Comments on: Strawberry Crumb Bars

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:31:59 +0000

In reply to Mary Ann. Thank you so much for trusting my recipes, Mary Ann! I'm so glad everything has been such a hit! :)

By: Mary Ann

Mary Ann — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:48:43 +0000

These are SO DELICIOUS & took A LOT less time than anticipated. The food processor really helps speed up the process.
Thank you for another great recipe & the instructions to go with it–helps A LOT!!

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:08:41 +0000

In reply to Candice Jones. Hi Candice! I haven't personally tried it, but others have commented they have used raspberries with success. :)

By: Candice Jones

Candice Jones — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:16:15 +0000

This looks delicious! I grow raspberies and have tons. Can I replace strawberries with raspberries?
Thank you Sam,
Candice

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 02:11:36 +0000

In reply to Carol A Chergotis. Hi Carol! Frozen should work just fine. :)

By: Carol A Chergotis

Carol A Chergotis — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:26:48 +0000

can you use frozen strawberries

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:09:05 +0000

In reply to Brittany. Thank you so much for trying my recipe, Brittany! I am so glad you enjoyed these so much! :)

By: Brittany

Brittany — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:47:53 +0000

If you don’t have a food processor you can still make this recipe. I just recommend freezing the butter and using a cheese grater, mine came out fantastic!

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:31:24 +0000

In reply to Susan. Hi Susan! I'm not sure the blender would work the same way. You can try working it together by hand, but it's going to be a serious arm workout. Let me know how it turns out for you if you try it. :)

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:51:01 +0000

Great recipe! Easy and the strawberry filling sounds delicious!

I do not have a food processor though.
Can I use a blender on pulse?

By: Melgan

Melgan — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:38:16 +0000

Great recipe! First time to make it, and they came out great. Always like to add my own things, so I ended up adding honey to the crumble part and a whole egg after reading some comments. Also used a bit more strawberries (didn’t want to waste the rest and I don’t like strawberries like that) in the jam while adding more lemon juice, honey, vanilla and cinnamon. So glad when a recipe comes out good, even when I add my own thing to it. Loved this recipe and your white cake recipe!

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 02:08:18 +0000

In reply to Michele. I'm so glad these were such a hit, Michele! I hope everyone loves the cake just as much! :)

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 01:59:30 +0000

In reply to Meg. Hi Meg! I haven't done it personally, but I think they'll freeze just fine. :)

By: Meg

Meg — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 17:13:28 +0000

Hello! Do you think these would freeze well?

By: Michele

Michele — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 12:46:05 +0000

These are incredible!!! So delicious!
Love all your recipes. You are such a good cook. I love all your sourdough recipes too. I planned to try the sourdough chocolate cake today!

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 27 May 2025 00:50:46 +0000

In reply to Kim P. I'm so glad everyone enjoyed them so much, Kim! :)

By: Kim P

Kim P — Mon, 26 May 2025 23:56:57 +0000

These were delicious and a huge hit at a family dinner!!! The strawberry filling was perfectly sweet and “jammy”. The crust/crumble seemed a little dry to me, but after the bars cooled, it was perfect…so buttery and just the right amount of sweetness paired with the filling. I will DEFINITELY be making these again!!

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 20 May 2025 14:07:32 +0000

In reply to Kelly. I'm so happy to hear they were such a hit, Kelly! Thank you for the feedback. :)

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 20 May 2025 13:34:49 +0000

I made these for a work event and everyone loved them. Several people asked for the recipe. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful recipe.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:58:22 +0000

In reply to Deb. Hi Deb! You will want to work the crust together by hand. It is a dry crumbly dough and will take a bit of work to work it together. I'm not sure how much jam you would need here. This is a fairly easy layer to make so this may be a good place to start trying. Let me know how it goes! :)

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:47:19 +0000

Sam,
Only have a very basic Ninja food processor -i.e. like for smoothies, small batch salsa, those types of things. I don’t think it is big enough to handle the dough. Would it work for me to cream the butter and sugars in a stand mixer, add in the egg, and then the dry ingredients? Or would it be better to cut the butter into the flour?
Also, I would plan to use seedless blackberry jam from the store in place of the strawberry filling. How much should I use? I love to make foods from scratch, but have not tackled making my own jam.

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Mon, 20 May 2024 20:32:48 +0000

In reply to Natalie. We're so happy you liked the recipe, Natalie! Thanks for coming back to leave a comment

By: Natalie

Natalie — Mon, 20 May 2024 03:31:00 +0000

Great recipe! Turned out really well and everyone loved it. Really like that the ingredients are repeated in the directions. I did mine in a metal 9×13″ tray, and it took over 50 mins to get the top to go golden in my oven, but the bottom also browned a bit more than I probably should have done. That said, the bars are still perfectly delicious – will just consider getting a thicker baking dish, tweaking baking time (and/or using the broiler for some colour at the end if necessary). Will definitely do this recipe again!

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:03:37 +0000

In reply to Carmen. Hi Carmen! I'm sorry for the confusion. You will use 3 1/2 cups in step one and then add the rest in step 4. :)

By: Carmen

Carmen — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:49:46 +0000

Hi Sam,

The amount of strawberries in the recipe varies from the ingredients list to the directions. is it five cups of strawberries or 3 and 1/2 cups of strawberries?