Description
Delicious and easy-to-make Apple Pie Bars featuring a buttery crumb crust and warm cinnamon-spiced apple filling. Perfect for dessert or a sweet snack with a tender, crunchy texture and classic fall flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
Apple Filling
- 550 g (4 and ½ cups – 4 medium apples) chopped cubed apples
- 30 g (2 tablespoons) granulated sugar
- 25 g (2 tablespoons and 1 teaspoon) all-purpose flour (or cornstarch as alternative)
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Crust & Crumbles
- 280 g (2 cups) all-purpose flour (dip and sweep method)
- 185 g (¾ cup and 1 tablespoon) unsalted butter, cut into small cubes, cold
- 105 g (½ cup) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat and prepare pan: Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease an 8-inch (20 cm) square oven-proof dish and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper, allowing about 2 inches (5 cm) of overhang on each side for easy removal.
- Make the Apple Filling: Peel, core, and slice the apples into small pieces. Place the chopped apples into a medium bowl. Toss with lemon juice, sugar, flour (or cornstarch), cinnamon, and nutmeg to combine. Set aside.
- Prepare Crust & Crumbles: In a large bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, and sugar. Add the cold cubed butter and cover with the flour mixture to prevent sticking. Cut the butter into the flour using two forks, a pastry blender, or rub with your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Assemble the bars: Spread two-thirds of the crumb mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish using a floured spoon or your hands. Add the apple mixture evenly over the crust. Sprinkle the remaining one-third of the crumb mixture over the apples, pressing and squeezing some larger crumbles by hand.
- Bake: Bake in preheated oven for 55 minutes, until the top is golden brown and the crumb topping is crunchy.
- Cool and cut: Let cool completely at room temperature for 1 to 1.5 hours. For faster cooling, place in the freezer afterward until fully chilled. Using the parchment overhang, lift the bars out of the dish and cut into 16 squares.
- Storage: Store bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
Notes
- You can use 1 tablespoon of cornstarch instead of flour in the apple filling for a thicker filling.
- For accurate flour measurement when using cups, use the dip and sweep method.
- Use a sharp knife to cut the apple pie bars cleanly.
- Measurements provided include metric and imperial conversions for convenience.
- Calorie information is an estimate from online nutrition calculators.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 205
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 40mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
