Description
Looking for the best Apple Bars recipe? These easy and quick dessert bars are simple to make yet deeply comforting with tender spiced apples and a buttery crust. They are a healthy feeling sweet treat made with real fruit and classic pantry ingredients. Perfect for holidays family gatherings bake sales potlucks or casual afternoons this recipe is beginner friendly freezer friendly and always a favorite. Save this easy Apple Bars recipe for cozy baking days.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup butter cold and cubed
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 4 cups apples peeled and sliced
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a baking dish.
- Mix flour sugar and salt then cut in butter until crumbly.
- Press half of the mixture into the baking dish to form the crust.
- Toss apples with sugar cinnamon nutmeg and lemon juice.
- Spread apples evenly over the crust.
- Crumble remaining dough over the apples.
- Bake 40–45 minutes until golden and set then cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- Use firm apples for best texture.
- Cool fully before cutting.
- Dust with powdered sugar if desired.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg