Plum crumble bars
Author: Friday is Cake Night
Serves: 18 bars
- ½ cup pecans
- 1½ cups flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup oats
- ¼ cup Crosby's Fancy Molasses
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 2 cups plums - about 10 plums
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 tbsp. cornstarch
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x13 baking pan with foil or parchment paper
- In a food process place the pecans and pulse to break into smaller pieces.
- Add the flour, sugar baking soda, baking powder and salt. Pulse to combine.
- Add the molasses and butter and run the processor until fully combined.
- Press ⅔ of the mixture into the bottom of the baking pan. Reserve the rest for the topping.
- In the same processor bowl, combine the plums, sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. Pulse until the plums are broken up into small pieces.
- Pour the plums evenly over the oat mixture and top with the reserved oat mixture.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
- Let the bars cool before slicing.
Recipe by Friday is Cake Night at https://www.fridaycakenight.com/2015/09/plum-crumble-bars/
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