Humble Bumble Crumble Bars
While developing a treat for my bingo group, I asked my husband for ideas. He suggested a fruity bar. This berry bar is lightly sweet and so easy. —Nancy Phillips, Portland, Maine
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- FILLING:
- 2 cups chunky applesauce
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 cups fresh blackberries
- 2 cups fresh raspberries
Reviews
I'm so glad I tried this dessert. We thought it was very tasty. After reading the review below, I increased the brown sugar in the topping to half a cup in case my berries were too tart. I didn't cool the crust, but I put the berries right on the hot crust and distributed the applesauce around them because I was concerned they might scorch. The bottom crust for ours was like a soft sugar cookie. Berries were on special at my grocery store this week. I'd make this again the next time I can get the berries for less.
I made this recipe, because I love both kinds of berries ( berries are expensive), was really disappointed, it was really tart and the crust was hard to cut, just crumbled apart, would not recommend this recipe unless you like really like tart things.