Oh my friends, these Raspberry Almond Crumb Bars are exceedingly exceptionally amazingly delicious!
They are a bit hard to describe, because they are neither cookie nor cake.
They might be related to a coffee cake, but are richer, and more dessert like. They are moist, sweet, and full of almond flavor.
Then there’s a swirl of raspberry preserves and a crunchy crumbly crumb topping.
My description is totally falling short here. But trust me, they are wonderful!
And they keep for a good five days in a tightly sealed container. Even cut into bars, these were just as good on day five as they were on day one. Don’t ask me how they even lasted that long. Okay, I may have hidden them from the boys. Not usually one to withhold good things from the people I love, but I just wasn’t convinced they would fully appreciate the beauty here! They have been known to lick the frosting off a perfectly good cupcake and walk away…
PrintRaspberry Almond Bars
These Raspberry Almond Crumb Bars are amazingly delicious. I couldn’t even bring myself to share them!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 12 large bars or 24 small 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks) softened
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons raspberry preserves
Streusel
- 4 tablespoons butter, chilled and cubed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a 9×13 inch baking pan with baking spray and set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together on medium speed.
- Add eggs, and mix one at a time.
- Add almond extract and mix.
- On low speed, gradually add flour and salt until just incorporated.
- The batter will be very sticky. Spread the batter into the prepared pan.
- Drop six tablespoons of the raspberry preserves evenly over the top of the batter and swirl each one with a butter knife into the batter.
Streusel
- In a small bowl, add butter, sugar, flour and almonds. Using a pastry cutter, or two forks, cut the butter into the flour, sugar and almonds until you have pea sized clumps. Sprinkle the streusel evenly over the batter and preserves.
- Bake for 35-38 minutes. The edges should but slightly browned.
- Cool completely, and then cut into bars.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Large Bar
- Calories: 482
- Sugar: 39g
- Sodium: 224mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8.7g
- Trans Fat: 0.8g
- Carbohydrates: 63g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 6.3g
- Cholesterol: 113mg
Just made these and they are so so good! Followed the recipe as written and I’d say it’s more of a cake than bars. Still amazing!
My neighbor gave me some blackberries. I made some jam with them. You can guess what I’m using in these gems. I’m excited to enjoy it with coffee in the morning. You’re a genius! This is my go to treat to make now on mornings with company as this makes a huge batch