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These raspberry bars are quick and easy to throw together. With an oatmeal, coconut, and sweet raspberry jam these bars will become a family favorite for sure.

There is something about layering jam between buttery oatmeal streusel like dough. I made these bars, adapted from the One Girl Cookies cookbook, years ago on the blog and I felt it was high time to make these again with new photos.

So with all the tips, and tricks, and step by step photos there is really no excuse for your to not bust out your mixing bowl and pan right now.

The best part? They will take you about 30 minutes to throw these together. And you know we are a big fan Easy And Quick Dessert Recipes around here.

What ingredients do you need to make these raspberry bars?

Coconut – you can toast it before hand. The original recipe called for toasting the coconut for 2-3 minutes before adding it to your bowl. Me personally? I decided to omit this step and make this recipe even faster. But if you feel like toasting your coconut go for it!
Flour – This recipe calls for all purpose flour. Make sure your measure your flour correctly. For best accuracy, use a kitchen scale. Or you can spoon the flour into your dry measuring cup and level off with a flat edge. Just be sure to NOT pack the flour down into the cup. You can read my complete post on how to measure flour here.
Brown sugar
Granulated white sugar
Salt
Unsalted butter – be sure to to use unsalted. Brands can use varying amounts of salt in their salted butter so it’s best to control the amount of salt you add to your recipe and use unsalted butter.
Raspberry Jam

Tips on Making these Raspberry Bars

Make sure to COLD unsalted butter. You want to cut in cold butter until it pea-sized. Making this crust is similar to making pie crust, where you want pieces of butter that not are completely absorbed into the flour. They will melt and then push apart the layers of flour, creating a flaky oatmeal chewy crust for these bars. If you don’t own a pastry cutter, then just toss the butter into the flour with your fingertips. And then squish the butter into smaller and smaller pieces. Just be sure to use your fingertips only so as not to warm up the butter too much.
Use a whisk. No need to bust out the mixer for these bars. Just a simple whisk will bring the ingredients together quickly. By using a whisk, you are less likely to overwork the dough, which could result into a tough bar.
Allow the crust to cool before spreading on the jam. You will partially cook the crust for 10 minutes. Then spread the jam on using a flat edge, like a spatula.

How to make these raspberry bars – step by step

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper or Grease with nonstick cooking spray.
Whisk together mix the flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and salt until combined.

3. Add the butter and continue mixing until dough begins to come together.

4. Mix in the coconut and oats.

5. Remove 1 cup of the crust dough. Set aside.

6. Transfer the remaining dough to the prepared pan. Press evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake 14 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking. The crust should be golden brown around the edges. Allow the crust to cool for 10 minutes.

7. Spread the raspberry evenly over the crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Crumble reserved dough over the top of preserves. Bake 7 minutes, or until preserves are bubbly. Cool completely in pan.

jam spread onto raspberry bar dough and sprinkled with streusel

8. Run a knife around the edges of the bars. Place a baking sheet or cutting board on top of the pan and flip the pan over to release the bars. Remove the parchment paper. Then, place a cutting board on the bars and flip again. Cut into bars using a sharp knife.

Raspberry Bar FAQ’s

Can I use a different kind of jam?

Sure why not! Strawberry. Grape. Apricot. Any jam would be great I think.

Do I need to toast the coconut?

You can toast the coconut first before adding it to the mixing bowl. Toast at 350°F for about 2-3 minutes.

Can I make these bars gluten free?

You absolutely can. Be sure to use gluten free oats, and a gluten free flour. My favorite is Cup 4 Cup.

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