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Berry & Peanut Butter Streusel Bars

You will be craving bar after bar once you sink your teeth into this easy to make sweet bite!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword peanut butter bars
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 24

Ingredients

Bar Base and Topping

  • 5 cups baking mix, I like Bisquick
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups peanut butter, creamy
  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Filling

  • 3 cups fresh strawberries, chopped
  • 2 cups fresh blackberries, cut in half
  • 1 1/2 cups blueberry jam

Peanut Butter Glaze

  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/3 cup corn syrup
  • 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
  • 5 tbsp milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees, spray an 11X13 sheet pan with cooking spray and set aside
  2. For the bar base and topping, in a mixing bowl combine the baking mix, sugar, peanut butter, butter, eggs and vanilla and beat with a hand held mixer or stand mixture on low for 1 to 2 minutes until mixed well. Reserve 2 cups of this mixture for the topping

  3. Press the remaining mixture into the sheet pan, pressing with your hands all over and slightly up the sides of the sheet pan, using finger tips to press dough into the pan works well  

  4. Top with the jam and evening sprinkle the strawberries and blackberries over the top and then sprinkle the reserved topping mixture all over the top

  5. Bake in oven for 30 to 35 minutes until they are golden brown, let cool for 30 minutes

  6. For the peanut butter glaze mix together the peanut butter, vanilla and corn syrup together with an electric mixer, slowly add the powdered sugar and the milk and blend until smooth.  Put into a storage bag and snip of a small corner and drizzle this glaze all over the top of the bars,

  7. Let chill for 1 hour or  more in the refrigerator cut into bars and serve. Makes 24