Easy Apple Pie Bars
Servings: 16 bars
Calories: 102kcal
Equipment
- 8x8 baking dish
Ingredients
Crust layer
- 1/2 cup applesauce (120 g) sub mashed banana or pumpkin puree
- 2 tbsp coconut oil (30 g)
- 2 tbsp maple syrup (42 g)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup oats (80 g) rolled or quick
- 1 cup almond flour (120 g) can sub regular/gf flour
Filling layer
- 2 medium sweet apples, peeled and diced quite small (about 400 g)
- 2 tbsp sugar (24 g) brown/coconut sugar works best
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line an 8x8 dish with parchment.
- Combine applesauce, coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla.
- