How many of you are glad taxes are over? I will admit, I was one of those people who waited until the eleventh hour to do her taxes and was frantic to get everything done when I realized I was going to pay in this year. To say the least, this girl is cuddling with her favorite dog and trying to avoid her bank account since it is a lot smaller than it was this morning. At least I know I won’t have to deal with it until next year. While my friends are planning on how they are going to spend their tax refund, I am going to enjoy spending some quality time in my kitchen making delicious treats. Sweet things help get rid of tax blues, right?
One of the yummy creations I made today to help deal with taxes were these raspberry bars. As I told you guys previously, I am a big fan of berries. While I am hoping to use fresh raspberries next time, I was just getting rid of items in the fridge to preparation for purchasing more fruits and veggies. To say the least, these yummy bars truly hit the spot and made staying in tonight a bit more amazing. I will also admit that I was still filing my taxes while they were baking, so the house smelled great as I was dealing with one of the biggest stressors of the year!
Want to try this awesome Raspberry Bar Recipe for yourself? Make sure to check out the recipe below. Don’t worry, it really is easy! Make sure to tell us what you think of this yummy recipe below!
Note: Special thanks to my friends Krista from Adventures of Country Divas for helping me with this recipe and pictures!
- 1 Cup of Pure Cane Sugar
- 1 Tsp Baking Powder
- 3 Cups of All Purpose Flour
- 1 Cup of Shortening (Crisco)
- 1 Egg (room temperature)
- Pinch of Salt
- ½ Tsp of Cinnamon
- 1 Jar of Raspberry Preserve
- Preheat the oven to 375 Degrees.
- Grease a 9 x 13 Baking Pan.
- In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Add the shortening and egg to the dry mixture.
- Hand mix the batter until it has a crumbling texture.
- Divide the Dough in two separate bowls.
- Take the first half of the dough and cover the bottom of the baking dish. Make sure it is spread out and pressed evenly.
- Cover the layer of dough with the raspberry preserve. Make sure it is spread out evenly.
- Gently add the other have the dough. Don't press it down, just crumble it over the preserve.
- Bake for 35 - 45 minutes or until the top of the mixture is slightly brown.
About Susan Bewley
Susan Bewley is a professional writer who has been writing content online & in print format for over 10 years. As well, she is an alumni of the University of Louisville with a Masters Degree in Special Education. When not working as an online business consultant or ghost writing, she can be found writing on Budget Earth, on her own novel, or working with various entities in the pet industry.
These look so good! I love raspberries and and so does my dad so we will be eating these!!
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This looks delicious! I wonder if there is a low carb alternative, though? I try to eat low carb, and low sugar.
Thanks so much for this delicious recipe! I am having some people over for coffee and I am so making these!
why must i see this first thing in the morning…. do you deliver! lol looks yummy
I love fresh berries. Especially strawberry and raspberries. This recipe sounds pretty good. I might try a dusting of powdered sugar on top or a light glaze.
This is a great recipe to make for mothers day!
This looks amazing, I might have to cook this for my next family get together
This looks delicious.I love raspberries so I will be making this recipe!
I love raspberry bars! They make me think of Spring!!
This looks like its to die for!! The raspberry is perfecty for spring/summer and im actually planning on making this on Sunday for my family. Thanks so much for posting this!
That looks so very good. I can’t wait to get out and pick some fresh berries this year.
This looks so delicious! I pinned it and I’ll be making it very soon! I think I will also try it with other fruit preserves as well! 🙂
These do look easy to make. I wonder if I could make them work with some huckleberries I have in my freezer…
These look great and would be so yummy with them having raspberry.
This is amazing! I have never seen a raspberry bar look so good!
I bet you can use just about any fruit for this. I could see strawberries, rhubarb or blackberries!
oh I am so glad the taxes are done, and we get a little back, enough to go to dinner and a movie at least– THis looks yummy– and so easy– I think I have everything to make it too. Thanks for sharing
These look wonderful. A perfect way to relax after getting taxes done on time!
Love, love raspberries! I have a few raspberry dessert recipes but I want to try this one soon – Thanks so much!
