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Easy caramel apple pie bars, made with a sweet shortbread base, sliced Bramley apples, thick caramel sauce, and a crispy shortbread crust flavoured with cinnamon!

Caramel Apple Pie Bars

300 g Self Raising Flour

Butter

g Light Brown Sugar

Cinnamon

Caramel

Bramley Apples (peeled, cored and thinly sliced.)

Preheat the oven to 180°c (160 fan/ Gas 4/ 350F) and line a 20 x 30cm baking tin.

Rub together the flour and cubed cold butter in a large bowl until you get a fine breadcrumb consistency.

Stir in the cinnamon and sugar.

Press half the mixture into the lined tin. Use the back of a metal spoon to pack it down as tightly as possible.

Peel and slice the Bramley apples and lay them in a single layer over the shortbread base.

Spoon over the caramel.

Top with the remaining half of the shortbread mixture. Press down lightly with your hands. Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes until golden.

Leave to cool in the tin, then place the tin in the freezer for 30 minutes to make cutting into bars easier.

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Honey Apple Bars

all purpose flour

granulated sugar (or 1/3 cup honey (start

almonds

tsp baking powder

tsp salt

unsalted butter

water

apple

lemon juice

tbsp all purpose flour

honey

tsp cinnamon

nutmeg

tsp vanilla extract

heavy whipping cream

salt

cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare a 8×8-inch baking pan with the non-stick coating of your choice.

For the crumb and crust, whisk together flour, sugar, ground almonds, baking powder and salt.

Next, cut in the cold butter using two forks or a pastry cutter then slowly mix in the egg yolk and cold water (if you using honey instead of sugar, add in here as well). Don&#39;t worry if the dough seems really crumbly. It should be!

Next take half of the crumble mixture and press into the prepared pan. The rest should be saved for the top of the bars.

For the Crumble and Crust

Stir together apple slices, lemon juice, flour, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla until combined.

To assemble, evenly add apple filling to the top of the crust.

Next sprinkle the remaining crumble over the top of the apple filling.

Bake for 30-38 minutes or until golden brown and set.

Cool bars to room temperature then cut and serve.

For the Apple Filling

While bars bake, add butter and honey to a medium sized pot over medium heat and allow the butter to melt and combine with the honey.  Once butter completely melts, stir together over medium high heat for about 5-6 minutes or until it has thickened somewhat.

Whisk in the cream and bring to a boil then remove from heat.  Finally stir in the vanilla, salt and cinnamon and allow it to thicken and cool a bit.  Drizzle caramel sauce over completed bars and enjoy!

For the Honey Caramel

These apple blondies are so dense and moist with a sweet caramel frosting on top! They're baked with tender cinnamon apples and drizzled with a simple 3 ingredient caramel sauce - all completely gluten and dairy free.

Frosted Caramel Apple Blondies

light brown sugar

(80 grams) pure maple syrup

tbsp Natural SunButter

tbsp coconut cream *the thick cream from a can of coconut milk

(220 grams) powdered sugar

kosher salt

(125 grams) Natural SunButter

(60 grams) unsweetened apple sauce

(150 grams) light brown sugar, packed

(100 grams) oat flour, certified gluten free

(95 grams) quick oats, certified gluten free

tsp kosher salt

Combine the ingredients in a saucepan and place over medium heat.

Stir and cook for about 5 minutes, or until fragrant and the apples start to become tender.

Transfer the apples to a bowl and reserve the saucepan for the caramel. 

Cinnamon Apples

In that same saucepan (it&#8217;s ok if there are some cinnamon sugar bits in the pot), add the maple syrup, SunButter, and coconut cream.

Place over medium heat and whisk until everything is melted together.

Continue to whisk occasionally and allow the mixture to bubble. Once bubbling, the caramel should start to thicken. 

Remove the caramel once it coats the back of a spoon. Pour it into a heat safe dish and transfer the caramel to the refrigerator to chill while we make the blondies.

Caramel Frosting

Preheat the oven to 350F and grease and line an 8&#215;8 baking sheet with parchment paper. Allow the paper to reach over the sides for easy removal.

In a mixing bowl, stir together the SunButter, apple sauce, and brown sugar.

Once combined, stir in the eggs and vanilla.

Toss in the oat flour, oats, cinnamon, and salt and stir to combine. Then fold in the cinnamon apples.

Transfer to the baking pan and spread the batter evenly. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the center is firm to the touch.

Allow the bars to cool completely before making the frosting. They can be cooled slowly at room temp or sped up in the refrigerator. 

Apple Blondies

Add the room temperature butter and 1 cup of powdered sugar to a mixing bowl. The butter should be soft enough to mix by hand, but an electric mixer can also be used.

Once smooth, mix in the additional cup of powdered sugar followed by the vanilla and salt.

By this time, the caramel should be completely chilled. Spoon half of the caramel into the frosting and mix until smooth.

Spread the frosting on top of the blondies and then drizzle with the excess caramel. Swirl the caramel into the frosting and top with a few pinches of cinnamon (optional).

Chicago-style bakery apple slices.&nbsp; Apple filling between two crusts in a sheet pan, topped with vanilla glaze and cut into squares.

