Strawberry Lemon Crumble Bars

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Ingredients

Strawberry filling:

12 ounces fresh strawberries, hulled and chopped

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons OliveNation Lemon Flavor Powder

1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch

Pinch kosher salt

Crumble:

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed

1 1/2 teaspoons OliveNation Lemon Flavor Powder

3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup old-fashioned oats

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on all sides. Cook the strawberries, sugar, lemon powder, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently until thickened. Let cool while making the crumble. To make the crumble whisk the melted butter, both sugars, lemon powder and salt till smooth and emulsified. Add the flour and oats; mix to a crumbly dough.

Assemble:

Press about 2/3 of the crumble firmly into the pan.

Spread the strawberry filling evenly over.

Scatter the remaining crumble over the filling.

Bake 35–40 minutes until golden and set.

Cool completely in the pan, then chill before slicing.