I love your Rasberry Recipe
I was just looking for a new recipe to make and these sound yummy.. thanks
These look so amazing! I think I could easily substitute gluten-free flour for this. Since it’s a dense pastry, it should come out just as good. Thanks for making me drool!
This looks so delicious. Thank you for the information.
These bars look incredible. Raspberry is my favorite and I can’t wait to try a gluten free conversion.
Yummy! Thanks for this recipe! Glad I read it. 😀
These Raspberry Bar looks so good! I am always looking for recipes to use fruit, especially in the summer when our farms market is open. 🙂
Looks yummy, maybe i’ll try this weekends
I love Raspberries!! Cannot wait to try these!
I cant wait to try this recipe, it sounds so delish! Thank you
yummy! i’d love to try those, i’ll ask my aunt to make those..
We have a ton of raspberries on our property and never really know what to do with them. This recipe should take care of that! Thanks for sharing!
YUM YUM YUM ! I will be making this tomorrow. What a great summer recipe using fresh fruit. Thanks for sharing
This is just like the raspberry tea cake that we make every Easter except that we add almonds to the top layer.
Like this site. You have the greatest looking deserts. Makes me hungry looking at them.
I can’t wait to try these
hm, this looks delicious! I’ll have to try this out. My normal go to raspberry yummies are usually raspberry kolaches!
Taxes are no fun! We got an adit for last years taxes and ended up having to pay more! So sad! This would make that all better for sure! 😉 plus they look super easy to make and very yummy! 🙂
YUM!! pinned this recipe for later and I think this will be my sweet to make for my next coffee day with my besties 🙂
WOW! These look so good!! I can’t wait to make them. Thank you for sharing the recipe!!
Raspberry is one of my favorite fruits. These bars are pretty tasty. I’ve had a bit of trouble finding raspberry jam without without seeds though.
I had too pin this recipe my son love raspberry items thanks for sharing yum
I would love to eat these right now! I’ll need to go some raspberries and make a batch 🙂 Thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks so much for the Delicious Recipe on Raspberry Bar! This looks so very wonderful! I’ve saved your recipe and want to give it a try once I get some raspberry preserves! I am definitely going to make this! It’s absolutely Wonderful! Thanks again for sharing your recipe with all of us! Thanks again! Michele 🙂
I love raspberry bars . Looks like a great recipe. Not to hard to make .
These look dilectable! Rasberry bars are my favorite and even being cooking challenged, I think I could even make them
I love raspberry bars, especially with oatmeal crumbles. I will have to try this recipe.
I ❤ raspberry anything!! Thank you for shsring the recipe with everyone! I will give it a try, but unfortunately, I am not that great of a baker! But, I will pass on the recipe to those who are!!!
I love raspberries! This looks really good, but I would use real raspberries instead.
Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe with us. It has been a long time since I made a raspberry square. I will definitely try your recipe 🙂
Can’t wait to try these. Our whole family loves raspberries. Thank you…
I love raspberries; these bars look super-yummy! Thanks for posting the recipe!
I can’t wait to try this after seeing that they look so yummy!
These are a winner! I love baking treats like this! These would not last long in my house. Awesome treat that is sure to please.
Yummy yum these look good. I am pinning now for future reference!
i am 60 yrs old and i cant remeber the last time i had raspberry anything, this recipe sounds good,maybe its time to try this…
I absolutely have to try it! 🙂
Oh man! I’m not really a raspberry fan, however these sound absolutely delicious.The recipe sounds rather easy as well. Going to book mark it so I can try it one day!
this looks delicious i wll have to make it soon !
That looks delicious.
This looks delicious thanks for sharing this recipe!
It was so difficult for me to choose just 1 recipe to comment on!!! Everything looks so delicious! But, raspberry is my favourite, so I chose this one!!! I can’t wait to give this recipe a try!!! I can taste them already!
These look so good! I’m not a fan of raspberries so I wonder if strawberries would be a good substitute?? I have some that need to be used up so I may give this a try.
I love raspberries, this would be a great treat for the family after dinner time. I’ll be sure to make this recipe!
These raspberry bars look delicious. I’d love to try this with strawberry preserves. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
These look delicious, will definitely have to make them!