Today I decided to bake a fresh loaf of bread (it has been a while since I did this). That's been done and is out of the oven.
Then I will make a walnut raspberry streusel bar (actually going to use mixed frozen fruit in those) - It's a Weight Watchers recipe and is five points each.
Walnut Raspberry Streusel Bars
Serves: 16
Ingredients
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1 large egg, beaten
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- ½ cup fresh raspberries
- 1 (10 ounce) jar raspberry fruit spread
- ¼ cup quick-cooking oats
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Whisk together flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl.
- Stir in the walnuts.
- Stir in egg and oil, one at a time, and mix until blended.
- Use your hands to mix all the ingredients together until the mixture becomes moist crumbs. Reserve ½ cup of the crumb mixture and set aside.
- Transfer the remaining crumb mixture to a 8 inch baking pan sprayed with cooking spray. Press crumb mixture into the pan forming an even layer. Bake the crust until it is lightly browned on the sides, about 10 – 12 minutes.
- In a small bowl, mash the raspberries. Stir in the fruit spread then spread that fruit mixture evenly over the cooked hot crust.
- Mix oats with the remaining streusel mixture and sprinkle over the top of the fruit spread.
- Bake for 20 – 22 minutes or until fruit is bubble and the streusel mixture is brown on top. If you are using a larger 9 inch pan your baking time might be 15 – 20 minutes so just keep an eye on it.
- Let it cool completely then cut into 16 squares.
I'm not going to use coconut oil - the original recipe is in a Weight Watchers cook book I got from the library and it calls for canola oil.