Chocolate Raspberry Streusel Squares
Gave this recipe 5 star, because chocolate in between the layers, and chopped almonds were mixed into streusel, which made the bars taste heavenly delicious.
Yield
36 servingsPrep
25 minCook
35 minReady
60 minLow Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Low Sodium
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
or whole wheat flour |
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
rolled oats
(quick or oldfashioned) |
|
| ½ | cup |
sugar
granulated |
|
| ½ | cup |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
optional |
|
| 1 | cup |
margarine
or butter, chilled, or half butter and half applesauce |
|
| 1 | cup |
raspberry jam
or jam |
*
|
| 6 | ounces |
semi-sweet chocolate
semi-sweet pieces, null, null |
|
| ¼ | cup |
almonds
chopped |
*
|
| 3 | ounces |
semi-sweet chocolate
semi-sweet pieces, or 4 oz white chocolate, melted*, null, null |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 355 | ml |
all-purpose flour
or whole wheat flour |
|
| 355 | ml |
rolled oats
(quick or oldfashioned) |
|
| 118 | ml |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 118 | ml |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| 5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
optional |
|
| 237 | ml |
margarine
or butter, chilled, or half butter and half applesauce |
|
| 237 | ml |
raspberry jam
or jam |
*
|
| 173.4 | ml/g |
semi-sweet chocolate
semi-sweet pieces, null, null |
|
| 59 | ml |
almonds
chopped |
*
|
| 86.7 | ml/g |
semi-sweet chocolate
semi-sweet pieces, or 4 oz white chocolate, melted*, null, null |
|
Directions
Heat oven to 375℉ (190℃).
Combine flour, oats, sugars, baking powder and salt.
Cut in margarine until mixture is crumbly.
Reserve 1 cup for streusel; set aside.
Press remaining oat mixture onto bottom of ungreased 9-inch square baking pan.
Bake 10 minutes.
Spread preserves over crust; sprinkle evenly with chocolate pieces.
Combine reserved oat mixture and almonds; sprinkle over chocolate pieces, patting gently.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool completely. Drizzle with melted chocolate, if desired.
Cut into 36 squares.
Note: I used whole wheat flour, ½ cup applesauce, 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil to make the crust and streusel. It's moist, crumbly and delicious.
