Peach bars are like fried peach pies in bar form, with a shortbread crust, cinnamon-spiced peach filling, and a buttery crumble topping.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bars, peach
Servings: 12
Calories: 405kcal
Ingredients
Crust
2cupsall-purpose flour
1 cupunsalted butter at room temp(2 sticks)
1/2cupconfectioner's sugar
Filling
6-7ouncesdried peaches
1cupgranulated sugar
1/4cup butter(1/2 stick)
1tablespoonlemon juice
1/2teaspoonground cinnamon
Topping
1/2 cup butter at room temp(1 stick)
1cupall-purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 and spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
Make the Crust
Place all crust ingredients in a medium bowl and cut together with a fork or pastry cutter until well combined and form a crumbly dough.
2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup unsalted butter at room temp, 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
Press into the bottom of the prepared dish. Bake until just lightly brown around the very edges (about 20-25 minutes).
Make the Peach Filling
Place all the fruit filling ingredients in a medium saucepan and cook over medium-high heat, stirring often at the start, until it comes to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring every now and then and breaking up large pieces of the peaches, until thick and reduced by about half (15-25 minutes). Spread this mixture over the prepared crust.
6-7 ounces dried peaches, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup butter, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Make the Streusel
Combine all streusel ingredients in a small bowl and cut together well with a fork or pastry cutter until well mixed and crumbly. Sprinkle all over the top of the peach mixture.
1/2 cup butter at room temp, 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
Return pan to oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the top is lightly golden. Allow them to cool before cutting (but they are wonderful warm).