Raspberry Oatmeal Bars have sweet raspberry jam and topped with a delicious oatmeal crumb topping. Easy to make with simple ingredients and homemade or store-bought jam. Ready in 45-minutes.
Raspberry Bars are one of the easiest dessert bars to make. They are a must-have for holiday cookie boxes.
Raspberry bars are the perfect easy dessert recipe for barbecues, picnics, and potlucks.
Why this recipe works
- Ease – Made with simple ingredients, crust and crumb topping made from the same batter.
- Store-bought or homemade filling – Uses store-bought or homemade raspberry jam.
- Crowd-pleaser – Cut into squares, this dessert bar is perfect for holiday cookie platters or an easy handheld dessert.
- Nostalgic recipe – Raspberry bars are a nostalgic dessert.
What you’ll need
- All-purpose flour – Use a high-quality, unbleached all-purpose flour. Favorites brands are Bob’s Red Mill, King Arthur Flour and Lindley Mills.
- Brown sugar – Adds a depth of molasses flavor and softens the oatmeal topping.
- Rolled oats – Old-fashioned rolled oats work best in this recipe.
- Butter – Using unsalted helps control the amount of salt in baking recipes.
- Baking powder – This leavening agent helps the crust rise.
- Salt – Salt is added to baked goods to enhance and balance flavors.
- Vanilla – Adds incredible flavor to the crust.
- Raspberry jam – Use your favorite brand of raspberry jam or preserves.
This crumb bar recipe works well with homemade or store-bought jam too. Try one of our jam recipes – mixed berry jam, raspberry peach jam or raspberry rhubarb jam.
How to make raspberry crumb bars
- Prepare baking pan – Line a 9×13-inch pan parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
- Preheat the oven – Preheat to 350-degrees F.
- Make the crumb mixture – In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add the vanilla extract,, flour, salt, and baking powder and stir to combine.
- Assemble – Press ¾ of the oatmeal mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread raspberry jam over top. Use your fingers to evenly distribute the crumb mixture.
- Bake – Bake for 45-minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool & enjoy – Cool completely, remove from the pan and cut into bars and serve.
Raspberry crumb bars are a must-have for holiday baking. We always include them in our holiday cookie trays along with homemade brownies, peanut butter blossoms, peanut butter cookies and lemon crinkle cookies.
More easy dessert ideas
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Raspberry Oatmeal Crumb Bars
Ingredients
Raspberry Oatmeal Bars
- 1 ½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 (18-ounce) jar raspberry jam Smucker’s or your favorite brand
Instructions
Raspberry Oatmeal Bars
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper and spray well with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until smooth.
- Add the vanilla extract, rolled oats, flour, salt, and baking powder and stir to combine. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl occasionally with a rubber spatula.
- Press ¾ of the oatmeal mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Spread the jam over the bottom layer.
- Crumble the remaining oatmeal mixture over the raspberry jam layer.
- Bake for about 45-50 minutes, or until lightly golden brown and the jam is bubbling. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
Recipe Notes
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Shanika says
These crumble bars look so yummy! I’m definitely saving this recipe for later since I was planning on making crumble bars real soon!
Jessica Robinson says
Shanika,
They are definitely delish! Thanks for stopping by!
Jenni says
Oh my gosh, these bars look SO good! Love how simple they are to make, too!
Jessica Robinson says
Jenni,
These are right from our farm kitchen and you’ll love them! So simple to make too!
Liz says
YUM! These look amazing. I love fruity cobbler type recipes so these bars sound amazing!
Claire says
This was such a great treat for afternoon tea!
I loved the crumble topping 😀
Lauren says
Anything with crumble of any kind on top and I am all in. So good!
Cindy @ The Sweet Nerd says
I love this and how easy it is. You’re right, perfect with coffee. I have an aunt who keeps sending me jars of homemade jam so I can’t wait to put them to work.
Marie - Not Enough Cinnamon says
I’m obsessed with raspberry jam and I love, love, love crumble bars. They look SO good! Yum yum yum
Chris says
These look absolutely scrumptious!! Perfect for the kid’s lunchbox! Love the step by steps too, really helpful!
Adriana Lopez Martin says
I enjoy raspberry jam it is such a good option for desserts, tart and sweet, this bars look really scrumptious. I would need to try to make them soon.
Dana says
I haven’t made anything like this in so soso long, and that clearly needs to change. I love raspberry bars! So chewy and gooey. These look perfect.
Jeanette says
Very smart and fun idea for eating your oatmeal 🙂 Lovely!
Veena Azmanov says
Oh, I can not wait to try Raspberry Oatmeal Crumble Bars. I really enjoy the fact that this recipe can be prepared quickly and easily. It’s perfect for me. Thanks for the great recipe!
Brian Jones says
What a great sounding treat, this looks superb and that crumble mix is fabulous!
Jessica Levinson says
Love how easy it is to make these raspberry oatmeal crumble bars! They would be great for breakfast, snack, or dessert.
christine says
I am madly in love with any kind of “crumb” bar. I usually go blueberry but I think I’ll try raspberry soon.