Best Apple Crisp Bars
These apple crisp bars are made with a shortcrust base, topped with a spiced apple mixture, topped with a crumble topping, and topped with caramel sauce.
Ingredients
Shortbread crust
- 1 ¼ cups Flour
- ¼ cup Granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 115 g Butter melted
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Apple filling
- 4 cups Apples thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Flour
- 4 tablespoon Granulated sugar
Crumble topping
- ½ cup Rolled oats
- ½ cup Flour
- ⅓ cup Brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- 70 g Butter melted
Instructions
- Prepare an 8 by 8 inch pan with parchment paper and preheat an oven to 180c (350f).
- Into a medium sized mixing bowl, add the flour, sugar, and salt, and mix with a spoon until combined.
- Add the melted butter and vanilla extract and mix with a spoon until you get an homogonist mixture.
- Transfer the dough to a parchment paper lined 8 by 8 inch pan and spread an even layer using your clean hands or a spoon.
- Bake in a 180c (350f) preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until the crust is lightly golden brown. Set aside to cool.
- Peel, core, and cut the apples into thin slices. Into a large mixing bowl, add the apple slices, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, flour, and sugar. Mix with a spoon until well combined.
- Make the crumble! Into a small mixing bowl, add the flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and mix with a spoon until well combined.
- Add the melted butter and mix well.
- Top the baked shortbread crust with the apple mixture and spread an even layer of it with a spoon.
- Sprinkle the crumble on top. Bake in a 180c (350f) preheated oven for about 40 minutes or until the apples are cooked through and the crumble topping is golden brown and crispy.
- Let it cool in the pan for at least an hour to prevent it from crumbling up. Drizzle with caramel sauce and serve!
Notes
- Before you start to make this recipe, measure and prepare your ingredients so the cooking process will go smoothly and quickly.
- Use room temperature ingredients. It is important that you use room-temperature ingredients like butter. This step ensures that your mixture mixes into a homogenous mixture.
- Measure your flour correctly! When measuring your flour, avoid scooping it with a measuring cup. Instead, stir the flour with a spoon to create as many air pockets as possible, and spoon it into your measuring cup. Finally, level it with a back of a knife.
- Be patient! I know it’s incredibly tempting to eat these bars as they are pulled out of the oven, but let these bars cool for at least 1 hour so they will be more firm and won’t crumble up.
Nutrition
Calories: 203kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 149mgPotassium: 68mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 306IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 1mg
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