Mango Five Spice Crumble Bars
Mango Five Spice Crumble Bars. An exotic twist on a crumble cookie bar with a filling flavoured with five spice mix for an unusually delicious and fragrant combination.
Originally published Nov 20, 2011.
Here's an exotic twist on a crumble bar cookie with fragrant vanilla, mango and spices all in in a buttery crumble. Delicious.
Unusually, it uses Chinese Five spice blend as the spice mixture. I've used Five spice with peaches and apples before with good results and this combination was particularly delicious as well.
In fact peaches can be substituted for mangoes in this recipe, which is great for peach season.
This recipe can also be served warm with ice cream ad a simple but very tasty dessert.
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Mango Cookie Bars
Ingredients
For the crumble
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking powder.
For the Mango Five Spice Filling
- 2 cups chopped mango, diced small
- 3 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon flour, or corn starch
- 1 teaspoon five spice powder (see note for substitution)
- ½ teaspoon powdered ginger (optional)
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Pulse together all of the ingredients in the crumble in a food processor until crumbly or just rub together with your hands until crumbly.
Press half of the crumble into the bottom of a well greased or parchment lined 9x9 inch baking pan and bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Toss together the vanilla extract and diced mango.
Toss together the dry ingredients for the filling, then sprinkle over the fruit and toss well again.
Spread evenly over the partially baked base.
Top with the remaining crumble and press down slightly.
Return the pan to the oven and bake for about 20-25 minutes or until the crumble top is evenly golden brown.
Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into bars or squares.
Notes
As a substitute for 5 spice powder using common spices try using ½ teaspoon cinnamon along with ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, and ¼ teaspoon cloves or allspice. You can also add ½ teaspoon powdered ginger in this recipe as noted above.
Nutrition Information
Yield
24Serving Size
1 cookie barAmount Per Serving Calories 213Total Fat 9gSaturated Fat 5gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 22mgSodium 82mgCarbohydrates 31gFiber 1gSugar 10gProtein 3g
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.
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What is five spice powder and where can I buy it?
Just like it sounds, five sppice is a mix of five spices. It should be available in any supermarket spice rack or in the Asian food section.