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Easiest Ever Raspberry Jam Bars

By:Nagi
Published:29 Jul '16Updated:16 Dec '20
118 Comments
Recipe v Dozer v

No creaming butter, no electric mixers. All you need is a bowl, a wooden spoon and 10 minutes prep to make these ridiculously easy Raspberry Bars. From scratch – no packet mixes used in my kitchen!

These Raspberry Bars have an oatmeal biscuit base, a layer of raspberry jam, then topped with an oatmeal crumble using the same mix as the base. I used raspberry but you can use any jam you want!

Raspberry Bars - One of the fastest bars to make from scratch, these have an oatmeal biscuit base, raspberry jam and a crumbly oatmeal topping. Just 10 minutes prep! www.recipetineats.com

THE EASIEST EVER RASPBERRY JAM BARS!!

Australian’s have a thing about calling recipes “Best Ever”. Like “Best Ever Chocolate Cake”. If I ever come across a recipe called “Best Ever” something, I know it’s by an Australian!

So calling these “Easiest Ever” Raspberry Jam Bars instead of just Easy Raspberry Bars just slipped out without thinking. I was going to correct it, but then I decided not to. Because I really do think these are the Easiest Ever Raspberry Bars. Because this is not made the usual way Raspberry Bars are made. 🙂

Raspberry Bars - One of the fastest bars to make from scratch, these have an oatmeal biscuit base, raspberry jam and a crumbly oatmeal topping. Just 10 minutes prep! www.recipetineats.com

Raspberry Bars - One of the fastest bars to make from scratch, these have an oatmeal biscuit base, raspberry jam and a crumbly oatmeal topping. Just 10 minutes prep! www.recipetineats.com

Here’s why these are so easy – all other Raspberry Bar recipes I have seen require softened butter to be creamed using a stand mixer or handheld electric beater or it’s made like shortbread by rubbing / cutting butter into the flour.

My recipe is made with melted butter with egg used to slightly soften and bind the mixture (most raspberry bar recipes do not use egg), and the end result is very similar to the biscuit base made using the traditional method  The biscuit base of the traditional method is slightly softer, slightly more shortbread like. But honestly, for the convenience, it is a very small compromise to me!

How to make Raspberry Bars www.recipetineats.com

Confession time: I ran out of RASPBERRY JAM!!! I ran out of strawberry jam too, so I had to make this with half raspberry and half blueberry jam! 😂

Raspberry Bars www.recipetineats.com

This really might be one of the fastest bars ever to make. Well, these 5 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars are a hot contender for the World’s Speediest Bars too. 🙂

I’m hoping one of my taste testers will be reading this post about what they think of these easy Raspberry Bars! I’ve made them about 5 times in the last week, tweaking and improving and comparing to the traditional way of making Raspberry Bars!! – Nagi x

MORE IRRESISTIBLE BARS AND SLICES

  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars (no bake!)

  • Brownies!!

  • Caramel Slice (aka Millionaire’s Shortbread!) – the great Aussie favourite!

  • Strawberry Bars – made with tons of fresh strawberries!

  • Easy Lemon Bars

  • Salted Caramel Stuffed Brownies – ooh la la!!

Raspberry Bars - One of the fastest bars to make from scratch, these have an oatmeal biscuit base, raspberry jam and a crumbly oatmeal topping. Just 10 minutes prep! www.recipetineats.com

PS Those caramelised bits along the edges are the BEST! Like a chewy candy!!

Raspberry Bars - One of the fastest bars to make from scratch, these have an oatmeal biscuit base, raspberry jam and a crumbly oatmeal topping. Just 10 minutes prep! www.recipetineats.com

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Raspberry Bars - One of the fastest bars to make from scratch, these have an oatmeal biscuit base, raspberry jam and a crumbly oatmeal topping. Just 10 minutes prep! recipetineats.com

Easiest Ever Raspberry Jam Bars

Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 35 mins
Total: 45 mins
Dessert
4.83 from 34 votes
Servings16
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My Raspberry Jam Bars are ridiculously easy to make, and faster than most recipes because it uses melted butter rather than creaming it or rubbing it into the flour. These bars have an oatmeal biscuit base and crumbly oatmeal topping with raspberry jam sandwiched in the middle. Use whatever jam you want!

Ingredients

  • 125 g / 1 stick unsalted butter , melted
  • 1 1/2 cups / 225g plain flour (all purpose flour)
  • 1 1/2 cups / 135g rolled oats (traditional oats, not quick, instant or steel cut)
  • 1/2 cup / 110g brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup raspberry jam (or other flavour of choice)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180C/350 (fan forced). (Note 1)
  • Spray a 20cm/9" square tin with oil and line with baking/parchment paper with overhang (so it can be lifted out once cooked).
  • Mix together butter, flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and salt until you can no longer see white bits of flour. Add egg and mix.
  • Place 2 1/2 cups of the mixture in the tin and press into base. Spread with jam (Note 2), then use your hands to crumble the remaining mixture over the top (Note 3).
  • Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until the top is deep golden. Remove and allow to cool in the tin before lifting out of the tin using the baking paper.
  • Cut into squares. Serve at room temperature. Store in airtight container.

Recipe Notes:

1. If you have a standard oven that is not fan forced / convection (i.e. no fan inside the oven), then it will take around 40 minutes to bake. Go by the color of the top - it should be a deep golden brown.
2. If your jam is not soft and easy to spread, pop it in the microwave for 1 minute to soften.
3. The mixture will be a bit clumped together so use your fingers to crumble it onto the top. The better you crumble it, the softer the top will be once baked so when you bite into it, it doesn't press down and make the jam ooze out (not that that's such a bad thing!!!)
4. Optional extra: 1/2 cup of chopped nuts into the biscuit mixture.
5. Nutrition per slice, assuming 16 slices. But I cut them into 9 for the photos!Raspberry Bars Nutrition

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 54gCalories: 216cal (11%)Carbohydrates: 35.8g (12%)Protein: 3g (6%)Fat: 7.2g (11%)Saturated Fat: 4.2g (26%)Cholesterol: 27mg (9%)Sodium: 52mg (2%)Potassium: 74mg (2%)Fiber: 1.1g (5%)Sugar: 15.8g (18%)Vitamin A: 200IU (4%)Calcium: 20mg (2%)Iron: 1.1mg (6%)
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Life of Dozer – Suspiciously sniffing a runaway raspberry, disappointed he didn’t get to taste test the Raspberry Bars!

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118 Comments

  1. Mary clare says

    December 7, 2022 at 10:48 am

    Made this and soon easy!!! . Used normal butter so left out the salt and added white chocolate drops … yum!

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  2. Hannah says

    June 16, 2022 at 4:33 am

    Would I be able to double this recipe? And if so, would I double everything?

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  3. SUe says

    March 19, 2022 at 6:09 pm

    Can u tell me is the nutrition calorie content for 16 slices or 9 please? THanks

    Reply
  4. Sarah Young says

    November 30, 2021 at 7:31 pm

    4 stars
    I have made this recipe three times in the past four weeks, so it’s a winner in my book!!! I definitely feel like there’s a slight trade-off in texture for ease. However I’ve found that sprinkling some frozen raspberries over the jam adds in some moisture/textural contrast and reduces the overall sweetness. A few pieces of almond and white chocolate have also made guest appearances, and will likely return to the next batch! (And there will be a next batch). Love your work, Nagi, thank you!!

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  5. Carrie says

    August 8, 2021 at 6:27 pm

    5 stars
    I made this today mixing blueberry and raspberry jam together. I can’t wait to try this with other jams and marmalade too. This recipe was so easy! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      August 9, 2021 at 7:40 pm

      I’m so glad you enjoyed them Carrie!! N x

      Reply
  6. Tim Tam says

    August 2, 2021 at 10:34 am

    5 stars
    Omg! Made this today with Bonne Mamman strawberry preserves and they were amazing. Only thing i did different was cutting down the sugar to 60g as the jam i used is super sweet. Thanks for the recipe!

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