Strawberry Rhubarb Bars
These Strawberry Rhubarb Bars are the perfect summer dessert. Made with an oatmeal cookie like bottom, a strawberry rhubarb pie like filling and a peek-a-boo top! These are easy to make and a perfect sweet treat to share with everyone you know!
Servings: 20
Ingredients
Filling:
- 2 cups diced rhubarb
- 2 cups strawberries, hulled and quartered
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Dough:
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1¾ cups unbleached all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups old fashioned oats
Instructions
Filling:
- In a saucepan, combine rhubarb, strawberries, ½ cup sugar, corn starch, lemon juice and vanilla.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to med-low and cook for about 8-10 minutes, or until rhubarb and strawberries have softened and the mix has thickened to coat the back of a spoon.
- Let cool for 10-15 minutes.
Dough:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixer, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Mix in vanilla then add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix just until combined.
- Add oats 1 cup at a time mixing slowly after each addition.
Bars:
- Grease or line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper leaving handles for easy removal. Grease the parchment paper.
- Put a little over half of the dough on the bottom of prepared dish and pat down firmly and evenly.
- Pour the strawberry-rhubarb filling over bottom and spread evenly.
- Using a tablespoon, place flattened scoops of the remaining dough on top of filling making sure to leave some filling peeking through.
- Bake 50-55 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
- Let cool completely.
- Slice, serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 284kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 133mg | Potassium: 139mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 325IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg
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