Raspberry Almond Crumble Bars are sweet, tart and packed with raspberry fruit flavor! These easy raspberry layers bars are made with a buttery crust, white chocolate chips, thick raspberry filling and a crunchy layer of almond crumble. The perfect summer dessert everyone will love!

When it comes to raspberry desserts, step aside!!

There are some desserts that just become your new favorite addiction in the first bite.

That’s what happened the first time I made these Raspberry Almond Crumble Bars.

Sweet, tart, crumbly with a bit of crunch? Yes, please!

raspberry crumble bars

So what are raspberry crumble bars?

These easy raspberry bars are a simple hand-held cookie bar.

They are a everything you need in your life.. part cookie bar, part crumble bar, they melt in your mouth, there’s raspberry, there’s crunchy almonds.. they are perfection!

Made with a buttery crust, a thick tart raspberry layer and then topped with a layer of almond crumble, these easy fruit bars are a crowd pleaser every time!

Did I mention there are white chocolate chips thrown in there too???

These raspberry crumb bars are easy to make and even easier to EAT! Trust me, they disappeared from my kitchen in record time!

why these raspberry bars are the BEST!

• Easy summer dessert packed with tons of raspberry fruit flavors.
• Everyone needs an easy fruit bar dessert recipe in their back pocket for fruit bar dessert emergency situations. (no, really!)
• Completely transportable, these raspberry bars are portable and perfect for parties, potlucks and barbeques.
• Sweet, tart, soft and crunchy.. this raspberry bar recipe hits all of the major cookie bar criteria.

raspberry crumble bar ingredients

Let’s go over what ingredients you will need to make these fruit crumble bars:

• Sugar
• Baking powder
• All purpose flour
• Butter
• Eggs
• Almond extract
• Sliced almonds
• Seedless raspberry jam

how do you make raspberry bars?

Start by preheating your oven to 325°F and line 9 x 13 baking dish with parchment paper.

Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat or 1 minute on high in the microwave and set aside.

Add eggs to your mixing bowl and beat until foamy. Add in sugar and beat at high speed for 1-2 minute.

Stir in butter and then add flour, salt, baking powder and almond extract; mix at low speed just until combined.

Stir in 1 cup of white chocolate chips.

Spread half of the batter into the bottom of your prepared pan. Bake at 325°F. for 10-15 minutes or until light golden brown.

To help make your raspberry jam more spreadable, warm it slightly in the microwave for 30 seconds on high.

You want spreadable, not super runny.

Once your bottom layer of crust has cooked, remove pan from oven.

Gently spread spoonful’s of raspberry jam over your cookie crust, making an even layer.

Drop small clumps of remaining cookie batter over the jam.

Follow up with an even layer of sliced almonds.

Return pan to oven and bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes.

Remove raspberry bars from pan by pulling up on the sides of parchment paper once bars are completely cooled.

Cut into squares and serve .. store leftovers (yeah right!) in refrigerator.

pro tips for perfect raspberry cookie bars

• Be sure to heat your raspberry jam for a few seconds in the microwave before adding it to your cookie crust. This helps the jam spread so much easier.
• Unless you are a fan of raspberry seeds in your teeth, pick up a jar of seedless raspberry jam for this fruit bar recipe.
• Lining your baking pan with parchment paper helps for an easy removal.
• Be sure to let these raspberry crumble bars cool completely before trying to remove the bars from the baking pan. They are extremely tender!
• Want to try other fruit flavors? Go for it!!! The raspberry jam can be switched out for other flavors of jams so try them all!!
• The bars will stay fresh in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 5 days.

why use seedless jam in raspberry bars recipe?

I prefer to use seedless jam in this raspberry cookie bar recipe because I hate picking seeds out of my teeth.

Seedless raspberry jam is easy to find and usually mixed in with the other jams and jellies in the peanut butter aisle of your local supermarket. 

If you are unable to find seedless jam, you can use jam with seeds but you may want to run it through a small mesh strainer first. 

The seeds are harmless but who wants to be picking seeds out of their teeth all day?

whole or sliced almonds for raspberry bars?

You can use whole almonds for your raspberry almond bars but you will want to do a rough chop on them first before adding them to your recipe.

The flavor will obviously not change but it’s easier to eat raspberry almond bars when you don’t have huge crunchy pieces of almond to get through.

more summer dessert ideas

• Key Lime Pie Cheesecake Bars
• Classic Lemon Bars
• Raspberry Lemon Cupcakes
• Pina Colada Cake Mix Whoopie Pies
• Pink Lemonade Cake
• Lemon Donut Bundt Cake
• Honey Bourbon Peach Crumble

Enjoy ♥ Heather

Update Notes: This post was originally published in May of 2018 but was republished with an updated recipe, new photos, step by step instructions and tips in February of 2021.