These Raspberry Crumble Bars are the perfect snack when berries are in season. They are easy to make, taste great and are very convenient to pack as a snack for work lunches and school lunches as well. Why give them a snack that is full of sodium and sugar when you can treat them with these homemade Raspberry Crumble Bars. They are a healthy for you snack.

Raspberry Crumble Bars

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temp
1 cup of raspberries
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp cornstarch

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

For this dessert recipe, use a 8×8 inch baking pan.
To prevent the dessert base from sticking to the pan, spray it with baking spray before pressing the crumb base into the pan.
Using a large mixing bowl, add the flour, baking soda, salt and brown sugar. Whisk to combine.

Break up the brown sugar with your fingers, if need be.
Add butter, and using your fingers / hands , mix the butter into mixture.  It will resemble small fine crumbs.

Add the strawberries into bowl with cornstarch and sugar.

Mix together until well combined.
Take 3/4 of the crumb mixture and place in the baking pan.
Press the mixture evenly throughout the pan to create a crust.

Now you are going to spread the raspberry mixture  over the crust. Spread it around, leaving about a 1/4-inch around all edges.
Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture all over the raspberries and lightly pressing down
Bake in preheated oven for  3o – 32 minutes or until they are a light golden brown on top
Remove from oven. Allow them to cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into squares.