Chocolate Raspberry Crumb Bars
Shortbread crust, fudge, jam, crumb topping, and chocolate chips make these Chocolate Raspberry Crumb Bars an exquisite treat!
These out of the ordinary Raspberry Bars are enhanced with chocolate! Plus, they’re easy to throw together.
Chocolate Raspberry Crumb Bars
I’m hosting my book club this week and it was the perfect opportunity to test out new recipes. Of course, my friend, Danielle, has tons of sweet inspiration on her blog, Hugs & Cookies XOXO, so I started my search there.
Her Chocolate Raspberry Crumb Bars looked divine! I could easily make them a few days ahead and they’d be an amazing addition to my buffet of goodies.
The cookie crust, topped with fudge, dollops of raspberry jam, crumbs, and chocolate chips, created an exquisite bar cookie with marvelous textures and flavors.
A Cutting Challenge
These were a bit more challenging to cut into perfect squares than the typical bars with the heavy sprinkling of chocolate chips AND the crumbly topping, but the hubby was happy to sample the chips that flew off the cutting board. I
usually chill my brownies and bar cookies to get a clean square pieces, but cold chocolate chips do not cut easily! No matter how you slice ’em, I think you’ll fall head over heels for these scrumptious chocolate raspberry crumb bars.
If you have trouble cutting cookie bars into nice squares, check out my post on How to Cut the Perfect Cookie Bars!
Two Sweetie Pies for March
On the second Monday of each month, Danielle and I cook up something from each other’s blog. Every treat I pull from her blog is a show stopper…I never have to worry whether we’ll like it or not. We always do! Thanks, Danielle, for another hit. xoxo
See which recipe of mine Danielle is featuring today! Plus check out Danielle’s social media sites and the post that inspired these fabulous bars:
Chocolate Raspberry Crumb Bars
Shortbread, fudge, jam and a layer of crumbs makes for an out of this world bar cookie!
Ingredients
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup raspberry preserves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º. Line 9X13 pan with nonstick foil.
- Cream butter and sugar together.
- Mix in flour and salt until crumbly.
- Press 1 3/4 cups crumb mixture onto bottom of baking dish and bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Stir nuts into leftover crumb mixture. Set aside.
- Combine sweetened condensed milk and bittersweet chips in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 30 second intervals in microwave until chips are melted. Stir until smooth.
- Pour over hot crust and spread evenly over top with offset spatula.
- Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over chocolate mixture. Drop teaspoonfuls of preserves on top of crumb mixture, then sprinkle with 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- Bake for an additional 25-30 minutes or until set.
- Cool and cut into bars.
Notes
Adapted from Mom on TimeOut Via Hugs and Cookies XOXO
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1 barAmount Per Serving: Calories: 302Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 89mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 2gSugar: 23gProtein: 4g
22 Comments on “Chocolate Raspberry Crumb Bars”
Divine is right! I’m loving all that crumb!!
These crumb bars look so delicious, love it 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
This is insanely delicious…Love that crumb topping!
Yum…I love chocolate and raspberry together! 🙂
My favorite day of the month-our reveal day! I love how your “challenging” cuts are still 100% perfect!!!!! These look amazing!!!!!!!!! Can’t wait for next month!!! xoxo
OK, my favorite skinny chick. This looks way too good. I think if I eat that Greek salad I should be allowed one of these. Make that two.
Mmm, chocolate and raspberry! You look like you did a great job slicing them up, regardless. I’ll take one, please 😉
Oh boy this looks amazing. I am sure it will be finished instantly.
Ooh, these look delicious. Favorite combo–chocolate and raspberry!
Oh yum, Liz. No matter how you slice them, they look oh so yummy!
Thanks for sharing, Liz…
This does look like a bar cookie I could fall for.
Raspberry and chocolate did it for me! Great recipe, Liz! Can’t wait to try it!
Those look so pretty. Love recipes that you can make in advance like this and have them ready to go…am certain this would be a big hit with the guys.
These are so beautiful! Chocolate and raspberry is such a wonderful and classic combination, these bars look wonderful.
Yum! These look like the perfect little treat!
Awesome treat, Liz! Looks so delicious! I love the flavors!
This is a very good treat ! Chocolate and raspberrys are always a dream together ! Your cookies looks always delicious Lizz !
Lizzy,
These bars are gorgeous. I love all the flavors. Because of your monthly recipe swaps with Danielle, I’ve been following her for a while.
Annamaria
They still look perfectly cut to me. I would probably have chocolate chips rolling all over the place. No fretting though, they would still end up in my tummy!
Lots of goodies here Liz… Chocolate Raspberry sounds great and I see your Raspberry Bars in the ‘you might also like’… I’m thinking Raspberry bars with a chocolate drizzle:@)
These sound wonderful – and despite the cutting challenge, I;d love to try them! Hope your book club loves them. And I’ll be sure to check out Danielle’s blog!
I’m going to dream of these crumb bars tonight, what an absolute treat!