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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Raspberry Peach Crumb Bars
Equipment
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
- Strawberries & Blueberries
- Raspberries & Plums
- Blackberries, Blueberries & Raspberries
- Peaches & Plums
- Apricots & Cherries
Nutrition
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.
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I love the mixture of peach with the raspberry… two lovely flavours of summers combined in one darling treat of a tea snack!
Those raspberry peach crumb bars look absolutely amazing. I would love to grab a slice from the screen right away.
I made those bars with raspberries and apricots as I didn’t have peach this time. They were soo delicious and I will definitely make these again and again. My family absolutely love them too!
Yum, apricots are a good substitution. I think I need to try this combo myself.
Being a Georgia born girl, I love all things peaches! These raspberry peach crumb bars are just as amazing as I thought they would be.
That is a wonderful compliment. Thank you!
I have made similar recipes with lemon fillings and cherry fillings but peach sounds so perfect for the warmer weather. Delicious.
Your fruit crumb bars look sooo delicious, I love the peaches and raspberry combo. I like the idea of a savoury version using cheese instead of sugar.
Wow, what a perfect summer recipe! Peaches and raspberries are some of my favorite fruits!
My kids and I just went peach picking so these were the perfect treat for us to make together. We loved them!
This raspberry peach crumb bars look great and juicy. I can’t wait to try this awesome recipe.
It is yummy.
This recipe looks really clear and easy – thank you. I’ve never tried a ‘crumb bar’ but like the sound of it!
Crumb bars are really easy and you can easily change the fruit.
Such a great baking option for the summer! I love the flavor combination of peaches and raspberries, and they go together perfectly in these crumb bars!
Raspberry and peach flavors in the crumb bars sound so so yummy. It is a perfect dessert to enjoy seasonal fruits.
I love the raspberry and peach combo flavors
What a delicious summer treat! I love these raspberry peach crumb bars and so did my kids, we will definitely be making these again!
These look amazing! I am going to try and see how they turn out using oat flour. This is the perfect recipe to use up some berries I have!
Good idea with the oat flour, I am sure the bar will come up perfectly
Oh my! I love desserts in bar form and these Raspberry Peach Crumb bars were delicious! I will be making them again!
How delicious these bars look! Love the combination of raspberry and peaches here. Perfect sweet morning snack!
These bars are perfect with my morning tea.
I make crumble a lot but have never tried crumb bars. Definitely on my to make list. Love the combo of peaches and raspberries. I even have homegrown raspberries that need using up!
Oh lucky you having fresh raspberries.
It looks delicious and such a perfect desserts to prepare for my kids to day and I am sure they will love it!
I would love to grab few of these crumb bars. What a great combination of flavors. Pinned to try it soon.
These bars look quite tasty. Is the sugar also low-carb or is it just low-calorie?
It’s like kismet that I just bought raspberries and peaches on my last grocery run and stumbled upon this recipe! Another hit with my family, Jere!
I know what you mean. I buy items and then immediately find recipes to make.
Peaches and raspberries are such a great complement to one another and with this light, buttery crumb topping to boot. I am glad to see that regular granulated sugar works in the recipe, since I get a strong aftertaste from the no-calorie ones.
Oh I can definitely see myself eating these for breakfast also, so delicious.
I have some beautiful peaches and I have fresh raspberries so I am definitely making this recipe! This looks heavenly!
Thanks, these are heavenly!
Peaches and rasberries are 2 of my favorite fruits (especially in the summer!). I’m so excited to try this!
These bars are so delicious! And just in time for berry season here! I also love how there are so many different variations of fruits that can be used!
I love raspberries and peaches together. And crumb topping is one of my favorite things ever so this is just perfect for me!
I love crumb bars and love the idea of putting raspberries and peaches together! I can’t wait to try these!
I love the combination of peach and raspberry. And these bars look especially delicious with that perfect crumb topping. Definitely a great summertime treat for a BBQ or even afternoon snack!
YUM! Peach and raspberry are beautiful together, these are like a dream come true. What a delicious summer treat. I have never tried a crumb bar.
Love this! You have explained it so beautifully..Making it this long weekend..so excited
I love these step-by-step directions for making these bars. The combination of peach and raspberries is so on point!
These are the perfect summer bars!! My kids loved them!
I can SO imagine myself having these for breakfast with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! Yum! These are perfect hot and are great to enjoy throughout the day. Thanks for sharing!