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    The Yummy Bowl » Recipes » Desserts

    Red Currant Crumble Bars (Gluten Free)

    Aug 19, 2020 · Modified: Jun 21, 2023 by Julia | The Yummy Bowl · This post contains affiliate links · 10 Comments

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    Red Currant Crumble Bars pin

    These Red Currant Crumble Bars are gluten free, super easy summer berry recipe that you can whip up in only a few minutes. Serve them for dessert, breakfast, or enjoy as a delicious snack during the day.

    Ever wondered what to do with so many fresh red currants? I have a perfect recipe solution for you that actually works beautifully with other berries and fruits as well.

    These Red Currant Crumble Bars are gluten free, super easy summer berry recipe that you can whip up in only few minutes. Serve them for dessert, breakfast or enjoy as a delicious snack during the day. - The Yummy Bowl
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    Whenever you have extra berries here and there just make berry crumble bars or a berry cobbler, eat them right away or freeze for later. They are great even after thawing!

    Instructions

    STEP 1

    • Preheat oven to 350F.
    • Grease a 8x8 or 11x7 baking dish with butter or place a parchment paper so you can easily pull the crumble out of the dish when ready. I used an 11 X 7 baking dish.
    These Red Currant Crumble Bars are gluten free, super easy summer berry recipe that you can whip up in only few minutes. Serve them for dessert, breakfast or enjoy as a delicious snack during the day. - The Yummy Bowl

    STEP 2

    • In a medium bowl mix red currants, brown sugar and starch.

    STEP 3

    • In a separate large bowl whisk dry ingredients and then add cold butter and egg. For easier blending use dough pastry cutter.
    • Whisk to combine well.

    STEP 4

    • Press about ⅔ of the ready-made dough into the baking dish. Even the surface as much as you can however it is not extremely important as you will be following with a layer of berries that will melt after baking.
    These Red Currant Crumble Bars are gluten free, super easy summer berry recipe that you can whip up in only few minutes. Serve them for dessert, breakfast or enjoy as a delicious snack during the day. - The Yummy Bowl

    STEP 5

    • Spread your red currants mixture all over the dough and sprinkle leftover dough on top. I like to make large and small crumbles. Simply squeeze different sized chunks of dough between your fingers into balls and sprinkle all over the berries.

    STEP 6

    • Transfer to the oven for 35-45 minutes until currants become bubbly and crumble on top crispy.
    • Take the crumble out and let it cool completely until cutting and serving.

    Notes: Store sealed in airtight containers for 2-3 days at room temperature or up to 3 months.

    FAQ

    What is the difference between red and black currants?

    Personally, I like all the currants, white, red or black. Red has a sweet and sour taste and black has a stronger sweet-tart flavor. Both of the currants give a lot of flavors when adding to your baking recipes, paired with salty crumble on top, this recipe is definitely a winner!

    That's it, a super easy berry crumble bars recipe for you. Hope you enjoy it!

    Love,

    Julia

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    Recipe

    These Red Currant Crumble Bars are gluten free, super easy summer berry recipe that you can whip up in only few minutes. Serve them for dessert, breakfast or enjoy as a delicious snack during the day. - The Yummy Bowl

    Red Currant Crumble Bars (Gluten free)

    These Red Currant Crumble Bars are gluten-free, super easy summer berry recipe that you can whip up in only a few minutes. Serve them for dessert, breakfast, or enjoy as a delicious snack during the day.
    5 from 4 votes
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    Author: Julia | The Yummy Bowl
    Course: Dessert
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12 crumble bars
    Calories: 272kcal

    INGREDIENTS

    For The Berry Layer

    • 3 cups red currants
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

    For Crumble

    • 2 cups gluten-free flour
    • ⅔ cups brown sugar (you can use raw sugars here too)
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 5 oz butter (chilled, cubed)
    • 1 egg

    INSTRUCTIONS

    • Preheat oven to 350F.
    • Grease a 8x8 or 11x7 baking dish with butter or place a parchment paper so you can easily pull the crumble out of the dish when ready. I used an 11 X 7 baking dish.
    • In a medium bowl mix red currants, sugar and starch.
    • In a separate large bowl whisk dry ingredients and then add cold butter and egg.
    • Whisk to combine well.
    • Press about ⅔ of the ready-made dough into the baking dish. Even the surface as much as you can however it is not extremely important as you will be following with a layer of berries that will melt after baking.
    • Spread your red currants mixture all over the dough and sprinkle leftover dough on top. I like to make large and small crumbles. Simply squeeze different sized chunks of dough between your fingers into balls and sprinkle all over.
    • Transfer to oven for 35-45 minutes until currants are bubbly and crumble on top crispy.
    • Take the crumble out and let it cool completely until cutting and serving.
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    NOTES

    • Don't attempt to cut the bars when they're warm (unless you want to serve them as a simple crisp while hot with cold ice cream scoop), let them cool completely and settle.
    • Store sealed in airtight containers for 2-3 days at room temperature or upto 3 months.
     
     
     

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    Nutrition Facts
    Red Currant Crumble Bars (Gluten free)
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 272
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    (Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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    1. Katrina Crandall

      August 23, 2020 at 6:57 pm

      5 stars
      These red currant bars look absolutely amazing! I would truly love these as a snack or breakfast with coffee. Your favorite gluten free flour is the same as mine - I love King Arthur's Measure for Measure. It's the best stuff.

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      • Julia

        August 24, 2020 at 1:49 pm

        These are so good, they were gone in one day! Flour is good indeed!

        Reply
    2. Michelle

      July 21, 2022 at 7:43 pm

      There appears to be an extra dry ingredient in the crumble mix which is not in the recipe. I think you need to correct it? It is the brown stuff in the bowl top right in the ingredients picture. I assume it is something like oat bran and would add texture and fibre to the crumble mix?
      I'm trying this recipe with 1 cup of rolled oats added as, well, that's what I have in the pantry and I know they're good in crumbles (and gluten free), and I think this recipe would be stodgy with just flour.
      I might stick some chia seeds in too 🙂

      Reply
      • Julia | The Yummy Bowl

        June 21, 2023 at 11:13 pm

        Brown stuff is brown sugar, I am working on re-doing the recipe soon with some new fresh high quality pictures.

        Reply
    3. Michelle

      August 01, 2022 at 12:18 am

      These are so delicious! I just finished making another batch today. Thanks for the recipe!

      Reply
      • Julia | The Yummy Bowl

        August 03, 2022 at 4:15 pm

        Thank you Michelle! So Glad you loved this fabulous recipe!

        Reply
    4. Nathan

      July 13, 2023 at 7:12 am

      What if I wanted 11x17 pan? Double everything?

      Reply
      • Julia | The Yummy Bowl

        July 18, 2023 at 8:48 am

        I haven't tried this Nathan, I'd rather use two pans instead.

        Reply
    5. Felix Cecconi

      July 31, 2023 at 2:51 pm

      Hi Julia, l’m seeing this from the UK. Could you please tell me the weight of one cup of your ingredients in gms.l’ve looked online but there seems to be various measurements.
      Regards Felix.

      Reply
      • Julia | The Yummy Bowl

        August 01, 2023 at 7:02 am

        hi Felix, this seems accurate: https://www.allrecipes.com/article/cup-to-gram-conversions/

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