Super simple spring time slice! Fresh and tart from the berries matched perfectly with the buttery crumble!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword berries, crumble, slice
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 16bars
Ingredients
1 ½cupsplain flour
1cupoats
1tspbaking powder
½cupbrown sugar or coconut sugar
150gbutter
Filling:
3cupsfrozen raspberries
2tbsparrowroot powder or corn starch
2tbspcaster sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 160C and line a square 8inch x 8inch baking tray with baking paper.
In a large bowl combine the plain flour, oats, baking powder and sugar. Then mix in the butter to form a firm, but slightly crumbly dough. Press half of the mixture into the baking tray and then bake in the over for 7-8mins. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly.
Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Add the frozen berries to a saucepan and heat on a low heat for 5-10mins until they begin to break down. Stir in the arrowroot powder and caster sugar and then bring to the boil. Reduce and allow to simmer for 3min.
Spread the berry mixture over the base and then crumble the remaining dough over the top. Return to the oven for 15-20min until golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before cutting into squares.
Notes
You can replace raspberries with any frozen berries, adjust the sugar to the sweetness of the berries!