the compote until fully covered.
- Bake the assembled bars for 25-30 minutes until the crumble turns golden. Let them cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before slicing.
Notes
These bars can be made ahead, with the compote prepared up to 3 days in advance and stored in the fridge.
Ensure that the butter is cooled before mixing to avoid a greasy crust.
For easy slicing, allow the bars to cool completely in the pan.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg