Chocolate Raspberry Crumb Bars have a delicious flavor combination of chocolate and raspberries. When I make these for a treat they never last very long. If I share these delicious bars with others, or take them to a potluck, someone always asks for the recipe! You can make these bars with other fruits as well and it is a great way to use your homemade jams.
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- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 2 cups flour (all-purpose)
- 1/2 cup (firmly-packed) light brown sugar
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
- 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips, divided
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup nuts of your choice, chopped
- 1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam*
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter or grease a 13- by 9-inch baking pan.
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In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in flour and brown sugar until well mixed. With floured fingers, press 1 3/4 cups crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared baking pan; reserve remaining mixture. Bake approximately 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown; remove from oven and set aside.
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In a small saucepan over low heat, combine 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chips, and sweetened condensed milk. Melt over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and spread over prepared hot crust.
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Stir chopped nuts into reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over chocolate filling. Drop, by teaspoons, raspberry jam over the crumb mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup semisweet and bittersweet chocolate chips.
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Return to oven and continue baking for 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set. Remove from oven and let cool in the pan on a wire cooling rack. Once cool, cut into bars.
* If desired, more raspberry jam may be used. Also you could use any flavor of jam you prefer.
Source: Photo from Nestle’s VeryBestBaking.com website.