Super Easy Strawberry Shortbread Crumble or Crumble Bars

Super Easy Strawberry Shortbread Crumble or Crumble Bars

This very simple recipe does double duty. It is a great simple crumble recipe that makes a terrific dessert on its own or with a scoop of good quality vanilla ice cream plus any leftovers can be served cold, cut onto bar cookies for the kid's lunchboxes. I can't guarantee the leftovers though, so to be safe, make two batches! ;)

Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan and line with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

In a food processor mix together

• 3 cups flour
• 1cup sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder

Pulse in until crumbly:

• 1 1/2 cups cold butter cut in cubes
• 2 tsp vanilla extract or the seeds of one vanilla pod

If you don't have a food processor you can simply rub the butter through the dry ingredients with your hands, this is a pretty simple, fail-safe recipe.

Press half of the crumb mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan, then spread on

• 2 1/2 cups strawberry jam

Use homemade or a good quality, whole fruit jam and not a pectin based, jelly type jam

Press the remaining crumb mixture together in your hands and break off small pieces, scattering them evenly over the jam layer. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until light golden brown on top. Serve warm with ice cream or chill and cut in bars.

Super Easy Strawberry Shortbread Crumble or Crumble Bars

This very simple recipe does double duty. It is a great simple crumble recipe that makes a terrific dessert on its own or with a scoop of good quality vanilla ice cream plus any leftovers can be served cold, cut onto bar cookies for the kid's lunchboxes. I can't guarantee the leftovers though, so to be safe, make two batches! ;)

Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan and line with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

In a food processor mix together

• 3 cups flour
• 1cup sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder

Pulse in until crumbly:

• 1 1/2 cups cold butter cut in cubes
• 2 tsp vanilla extract or the seeds of one vanilla pod

If you don't have a food processor you can simply rub the butter through the dry ingredients with your hands, this is a pretty simple, fail-safe recipe.

Press half of the crumb mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan, then spread on

• 2 1/2 cups strawberry jam

Use homemade or a good quality, whole fruit jam and not a pectin based, jelly type jam

Press the remaining crumb mixture together in your hands and break off small pieces, scattering them evenly over the jam layer. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until light golden brown on top. Serve warm with ice cream or chill and cut in bars.