Get Ready for Fall Recipe: Apple Crumble Bars
I have always wanted to go to an apple orchard during the fall season to pick my apples. There is just something about reaching up and pulling a fresh apple from a tree and taking a bite. It is one of my things on my bucket list and hopefully I will get to experience this soon. But in the meantime, I can still share this delicious recipe for Apple Crumble Bars. These would be great to serve at any of your upcoming holiday gatherings.
Apple Crumble Bars
INGREDIENTS
- Shortbread
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into cubes
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
Apple Filling:
- 3 large granny smith apples, peeled and diced
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. ginger
Topping:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup butter – room temp to cut in.
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
- Line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper.
Shortbread Base:
- In a large bowl, add the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Use a whisk and mix until combined
- Add in the cubed butter
- Using a fork, or your hand, cut the butter into the flour mixture until coarse crumbs form
- Press the dough into the parchment lined pan and bake for 8 minutes.
- Once done, set aside to cool
Topping:
- Mix flour, brown sugar using a whisk.
- Cut in the butter into cubes and knead together with your hands.
- It should resemble small coarse crumbs, just like the shortbread
- Set aside
Apple Mixture:
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine the apples, sugar, spices, and toss, until the apples are well coated.
- Pour apples over the shortbread
- Add the topping
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Place in the fridge to set for at least 2 hours.
- ENJOY!!
This would be great to serve with some ice cream. If you are looking for another Apple recipe, then you need to check out this quick and easy apple cobbler.
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YUM! Those look amazing! I’m a sucker for anything with a crumb topping like that 🙂
Also, we went to Millstone Creek Orchard in Ramseur last year and had a ton of fun! It was roughly about an hour drive from Raleigh, so not too bad.
Good to know! I need to get my husband to go.
Butter makes everything so good.
I’m with Ashleigh – I love naked things with a sweet crumb topping!! These look really good!
Those look delicious!
I am awful at baking, but my mom is coming to visit soon and it looks like something we could make together!
Marissa
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