Strawberry Shortcake Bars
These bars taste like those strawberry shortcake popsicles but are made with better-for-you ingredients :)
Ingredients
Crust
Strawberry Shortcake Crumb
Strawberry Layer
Directions
- 1
Line a 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper, set aside.
- 2
To make the crust, add the cookies, almond flour, oil, vanilla, sweetener, & salt to a food processor, processing until you reach a fine, sandy texture.
- 3
Press the cookie base into the pan, spreading it out evenly.
- 4
Next make the strawberry crumb by adding the cookies & freeze dried strawberries to a ziplock bag & crushing them until you reach a crumby consistency.
- 5
Set aside.
- 6
To make the strawberry filling, add all of the ingredients to a blender & blend until completely smooth & creamy.
- 7
Taste & adjust to your liking (more strawberry jam or more sweetener).
- 8
Spread the strawberry layer over the base.
- 9
Sprinkle the crumb topping over the strawberry layer, gently pressing it down into the top.
- 10
Place the pan in the freezer for 3-4 hours or until completely firm.
- 11
Remove from the pan & let thaw 10 minutes before cutting them into bars & another 10-20 min before serving.
- 12
Store leftovers in freezer.