Recipezaar, I shared these bars with my daughter ( a.k.a. Beet ) and her husband.
She said these were really good. This recipe called for 1 cup of the strawberry preserves,
I thought that wasn't enough,
so I used ( 16 ounces ) from an
( 18 oz. )jar.
I also reserved 1-1/2 cups of the crumb mixture for the topping; instead of the 1/2 cup it called for.
I baked the bars for 35 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
After removing the bars from the oven.
I immediately ran a sharp knife around the inside of the pan,
so the preserves wouldn't stick to the pan.
When the bars cooled down,
I drizzled with the melted chocolate, ran the knife again around the inside of the pan,
and cut the bars into squares
( before placing them in the refrigerator for 1 hour ).
This can make up to 24 bars instead of 20.
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Made it as is and LOVED IT! My family loved them, too! They barely lasted a day here! I also ran a knife around the edge right after baking so the preserves wouldn't make them stick. Thank you for this terrific recipe! It tastes kinda like a nutra grain bar:D
EDIT: The first time I made these I also read the instructions incorrectly and reserved half the mixture instead of half a cup. This time I just reserved the half cup and I think I actually like it better using a little more than half the mixture for the bottom, and then the rest for the top. It's more like a nutra-grain bar that way, and they're one of my weaknesses^_^
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I'm sure these would turn out wonderful if you followed the recipe more exactly than I did. I didn't have strawberry preserves, just frozen strawberries. So I took the strawberries, thawed them and put them in the blender with some honey and used that for the strawberry preserves (there was 2 cups). So the bars are more moist than they should be and there is not the intense strawberry taste. But what I do have is yummy gushy strawberry bars. Learn from me, don't do that, use the preserves.
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Haven't made the bars as directed, but I use the crumb mixture as a topper for my crisps--apple, quince, blackberry, peach... It is AWESOME! I add cinnamon and/or ginger to the mix depending on the fruit I use: I mix the fruit with a little flour, sugar, and spices, then bake it for 20-30 minutes (depending on the fruit--quince takes longer), then add the topping and return it to the oven for another 20-30 mins.
Thanks a bunch!
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I was dying to make this and I has having a short attention span day so I sort of didn't pay attention to part of the recipe. Instead of keeping 1/2 cup of mixture aside, I kept half of it aside. After realizing that mistake, I just put it on the top of the preserves and smushed it in. Now it is cooling in the fridge and of course I couldn't wait, so I dug my spoon in and absolutely LOVE it!!!! Very very yummy! Can't wait to try with different jams too!
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These are the best!!! Quick, easy, adn delicious. Be prepared to hand out the recipe!
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