Easy Raspberry Peach Crumb Bars

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Summer fruits are the best and these buttery Raspberry Peach Crumb Bars use two sweet and colorful fruits that combine to make an easy and delicious dessert bar. To be honest I love these fruit bars for breakfast too!

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What is a crumb bar?

Is it a cookie or a dessert? Well, it’s kinda both and more!

Crumb bars are similar to a crisp but the bars have a crust and a crumble topping that can be cut into squares

These bars became popular during WWII as a more economical way to make a dessert instead of a fussy pie

You can also make crumb bars savory by adding meat and vegetables and replacing the sugar with cheese, so now you have an appetizer or entree

Ingredients

• Flour
• Sugar – Purecane™ Baking Sweetener
• Baking Powder
• Salt
• Cinnamon
• Butter
• Eggs
• Almond Extract
• Raspberry
• Peaches

A sugar alternative

• For today’s recipe, I am using Purecane™ Baking Sweetener which is a fermented sugar substitute made from sugar cane.   I wanted to try this ingredient to see how it tastes in a recipe and if it changed the outcome of these bars.  Since you substitute Purcane™ one for one with regular sugar that made it easy to add to the recipe.
• As everyone knows baked goods contain a lot of sugar and Purecane™ has zero calories so I definitely was intrigued and pleasantly surprised with these baked bars.  The bars baked up golden brown and taste just like the bars I make with regular granulated sugar but without the added sugar calories.
• For baking purposes try a Purecane™ Baking Sweetener bag, or try Purecane™ Baking Sweetener packets to add to your coffee or tea or whenever you need a little sprinkled sweetness.
• Make sure to use this discount with your order –  20% Off Social Discount Code: SWEET20 (Only redeemed through Purecane.com, only available in The United States)

Tips for making fruit crumb bars

• Whatever fruits you use, try to cut them all to be the same size so everything cooks evenly
• Mix the fruit with cornstarch which will thicken the fruits juices during baking
• Can you use frozen fruits – yes you can, which is great because frozen fruit is always available just don’t forget the cornstarch
• When adding the fruit mixture to the crust, don’t add the juice at the bottom of the bowl, you just want the fruit.  The juice will make the crust too soggy and not so yummy!!!

How to make fruit bars

Step 1. Prepare the raspberries and peaches first. Peel and cut the peaches into small dice, about the size of the raspberries. Add the fruit to a medium-sized bowl and mix in the cornstarch and sugar until combined then set aside.

Step 2. In a large bowl add the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon then mix together.

Step 3. Cut the cold butter into cubes and add to the flour mixture.  With a pastry blender or two knives, cut the butter into the flour until you have coarse crumbs.

Step 4. Beat the eggs with the almond extract and mix this into the crumb mixture until combined. It’s easier to do with two forks.

Step 5. Place 2/3 of the crumb mixture in the bottom of the baking pan and press down to form the crust.

Step 6. Spoon the fruit over the crust. If there is juice at the bottom of the bowl don’t add it.

Step 7. Loosely crumble the remaining crumb mixture over the fruit to cover. If the crumble mixture is soft, you can put this in the fridge for 5-10 minutes to chill up the butter, then crumble it over the fruit.

Step 8. Bake at 375 degrees F. for about 40 minutes until golden brown and bubbly. Remove from the oven and cool completely before cutting.

Raspberry Peach Crumb Bars

It’s a dessert love affair

Crumb bars  – are really one of the easiest desserts to make because the crust and the topping are made at the same time in one bowl, you don’t even need any special equipment, so this dessert is a real time saver.  Just press two-thirds of the crumble into the bottom of the pan and then sprinkle the other one-third of the crumble over the fruit. So, so easy!

Needing a great dessert for a cookout, a celebration, or maybe just late evening treat, this is the perfect recipe.  These bars are super quick to make with just a few pantry ingredients plus the fruits.

Oatmeal, breadcrumbs, and nuts can be added to the crumble mixture to reduce the amount of flour

Bob’s Red Mill Measure for Measure Gluten-Free Flour can be used instead of all-purpose flour

Fruit – For today’s crumb bars we are using fresh raspberries and fresh peaches, but, the great thing about crumble bars is you can add lots of different fruit combinations. You can even add three or four different fruits. Here are some suggestions

• Strawberries & Blueberries
• Raspberries & Plums
• Blackberries, Blueberries & Raspberries
• Peaches & Plums
• Apricots & Cherries

Other One Hot Oven fruity desserts

Try this Orange Cream Dessert with the flavor of mandarin

Baked Apples are a delicious fall favorite dessert

This is a unique Cherry Pandowdy because it is cooked on the grill

Frozen Cheesecake Mousse with Strawberries and Raspberries is a perfect summer dessert

French Toast with Raspberries and Orange Cream makes a tasty dessert or breakfast

If  fruity cakes are your thing then try this impressive Rasberry Glazed Chiffon Cake, it pretty and delicious

Skillet cakes are fun to make and this Cherry Apricot Skillet Cake gets turned upside down for serving

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5 from 30 votes

Raspberry Peach Crumb Bars

This is such a sweet and easy dessert to make with either fresh or frozen fruit. The best part is the crumble mixture uses simple pantry ingredients that you mix in one bowl and the crumble is used for both the bottom crust and the topping.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Fruit Bars, How to make crumb bars, Peach & Rasberry Crumble

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings 20

Calories 171kcal

Author Jere' Cassidy

Equipment

• 13 x 9 cake pan
• large mixing bowl

Ingredients

• 3 cups AP flour
• 1 cup Purecane Sugar can regular granulated sugar
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1 tbls. cornstarch
• 2 cups raspberries 2 pints
• 2 cups peaches, chopped 2 medium peaches

Instructions

• Making the crumb bars
• Preheat the oven to 375° F. Use a 13" x 9" baking pan
• In a large bowl mix the cornstarch and 1/2 cup of sugar together. Add the raspberries and peeled and diced peaches. Mix until combined and set aside.
• In a large bowl add the flour, 1/2 cup of sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon, mix to combine
• Cut the cold butter into small cubes and add to the flour mixture using a pastry blender or two knives until the mixture is in coarse crumbs.
• Beat the eggs and almond extract together and then mix into the crumb mixture until combined.
• Press 2/3 of the crumb mixture into the bottom of the baking dish.
• Spoon the fruit mixture over the crust and spread out the fruit. Do not add any juice in the bottom of the bowl.
• Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture over the fruit.
• Bake the crumb bars for about 40 minutes until bubbly and golden brown. Remove from the oven and let the bars cool once the pan is completely cooled, slice into bars. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator, up to 4 days.

Notes

If using frozen fruit, do not thaw before adding the cornstarch sugar mixture.

Make sure do drain the liquid from the fruit mixture before adding to the crust. 

You can be flexible with the fruits and add different variations such as:

• Strawberries & Blueberries
• Raspberries & Plums
• Blackberries, Blueberries & Raspberries
• Peaches & Plums
• Apricots & Cherries

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 3g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 103mg

A delicious fruity slice

About Jere’ the One Hot Oven baker

From learning to cook on a farm in Indiana to culinary school in California,  my passion for food is never-ending.  Turning on my oven to bake something for friends and family is my happy place, and I am glad to be here at One Hot Oven sharing both sweet and savory recipes with all my baking friends.

Have any questions or just want to chat about the recipe? Contact me here, and I’ll be happy to help!