Baking an apple pie bar is a great dessert option for busy individuals or those seeking a less time-consuming alternative to the classic apple pie. With their flaky crust, tender apple filling, and sweet crumble topping, these bars offer a delightful combination of textures and flavors. Whether you're hosting a gathering or simply seeking a comforting treat, this article will provide you with the best recipe for creating delicious and easy apple pie bars that will satisfy your cravings.
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EASY APPLE PIE BARS
Easy Apple Pie Bars have all the flavors of a traditional apple pie with out all the work! Sweet vanilla cake is topped with store-bought apple pie filling, then topped with the remaining vanilla batter. Right before serving drizzle with a little Powder Sugar Glaze for a show stopping dessert. These are excellent served warm with a little vanilla ice cream.
Provided by Susie Weinrich
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prep a 9x13 baking pan by greasing the bottom with oil or non-stick spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, with a hand mixer, cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla together. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing them in one at a time.
- Sift the flour and baking powder into the butter/sugar mixture. Mix until the flour is completely incorporated.
- Pour 2/3 of the batter into the bottom of the prepared 9x13 baking dish, make sure it is spread evenly in the pan. Pour the apple pie filling over the batter, sprinkle with cinnamon. Dot the top of the apples with the remaining batter.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until the top and the edges are golden and the cake is cooked thru. If you are using a glass baking dish you will need to cook 30-35 minutes.While the cake is baking make the powder sugar glaze by mixing together the powder sugar and milk (or water).
- Right before serving drizzle with powder sugar glaze. Serve warm with a little vanilla ice cream.Store at room temperature, in an air tight container, for up to 3 days.
EASY APPLE PIE BARS RECIPE
Canned Apple Pie Filling Recipe - Quick and Easy Bars Stuffed with Canned Apple Pie Filling Recipe in between a Soft and Delicious Cinnamon Crust then Drizzled with Cinnamon Icing! Perfect Fall Treat!
Provided by Julie Evink
Categories Dessert
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs, beating after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract. Add cinnamon, flour and salt. Mix until well combined.
- Spread 3 cups of the batter in a greased jelly roll pan. Spread pie filling on top of dough. Drop remaining dough by tablespoonfuls on top of apple pie topping.
- Baked at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool.
- Combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over bars. If serving the next day wait and do this before serving or the bars will be a bit soggy! I store in the refrigerated to keep them firm but you wouldn't need too.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1, Calories 367 kcal, Carbohydrate 63 g, Protein 4 g, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Cholesterol 58 mg, Sodium 215 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 35 g
APPLE PIE BARS RECIPE
This delicious apple pie bars recipe with crumb topping is crunchy and soft. You'll use the same shortbread dough for the crust and the crumbles to make these easy and from scratch apple pie bars.
Provided by Meymi
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F(177C°). Grease 8 inch (20cm) square oven-proof dish and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper, about 2 inches(5 cm) of overhang on each side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 205 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving
EASY APPLE PIE BARS
Shortbread crust with dense apple pie filling.
Provided by STARFLOWER
Categories Desserts Pies Slab Pie Recipes
Time 1h35m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Combine 4 cups flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in shortening with a fork until coarse crumbs form.
- Whisk egg yolks, cold water, and lemon juice together in another bowl. Stir into flour mixture with a fork until dough comes together into a ball; divide in half. Roll out 1 half and press into the bottom of a 10x15-inch baking pan.
- Combine apples, sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and ground cinnamon in a bowl to make filling. Spread over dough in the pan.
- Roll out remaining dough and lay on top of filling. Brush with milk. Cut slits in the dough with a sharp knife.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool before cutting into 24 bars, at least 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 249.5 calories, Carbohydrate 39 g, Cholesterol 34.2 mg, Fat 9.6 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 119.8 mg, Sugar 20.6 g
APPLE PIE BARS
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- For the crust, place the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, until light and creamy. Sift the flour and salt together and, with the mixer on low, slowly add to the butter-sugar mixture, beating until combined. Scatter two-thirds of the dough in clumps in a 9 x 13-inch baking pan and press it lightly with floured hands on the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until the crust is golden brown, and set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, put the mixing bowl with the remaining dough back on the mixer, add the walnuts and cinnamon, and mix on low speed to combine. Set aside.
- Reduce the oven to 350 degrees.
- For the filling, combine the Granny Smith and Golden Delicious apples and lemon juice in a very large bowl. Add the granulated sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and mix well. Melt the butter in a large (10-inch-diameter) pot, add the apples, and simmer over medium to medium-low heat, stirring often, for 12 to 15 minutes, until the apples are tender and the liquid has mostly evaporated. Spread the apples evenly over the crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border.
- Pinch medium pieces of the remaining dough with your fingers and drop them evenly on top of the apples (they will not be covered). Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the topping is browned. Cool completely and cut into bars.
APPLE PIE BARS
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- For the crust, place the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, until light and creamy. Sift the flour and salt together and, with the mixer on low, slowly add to the butter-sugar mixture, beating until combined. Scatter two-thirds of the dough in clumps in a 9-by-13-inch baking pan and press it lightly with floured hands on the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides (use a metal measuring cup to make the corners). Refrigerate for 20 minutes. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until the crust is golden brown, and set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, put the mixing bowl with the remaining dough back on the mixer, add the walnuts and cinnamon and mix on low speed to combine. Set aside.
