How to bake Strawberry Bars | Eggless | Ready in 1 hour

This Carres granola aux Fraises - French Strawberry Bars recipe has an oat crumble crust dough with a homemade strawberry jam center that bakes up golden for a perfect lunchbox or picnic treat.
Adapted from 5ingredients15minutes.com
Serves 12-16 bars
Ingredients:
Fruit
500 grams / 1 pound fresh strawberries hulled and diced
60 grams / ⅓ cup superfine/caster sugar
8 grams / 1 tablespoon corn starch
Streusel Dough
180 grams / 6.35 ounces butter room temperature
150 grams / ¾ cup brown sugar
2 grams / ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
200 grams / 1 ¼ cups plain flour
135 grams / 1 ½ cups rolled oats
4 grams / 1 teaspoon baking powder
Directions:
- Line a baking tin with baking paper and preheat your oven to 180C/350F.
- Toss the strawberries, sugar and cornstarch into a saucepan on medium heat and simmer until thickened and reduced, approximately 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, toss the butter, sugar, ground cinnamon and vanilla extract in a bowl and whip until pale and fluffy, approximately 3 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, stir the flour, rolled oats and baking powder until combined.
- Toss the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir until the mixture resembles a rough crumble.
- Spoon ½ the oat crumble mixture into your baking tin and and press firmly until even.
- Top with the strawberry jam mixture and spread evenly before crumbling over the remaining oat mixture.
- Place in the oven and bake until golden, approximately 25 minutes.
- Remove and set aside to cool before removing from the tin.
- Slice and serve.
- Dig in!
Recipe can be found at roamingtaste.com/french-straw...
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