Apple Crisp Bars have a oat crumble crust and topping. with a delicious apple filling. It’s apple crisp in bar form!
Quick Tips
- Use an apple peeler and corer to prep your apples in half the time!
- I like using Pink Lady or Honeycrisp apples for baking, but you can use whichever is your favorite
- Line your baking pan with parchment paper for easy removal of the bars!
Equipment
- Apple peeler and corer (optional, but amazing!)
- Mixing bowls
- Silicone spatula or large mixing spoons
- 8×8 baking pan
- Parchment paper (optional)
- Measuring cups and spoons
Ingredient Notes
- Apples: I prefer Pink Lady apples or Honeycrisp Apples for baking, but any apple will do! See this article to guide you on best baking apples
- Rolled oats: quick oats will work too, but will impact the texture
- Light brown sugar: dark brown sugar will work too, just make sure it’s packed down
- Granulated sugar
- Unsalted butter: salted is OK, but reduce added salt by ¼ teaspoon if you use it
- All-purpose flour
- Cinnamon
- Salt
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How to make Apple Crisp Bars
These Apple Crisp Bars are so easy to make! Let’s walk through the steps below.
How to make the oat crumble crust and topping
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Use convection bake if you have it, then in a medium mixing bowl, partially melt the butter in the microwave.
Add the rest of the dry ingredients to the melted butter (oats, flour, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon). Stir well with a spoon or silicone spatula until the ingredients are fully incorporated.
Line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper (or grease it well). Press half of the oat mixture evenly throughout the bottom of the pan to form the crust.
Set the crust and the other half of the oat mixture aside.
How to make the apple filling and assemble the bars
Peel, chop and slice about 4 cups of apples. I love using a peeler, slicer and corer to do this!
Pour the apples into a mixing bowl and add the rest of the filling ingredients (brown sugar, sugar, flour and cinnamon). Stir well with a spoon or silicone spatula until all of the apples have been evenly coated.
Pour the apple filling over the prepared oat crust and spread them evenly throughout the pan.
Sprinkle the remaining oat topping over the apple filling, press everything down slightly, and bake for 45-60 minutes or until the apples are soft and bubbling (use a fork or knife to poke the apples to see if they are soft).
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Apple Crisp Bars
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Use convection bake if you have it.
- In a medium mixing bowl, partially melt the butter in the microwave.
- Add the rest of the dry ingredients to the melted butter (oats, flour, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon). Stir well with a spoon or silicone spatula until the ingredients are fully incorporated.
- Line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper (or grease it well). Press half of the oat mixture evenly throughout the bottom of the pan to form the crust.
- Set the crust and the other half of the oat mixture aside.
- Peel, chop and slice about 4 cups of apples. I love using a peeler, slicer and corer to do this!
- Pour the apples into a mixing bowl and add the rest of the filling ingredients (brown sugar, sugar, flour and cinnamon). Stir well with a spoon or silicone spatula until all of the apples have been evenly coated.
- Pour the apple filling over the prepared oat crust and spread them evenly throughout the pan.
- Sprinkle the remaining oat topping over the apple filling and bake for 45-60 minutes or until the apples are soft and bubbling (use a fork or knife to poke the apples to see if they are soft).
Christi Budd says
Perfect!