Comments on: Strawberry Oat Bars (Carrés aux fraises)

By: Audrey

Audrey — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 06:59:39 +0000

In reply to Veronica. Great to hear, Veronica, thank you so very much! I absolutely LOVE your suggestions, especially the pear and cardamom... I will absolutely have to give those a try when the pears hit market stalls again. Appreciate you leaving a comment and thrilled your family enjoys these so much :)

By: Veronica

Veronica — Sun, 23 Jun 2024 21:25:56 +0000

Great recipe!! Have made as written four times or so already then once with rhubarb I had leftover from making a pie. I’m already thinking this would be great with pears that come later this summer adding cardamom in the crust! Or cherry with almond perhaps! I love the oatmeal in the recipe. We use einkorn flour so that gives it a nice flavor as well. Thank you again for a great, tried and true recipe!! My son and husband love these!!

By: Audrey

Audrey — Sun, 26 May 2024 06:49:28 +0000

In reply to Linda. Absolutely, Linda... If you like it strawberry filled, there is absolutely nothing wrong with adding more strawberries :) Just keep an eye as it may require more baking time. I actually made a version the other day and added some apricots to it as well, I really like how that turned out.

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 25 May 2024 14:20:56 +0000

I was anxious to make this as I have a lot of strawberries from my garden. Unfortunately I felt that the strawberries were overwhelmed by the crusts. If I make them again I will double the amount of strawberry filling.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Sat, 25 May 2024 05:19:36 +0000

In reply to David. Hi David! Thank you so much for this great feedback, I am so glad you enjoyed these oat bars, they're truly a delicious recipe to showcase strawberries.

By: David

David — Sat, 25 May 2024 04:11:12 +0000

Hi Audrey,
I wandered on to your site and discovered this recipe that uses one of my favorites: strawberries. As a novice baker I knew I needed to try this one. I followed the recipe to the letter ad the result was a delicious strawberry snack the my lady and both enjoyed. The tip on cooling the butter after cubing was one I had not heard before and it worked well. Bookmarked this site.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Wed, 15 May 2024 06:04:39 +0000

In reply to Kim Wilson.

Hello, Kim! Thanks for reviewing and so glad you enjoyed the taste of these bars. 🙂

The moisture in the frozen strawberries might be the culprit for some of the issues, as they may caused extra steam in the oven so the top wouldn’t “melt down” and brown. That’s my best guess… It does happen. You can also lightly pat the topping down before baking as well, for a little extra “help”. But my best guess is the moisture, so perhaps cooking down the berries a touch more might be the key.

By the way, I haven’t done it myself, but now I am definitely going to… A square with vanilla ice cream, oh my 🙂

By: Kim Wilson

Kim Wilson — Wed, 15 May 2024 00:32:03 +0000

Hi Audrey:
I made this delicious dessert. I may have used too many strawberries, since they were frozen when I measured them, I put in a few extra. I did bake it for about 30 minutes longer, since the top never really got even golden. Also the top didn’t melt together like I thought it would, I used the right amount of unsalted butter. Nevertheless, it is absolutely delicious! We’re having some tonight with vanilla ice cream!