Dulce de Leche Crumb Bars
Sweet and salty at its best, these dulce de leche crumb bars feature a creamy layer of dulce de leche in between a buttery oat crumble.
Yield: one 8-by-8 pan (about 16 servings)
Ingredients
- 1 cup / 125 g all-purpose flour
- ½ cup / 100 g brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup / 113 g (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup / 100 g rolled oats
- ½ cup / 160 g dulce de leche, warmed if particularly thick
- ½ teaspoon coarse flake salt, such as Maldon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F. Line an 8-by-8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil and lightly coat with butter.
- Combine flour, brown sugar, salt, baking powder and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Cut butter into chunks and add to bowl with flour; mix on medium-low speed until butter breaks up into pea-sized chunks. Mix in vanilla. Add oats and mix until dough comes together in crumbles.
- Press about 2/3 of the crumb mixture (~325 grams worth) into prepared baking pan. Drop dollops of dulce de leche over the top, then spread into an even layer. Finally, crumble remaining dough evenly over top. Sprinkle with flake salt to finish (optional).
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until crumbles are light golden brown and dulce de leche is bubbly. Place on a wire rack to cool completely before slicing into bars and serving.