Apple Slices

baking powder

salt (I

lard (preferably non-hydrogenated, unprocessed)

apple dessert filling/topping

sugar

butter

vanilla

whole milk (more to thin, if necessary)

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl.  Add lard and cut in with pastry cutter or fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  In a measuring cup, mix water, egg yolks and lemon juice together and pour over flour mixture.  Blend gently with a fork until combined; mixture will be very moist.

Divide dough in half.&nbsp; Roll or pat one half of dough directly into 9" by 13" jelly roll pan, bringing dough slightly up the edges.&nbsp; I patted with my hands, you could also try a mini roller.&nbsp; Spread apple filling evenly over the dough.&nbsp; Roll remaining dough to fit the top, either on a well floured pastry board or the back of a sheet pan and then carefully flip it over the top.&nbsp; Press or pinch the edges together, don't worry if it doesn't seal completely, as long as top is completely covering apples.&nbsp; Patch where necessary.&nbsp; Cut several slits in top dough for steam vents.

Bake in 400º oven for 40 minutes, until crust is nicely browned, rotating pan halfway.&nbsp; Remove to rack to cool.

Make glaze.&nbsp; Combine sugar, softened butter, vanilla and milk until smooth, adding more milk if necessary for consistency.&nbsp; Spread glaze over top of crust with an offset spatula and let glaze set and harden.&nbsp; Cut into 2- or 3-inch squares and enjoy!

These Apple Pie Bars are dessert squares that resemble apple pie, with a crumble bottom and top, and shredded cinnamon apples in between. A great no-fuss portable treat, perfect for fall baking!

Apple Pie Bars

all-purpose flour (, spooned and leveled)

brown sugar

sugar (, divided)

cornstarch

apples

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper, leaving a slight overhang on the two longer sides. (Alternatively, lightly coat the pan with nonstick cooking spray.)

In a medium bowl, mix the flour, brown sugar, 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Work in the egg and butter with a pastry blender (or your hands!) until pea-sized clumps form and virtually no loose flour remains. Press half of mixture evenly into the prepared pan.

In another bowl, stir together the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar and cornstarch. Squeeze out any excess liquid from the grated apples with your hands, then mix them into the sugar until thoroughly combined. Sprinkle the apple mixture evenly over the crust. Crumble the remaining dough over the top of the apples.

Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until the top is slightly golden. Cool completely before cutting into squares and enjoy!

Wife has asked me to make it again for her,  she loves it. Ty for the recipe.

Wife loves this . Very easy to make. One scoop of ice cream with this is good.

Really enjoyed these. We live near an apple orchard and am always looking for ways to use up the apples!

Made them today,  delicious,  thinking a little caramel drizzled over would be fantastic also

These were simple and just delicious. I chose to peel my apples, but I probably won't next time.

I use a combination of granny smith and gala. Loved these!

I made these today and they were delicious!! I even took some to my husband's work while still a little warm and he said they got rave reviews! Definitely a keeper! Thanks for sharing.

Made these for a ladies lunch and we all loved them!

I made these yesterday and oh boy do we LOVE them.  It's apple season here so I know I'll be doing a few more batches of these this fall.  Into my "Favorite Recipes File" it went!

Thanks so much!

Carol

Easy and wonderful. We took your suggestion and swapped the cinnamon with apple pie spice. The house smelled amazing as these baked and they came out so delicious.

I saw the recipe yesterday and made them last nite. My family and myself LOVED them. OMG. Easy and delicious. I am still debating if I am bringing them to work, or just eating the rest of the pan...

I have 3 apple trees in my back yard and loads of apples this year, so I made 2 batches of these. Great recipe, thanks!

We're lucky enough to live right by an apple orchard, so I'm always looking for new ways to use them. These Apple Crumble squares were perfect!

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These Apple Pie Bars are dessert squares that resemble apple pie, with a crumble bottom and top, and shredded cinnamon apples in between. Perfect for Fall baking!

These light and fluffy, fresh Apple Bars come together with the perfect balance of golden raisins, walnuts, and a spice blend that channels the spirit of apple pie. Whether it&#039;s apple season or simply a random apple hankering, these bars are a go-to sweet treat.

Apple Bars

all-purpose flour

tsps baking powder

tsp apple pie spice

tsp table salt

butter, room temperature

eggs, room temperature

Granny Smith apples, peeled, diced (about 2-3 apples)

golden raisins

walnuts (plus extra for garnish)

confectioners' sugar

preheat

whisk

In a medium sized bowl, Whisk together flour, baking powder, apple pie spice, cinnamon and salt.  Set aside.

blend

With a stand or electric mixer, blend butter and brown sugar; about 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla, blending until smooth. Gradually add flour mixture and blend only until incorporated (do not overmix). Stir in apples, raisins and walnuts. The batter will be very thick.

prepare

Prepare a 9 x 13 pan (my favorite is the magic pan) by either liberally coating it with cooking spray or lining it with parchment, which is the preferred method. (See instructions in the post on how to line a baking pan with parchment paper.) Spread apple batter into the prepared pan and bake in the oven for about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

line

If you lined your pan with parchment, let the bars cool for 15 minutes in the pan on a wire rack. Lift them out of the pan with the overhanging parchment on each side, otherwise wait until the bars are completely cool before cutting them into squares before removing.

sprinkle

Dust squares with powdered sugar when they are completely cool. And garnish each square with a walnut.

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