Strawberry Streusel Bars

16 bars
1 hr 5 min

Strawberry Streusel Bars are a delicious way to celebrate strawberry season! Fresh strawberries are layered between a buttery brown sugar and oat crust and a crumbly sweet streusel and almond topping, in this easy bar recipe.

These bars are not overly sweet, with the strawberries baking into a sweet jam-like texture, then topped with crumbly almond streusel.

For added sweetness, drizzle these bars with a confectioners’ sugar glaze.

You’ll need 3 cups of chopped fresh strawberries for these bars and a  9 x 9 pan. The crust and streusel topping come together quickly using a food processor, to incorporate the cold butter into the flour and oat mixture. Pulse dry ingredients together with cold butter until pea-size pieces form and your mixture is crumbly.

If you don’t have a food processor, not to worry, you can use a pastry blender.

The crust is mixture of butter, brown sugar, oats, flour, cinnamon and salt. Reserve 1 cup of mixture for your topping and place in the freezer until you’re ready to bake bars. The crust bakes in 10 – 12 minutes. Allow it to cool completely before adding the berries and streusel topping. 

Optional: Bake the crust in advance to cool overnight for quicker assembly the next day.


After your crust has cooled, mix your chopped berries with your remaining flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Layer over your crust and you’re ready to add your streusel-almond topping. Sprinkle your reserved crumb mixture and sliced almonds over your berries and you’re ready to bake!

For easy removal of bars, line your pan with parchment paper so it extends over the edge of the pan.

Bake bars at 350 degrees F for 30 – 35 minutes until edges are bubbly and top is golden. Allow bars to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before lifting paper edges from pan to cut bars.

Tip: For easier cutting, chill bars before cutting into squares.


Serve the bars at room temperature or chilled. I like these bars chilled served with a hot cup of tea for an afternoon pick-me-up!

Looking for another easy recipe with strawberries and almonds? Strawberry-Almond French Toast Bake is perfect for your weekend brunch! It can be made ahead, comes together quickly and is super easy for Dad and the kids to assemble to celebrate ‘mom’ for Mother’s Day!

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Strawberry Streusel Bars
Recipe details
  • 16  bars
  • Prep time: 20 Minutes Cook time: 45 Minutes Total time: 1 hr 5 min
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Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour divided
  • 1 cup oats quick-cooking or old fashioned
  • 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar divided
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt divided
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon divided
  • 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter cubed
  • 3 cups fresh strawberries hulled and chopped (about 2 pints)
  • 1/4 cup sliced almonds
Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°.
Spray a 9×9-inch pan with nonstick spray and line with parchment paper, letting excess extend over sides.
In bowl of food processor fitted with blade, add 1 ½ cups flour, oats, ¾ cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Pulse 4 – 5 times to mix dry ingredients together.
Add cubed cold butter to processor; pulse together until pea-size pieces form and mixture is crumbly. (If you do not have a food processor, mix dry ingredients together and use a pastry blender to cut butter into dry ingredients.)
Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture and store in freezer until ready to use.
Press remaining crumb mixture into bottom of prepared pan.
Bake until set, 10 to 12 minutes; let cool completely.
In a medium bowl, stir together strawberries, remaining ¼ cup flour, remaining ¼ cup brown sugar, remaining ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and remaining ¼ teaspoon salt.
Spread over cooled crust and top with reserved crumb mixture and almonds.
Bake until mixture is bubbly around edges, 30 to 35 minutes.
Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into 16 bars.
Tips
  • To make this recipe gluten-free, substitute King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour for all-purpose flour.
  • For easier cutting, chill bars before cutting into squares.
  • You can make the crust and streusel topping a day in advance.
Mary @ Home is Where the Boat Is
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