apple crumble bars

Name: Apple Crumble Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## CRUST; 2 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1 cup(s) butter or margarine, softened; 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; ## FILLING; 3 1/2 cup(s) apple pie filling (from two 21oz cans); ## CRUMBLE; 1 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1 cup(s) quick cooking oats; 3/4 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground nutmeg; 10 tablespoon(s) butter, cut into small pieces

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Maggie Heden

Antioch, IL

Updated on Sep 7, 2020

These are as easy as it gets! Also great with any kind of fruit filling.

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Blue Ribbon Recipe

Love apple pie? This fantastic fall dessert is basically apple pie in bar form. There's a delicious shortbread crust, that's smothered in apple pie filling. Sprinkled on top is a buttery crumble that's filled with brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Yum! Serve hot with a scoop of ice cream (they may break apart, though) or let them cool completely for a tasty handheld fall treat.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 15 Min

cook time 55 Min

method Bake

yield

Ingredients

CRUST
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
FILLING
3 1/2 cups apple pie filling (from two 21oz cans)
CRUMBLE
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup quick cooking oats
3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
10 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces

How To Make apple crumble bars

Step 1

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray.

Step 2

In a large bowl, beat crust ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
Step 3

Press into prepared pan.
Step 4

Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool about 30 minutes. Reduce oven to 350 degrees.
Step 5

Spoon pie filling evenly over crust.
Step 6

In a medium bowl mix dry crumble ingredients. Cut in butter with a fork or fingers until crumbly.
Step 7

Sprinkle evenly over filling and press lightly.
Step 8

Bake 40 minutes or until crumble is a light brown.
Step 9

Cool completely, about two hours, then cut into bars.
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