Whole Wheat Jam Crumble Bars

Bar cookies are a busy baker's best friend! And I believe these Whole Wheat Jam Crumble Bars will become your new best friend. They are quick to assemble, delicious to eat and whole grain...plus they can be made in any flavor (thanks to the jam part!) you prefer. 

Quick enough for snacks, delicious enough for a shared dessert.

A pan of Whole Wheat Jam Crumble Bars makes a great snack for after school enjoyment, as well as a tasty dessert to enjoy after dinner. It is also the kind of dessert you can whip up at a moment's notice if you want, because including the jam, there are only five ingredients! Yep, when you count them, only 5 ingredients...and the flavor of the bars is as simple as the jar of jam you choose. 

This is one of my favorite recipes calling for Whole Wheat Self-Rising Flour.

Whole Wheat Jam Crumble Bars are made with my favorite secret pantry ingredient, Whole Wheat Self-Rising Flour. Which as it turns out, is also my only pantry mix. I reach for Whole Wheat Self-Rising Flour to save time in the kitchen, save space in my pantry (I only need the one canister) and serve healthy food to my family. Since it only takes about 5 minutes to mix it up...I reach for it often! It is also great for many recipes like oven-baked pancakes, banana bread, snack cakes, muffins, and lots more! 

Don't let the jam burn to the side of the pan, I have a tip for that. 

When making Whole Wheat Jam Crumble Bars, there are two options for preparing the baking pan. You may "grease and flour" or grease well and lay in a sheet of baking parchment. This time I went with the parchment paper. That way I could spread the jam across the entire top of the crust from edge to edge. It turns out that using parchment paper prevents the jam from possibly burning on the edge of the pan. (and who likes burnt jam?)

But if you do not use parchment for baking, 

you will want to spread the jam close to the edge of the pan but leaving a 1/2 inch border. With no jam touching the edge of the pan, it will not cook to the sides of the pan. And possibly burn. Plus with no jam cooked to the side of the pan, they will be so much easier to cut into neat squares and remove them from the baking pan. So why not mix up a pan of Whole Wheat Jam Crumble Bars for your next sweet treat offered for the family, trust me, they will thank you!

A couple of thoughts on this recipe:

If desired you can make peanut butter & jam bars by dropping small spoons of warm peanut butter over the jam, and lightly swirl it into the jam. 

For those who love chocolate and fruit flavors together, a handful of chocolate chips sprinkled over the jam, sure couldn't hurt!

Or how about walnuts for a crunchy Whole Wheat Jam Crumble Bar. 

There is no wrong way to make these bars, so pick your favorite flavor of jam and any other added flavor ingredients and start baking!

Ingredients needed for this recipe:

• Whole Wheat Self-Rising Flour, the recipe can be found here.
• sugar
• brown sugar
• butter
• jam homemade or purchased

You will also need the following:

• food processor

OR

• handheld pastry blender
• measuring cup 
• kitchen knife
• silicone spatula
• cutting board
• 8-inch square baking pan
• serving platter

Now we are ready to begin!

Two different batches of Whole Wheat Jam Crumble Bars, plum jam and peach jam. Both are so good, they were gone in an instant...

Whole Wheat Jam Crumble Bars

by the seat of my pants

350-degree oven

UPDATED: 04.25.2025

6 T butter

1/4 c brown sugar

1/4 c sugar

1 1/2 c Whole Wheat Self-Rising Flour

1 c jam or thick fruit butter

Take one 8 oz. stick of butter, cut off 2 oz. and return to the refrigerator (or drop it into your butter dish on the counter, that is what I do.) 

Cut remaining butter into smallish squares. Drop into the bowl of a food processor, add the brown sugar, sugar, and the Whole Wheat Self-Rising Flour.  

Process using the pulse button until the ingredients are combined and crumbly. Take care not to overmix. 

Alternately by hand, you may mix the ingredients together using a pastry blender until the same consistency is achieved. 

Measure out and set aside 3/4 cup of the crumb mixture. 

Prepare an 8-inch pan for baking, using the info from above. Turn the remaining crumb mixture out into the bottom of the 8-inch pan. Press gently to form a bottom crust. Bake 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool 10 minutes.

Stir jam to soften for easier spreading. 

When the crust has cooled, drop the jam onto the crust, spread to the edge. 

Take the reserved crumble mixture, scatter it over the top of the jam. Return the pan to the oven, bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes, or until done in your oven.

 

Whole Wheat Jam Crumble Bars, I love that crumbly top!

Note: the jam will be hot and the top of the bar cookies will be bubbling. Know that with no eggs or other raw ingredients that need specific cooking time, the pan of cookies is baked. Let cool completely, before cutting into squares.

 

Storage options for Whole Wheat Jam Crumble Bars. Store covered at room temperature for up to three days. Refrigerate for longer storage times. You may freeze, but there might be slight texture changes when thawed. 

UPDATE:  For your convenience, a "copy and paste" version of Whole Wheat Jam Crumble Bars has been included below. 

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Printable "copy and paste" version:

Whole Wheat Jam Crumble Bars

by the seat of my pants

350-degree oven

UPDATE: 04.25.2025

6 T butter

1/4 c brown sugar

1/4 c sugar

1 1/2 c Whole Wheat Self-Rising Flour

1 c jam or thick fruit butter

Take one 8 oz. stick of butter, cut off 2 oz. and return to the refrigerator (or drop it into your butter dish on the counter, that is what I do.) 

Cut remaining butter into smallish squares. Drop into the bowl of a food processor, add the brown sugar, sugar, and the Whole Wheat Self-Rising Flour.  

Process using the pulse button until the ingredients are combined and crumbly. Take care not to overmix. 

Alternately by hand, you may mix the ingredients using a pastry blender until the same consistency is achieved. 

Measure out and set aside 3/4 cup crumb mixture. 

Prepare an 8-inch pan for baking, using the info from above. Turn the remaining crumb mixture out into the bottom of the 8-inch pan. Press gently to form a bottom crust. Bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool 10 minutes.

Stir jam to soften for easier spreading. 

When the crust has cooled, drop the jam onto the crust, spread to the edge. Take the reserved crumble mixture, scatter it over the top of the jam. Return the pan to the oven, bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes, or until done in your oven. 

Note: the jam will be hot and the top of the bar cookies will be bubbling. Know that with no eggs or other raw ingredients that need specific cooking time, the pan of cookies is baked. Let cool completely, before cutting into squares.

Storage options for Whole Wheat Jam Crumble Bars. Store covered at room temperature for up to three days. Refrigerate for longer storage times. You may freeze, but there might be slight texture changes when thawed. 

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