06/12/2026
Berry glad these came into our life 🫶🍓 Homemade Strawberry Pie Bars are whimsy, sweet, and absolutely perfect for the summer. Save the recipe below!
Strawberry Pie Bars
Yield: 9 bars
Prep Time: 25 mins
Bake Time: 58 mins
Ingredients
Filling:
-4 C. sliced strawberries
-2 Tbsp. lemon juice
-3 Tbsp. granulated sugar
-¾ tsp. Spice Islands® Ground Ginger
-1 Tbsp. Clabber Girl® Corn Starch
-2 Tbsp. butter, melted
-Powdered sugar, for garnish
Crust/Topping:
-1 C. butter, softened
-1/3 C. granulated sugar
-¼ C. brown sugar
-1 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
-1 Tbsp. orange zest
-2 C. all-purpose flour
-¾ tsp. salt
-¼ tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
-1/3 C. chopped almonds
-Baker’s Joy® Nonstick Baking Spray with Flour
Directions
In a bowl, mix the strawberries, lemon juice, granulated sugar and ginger. Set aside for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Move on to preparing the crust.
While the crust is cooling, finish the filling. Remove about 3 tbs of the juice that has formed and mix it with the corn starch. Add the dissolved corn starch and the melted butter to the strawberries and mix well.
Preheat the oven to 375°F. In the bowl of a mixer, cream the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract and orange zest on med-high speed for 3 minutes or until creamy. Scrape the sides of the bowl.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and almonds. With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture and blend until the flour is incorporated.
Set aside one-third of the dough. Press the remaining two-thirds into the bottom and 1/2-inch up the sides of an 8x8-inch baking dish sprayed with nonstick spray.
Place the baking dish in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Then bake for 15-18 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow it to cool while finishing the filling.
When the berries are ready, pour them (and the juice) into the pre-baked crust and spread evenly. Break the reserved dough into chunks and sprinkle over the berries. Cover as much as you can.
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Allow to cool on a wire rack. Move the dish to the refrigerator to cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into bars.