Description
Frosted Soft Strawberry Brown Sugar Bars feature a buttery brown sugar dough layered with a sweet cinnamon-strawberry filling and topped with a spiced maple glaze, perfect for a cozy dessert or snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- Dough: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 sticks salted butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- Filling: 1/4–1/2 cup dark brown sugar (1/4 cup recommended)
- 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons salted butter (melted)
- 1 jar strawberry jam (about 1 1/2 cups)
- Frosting: 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- For the dough, mix flour and brown sugar in a bowl. Cut in butter and vanilla until crumbly dough forms. Press half of the dough into the prepared pan.
- For the filling, combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, melted butter, and strawberry jam. Spread evenly over the dough layer.
- Crumble the remaining dough over the filling layer.
- Bake for 35–40 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool completely.
- For the frosting, whisk together powdered sugar, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and cinnamon until smooth. Drizzle over cooled bars.
- Cut into squares and serve.
Notes
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: strawberry bars, dessert, baking