- Reduce the oven to 350 degrees F.
- For the filling, combine the Granny Smith and Golden Delicious apples and lemon juice in a very large bowl. Add the granulated sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg and mix well. Melt the butter in a large (10-inch-diameter) pot, add the apples and simmer over medium to medium-low heat, stirring often, for 12 to 15 minutes, until the apples are tender and the liquid has mostly evaporated. Spread the apples evenly over the crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border.
- Pinch medium pieces of the remaining dough with your fingers and drop them evenly on top of the apples (they will not be covered). Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the topping is browned. Cool completely and cut into bars.
- To store the bars, cool them completely, wrap tightly and keep at room temperature for up to 2 days.
EASY CARAMEL APPLE PIE BARS
If you love caramel apples and apple pie, these bar cookies are for you. Once cooled, drizzle with a homemade salted caramel sauce or a store-bought caramel sauce.
Provided by dawnbahrenfuss
Categories Desserts Pies Slab Pie Recipes
Time 1h5m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- Combine flour, 1 cup butter, 3/4 cup white sugar, egg, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a food processor; pulse until crumbled and easily formed into dough when pinched. Pour 3/4 of the dough into the prepared pan; press down with your hands until crust is even and well packed.
- Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add apples, brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; cook and stir until apples are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in cornstarch; mix, adding more cornstarch if needed, until liquids are thickened.
- Pour apple mixture onto crust; smooth with a spatula until even. Crumble remaining dough on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until crumbles on top are lightly brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes; cut into bars.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 319.3 calories, Carbohydrate 46.4 g, Cholesterol 47.9 mg, Fat 14.2 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 8.8 g, Sodium 122 mg, Sugar 26.9 g
APPLE PIE BARS
This delivers all the pleasure of apple pie - a buttery crust and topping sandwiching juicy spiced apples - without the need to roll out a dough. A simple dough is pressed into a bottom crust and squeezed into crumbles for the top. You can arrange the topping into a lattice, stripes, or other decorative pattern if you'd like. The whole pan easily serves 24 and can be cut into smaller bars if you want to serve an even-bigger crowd. These bars are best the day they are made, but they can be refrigerated for up to 2 days. Or, they can be frozen immediately after cooling and kept in the freezer for up to 1 month. Just make sure to thaw them before serving.
Provided by Genevieve Ko
Categories snack, cookies and bars, dessert
Time 2h
Yield 2 dozen bars
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Make the crust and topping: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9-by-13-inch cake pan with foil with overhang on all sides. Lightly grease pan with softened butter.
- Pulse flour, sugar and salt in a food processor with the blade attachment to mix. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse sand. Put 1 1/2 cups in a medium bowl and mix in walnuts, cinnamon and cardamom. Squeeze with your hands to form a solid mass of dough. It's O.K. if a few bits fall off. Cover and refrigerate.
- Pour remaining mixture into prepared pan and spread in an even layer, then press into bottom of pan and 1/2 inch up the sides.
- Bake until golden brown and dry to the touch, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Raise oven temperature to 375 degrees.
- While crust bakes, make the filling: Toss all of the apples with the lemon juice in a large bowl. Melt butter in a large sauté pan set over medium-high heat. Stir in cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom and sizzle for 15 seconds. Add apples and cook, stirring often, until just starting to soften, about 5 minutes. Add sugar and stir well. Cook, stirring occasionally, until all liquid releases from the apples then evaporates, 10 to 15 minutes. The mixture should be quite dry and the apples tender, but not sticking to the pan. Remove from heat and cool. (Tip: If you want your apples to cool quickly, spread them on a parchment-lined sheet pan and pop in the freezer for 5 to 7 minutes.)
- Spread apple filling evenly over crust and press down gently to get rid of any gaps between the apple slices. Uncover the reserved walnut mixture and break off pebble-sized pieces. Arrange pieces in a lattice or striped pattern over filling or scatter evenly on top.
- Bake until the topping is golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a rack. To serve, lift apple pie bars out of pan and onto a large cutting board. Slide bars off foil, then cut into 6 even strips crosswise and 4 even strips lengthwise.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 298, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 35 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 100 milligrams, Sugar 20 grams, TransFat 1 gram
Tips:
- To make sure the crust is flaky, use a combination of butter and shortening. Butter adds flavor, while shortening helps to make the crust tender and flaky.
- Chill the dough before rolling it out. This will help to prevent the dough from shrinking and becoming tough.
- Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the dough tough.
- Use a sharp knife to cut the apples. This will help to prevent the apples from browning.
- Be careful not to overfill the pie bars. If you do, the filling will spill out and make a mess.
- Bake the pie bars until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling.
- Let the pie bars cool slightly before serving. This will help to prevent the filling from spilling out.
- Serve the pie bars with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Conclusion:
Apple pie bars are a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that are perfect for any occasion. They are made with a flaky crust and a sweet and tart apple filling. Apple pie bars can be served warm or cold, and they are always a hit with family and friends.
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