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Small plate stacked with chocolate raspberry crumb bars.
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Chocolate Raspberry Bars

A rich mixture of dark and semi-sweet chocolate marries so well with the sweet and tart of raspberry jam. A shortbread-like layer is the perfect crumb crust.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24
Calories: 272kcal
Author: Sula

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 2 cups flour all-purpose
  • ½ cup firmly-packed light brown sugar
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips divided
  • 1 cup dark bittersweet chocolate chips, divided
  • 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • ½ cup walnuts chopped
  • ⅓ cup seedless raspberry jam

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter or grease a 13- by 9-inch baking pan.
  • In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in flour and brown sugar until well mixed. With floured fingers, press 1 ¾ 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.
    1 cup butter, 2 cups flour, ½ cup firmly-packed light brown sugar
  • In a small saucepan over low heat, combine ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips, ½ cup bittersweet chocolate chips, and sweetened condensed milk. Melt over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and spread over prepared hot crust.
    1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, 1 cup dark, 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 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.
    1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, ½ cup walnuts chopped, ⅓ cup seedless raspberry jam, 1 cup dark
  • 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.

Notes

You can use any nuts in place of the walnuts. Pecans or almonds would be nice.
Similarly, feel free to try this with other flavors of jam, like strawberry or blueberry. If it's a fruit or berry that pairs well with chocolate, it will probably taste great in these bars.

Nutrition

Calories: 272kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 86mg | Potassium: 138mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 285IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.