Spiced Autumn Quince Crumble Bars

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Author:

MazzyMC

Servings

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Nothing says autumn like a crumble and this easy traybake is full of warming seasonal flavours for a cosy treat. Great for a lunchbox or to take on the go, these delicious buttery oat bars are filled with Tiptree’s fruity quince conserve and a just a hint of spice. A perfect bite-sized alternative to a bowl of crumble.

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Ingredients

175g rolled oats, regular oats are better than jumbo in this
200g plain flour
100g light brown soft sugar
50g light muscovado sugar
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp ground cloves
¼ tsp fine sea salt
175g cold unsalted butter, cubed
1 jar Tiptree Quince Conserve

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Directions

Preheat the oven to 200ºC / 180ºC Fan / Gas Mark 4
Line a 8 x 8 inch square tin with baking parchment.
Mix together the rolled oats, plain flour, both sugars, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt in a large bowl.
Add the butter and rub the ingredients together with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs and there are no large lumps of butter left. Don’t use a food processor or mixer for this as you want to keep the texture of the oats.
Tip 2/3 of the oat crumbs into the lined tin and press down firmly and evenly to the corners of the tin. Use the bottom of a measuring cup to help you flatten the base.
Spread the quince conserve over the oats in an even layer.
Sprinkle over the rest of the crumble mix and distribute evenly. Don’t press this down, you want a crumble texture.
Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden.
Remove from the oven and cool completely in the tin to ensure they are set firmly before slicing into squares or bars. You can also refrigerate them first to make them less crumbly when slicing.