These Raspberry Bars are super easy to make and even easier to become addicted to them.
This is a great treat. It’s crunchy on the bottom, chewy in the middle, and soft on top. It’s a party in your mouth! It makes an 8×8 square pan, but you could double it to make a 9×13 size. I shared some with my friend and I told her she’s gonna want to hide these so she could have them all to herself. I bet she did. It has just the right amount of chocolate chips to fill that chocolate need we all have.
Raspberry Bars
Author: Mandy Bird
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- Crust:
- 1¼ c. flour
- ½ c. sugar
- ½ c. butter or margarine
- Topping:
- ⅔ c. flour
- ½ c. chopped pecans (optional)
- ⅓ c. packed brown sugar
- 6 Tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
- ½ c. raspberry jam (or another kind you like)
- 2 c. milk chocolate chips ( I didn't use that much. I just sprinkled some over top.)
Directions
- For Crust:
- Combine flour and sugar in a bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press onto the bottom of a greased 8x8 or 9x9 pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 18-22 minutes until set but not brown.
- For Topping:
- Combine flour, pecans, and brown sugar in same bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender. Spread jam over hot crust. Sprinkle with topping crumbs and chocolate chips. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars.
These look wonderful! They would be great for breakfast, too.
Mmmm Mandy…Wow! I will be making these in the near future for sure!!
Oh I just love raspberry flavors. Mmmmm – these are looking SO good!
Many that looks absolutely wonderful. I love raspberry anything.
Oh WOW! These look awesome – I LOVE raspberry -and chocolate too. Perfect combo! Your pictures have me drooling….
Raspberries and chocolate are my all time favorite combo ever! I may just have to attempt a gluten free version of this!
These look fabulous! I featured them on this week's Must Try Tuesday…http://therickettchronicles.blogspot.com/2011/03/must-try-tuesday-march-15-2011.html<br /><br />Thanks for sharing another great recipe.
I am definitely going to make these. They look so scrumptious! That layer of raspberry filling and chocolate chips has got me hyper-ventilating!
Yum! These look so gook.<br />I think they would go over really well at a Bake Sale.<br /><br />So glad you linked up to "Made it on Monday"!
Oh my these look so yummy!!!! I found your blog through made it on monday link and will be back to visit more often! YUM!
These look so good! I bet they would travel well, I will have to try them!
Haha, didn't realize linksy party is closed now! Never mind about the p.s.<br />:)
That crust looks amazing. I want a bite! Thanks for sharing these on Crazy Sweet Tuesday!
Crunchy, chewy, and soft? All in one. This sounds just about perfect!!! And raspberry and chocolate is totally a winner in my books:-)
Mandy, these bars look wonderful, I'm pinning recipes for when my berries come in, so glad you reshared this!
Hi, just finished putting these in the oven. Can't wait to try them! Had a question regarding the choco chips. Recipe calls for 2c of chips, but in my 8×8 pan 1c of chips covered the entire pan. Was that for a larger pan? I was also going by your pictures which shows them more scattered about. Thanks for all the recipes you post!
Anonymous- I just sprinkled some on top like in the photo. I didn't want that many chocolate chips in mine. I will change that so others know. Thanks!
These were SO good! The only thing I would do differently next time, is to not soften the butter for the topping. It made it too mushy instead of crumbly. This is a great recipe though!