Raspberry Crumble Bars

• frozen raspberries12

  two 12-ounce bags (see notes)

• granulated sugar↗0.5 cup

  (more depending on tartness of your berries)

• flour↗2 tablespoon
• cornstarch↗1 tablespoon
• juice of one lemon1
• rolled oats↗3 cup
• flour↗3 cup
• brown sugar↗2 cup

  (loosely packed)

• baking powder↗1 teaspoon
• melted butter1.5 cup

  (I prefer salted)

• salt↗0.5 teaspoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Prep Raspberries: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place raspberries in a large colander. Run warm water over them for a minute, and then let the liquid drain out for about an hour until softened and thoroughly drained (see notes). Mix raspberries with sugar, flour, cornstarch, and lemon juice.

2. 2

   Soft Delicious Crust: Mix the oats, flour, sugar, baking powder, butter, and salt together into a crumble-like mixture. Press two thirds of the crumble into the bottom of a 9×13 pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Bake: Arrange the raspberry layer on top of the baked bottom layer. Sprinkle with remaining crumble. Bake for another 25-30 minutes.

4. 4

   Finish: Remove from oven. They will need a little time to set up into “bar” formation, so chill them for a few hours to get them really solid. Orrrr… cut into it right away and eat it like a soft fruit crisp! You should be able to remove them from the pan easily by pulling up on the edges of the parchment paper.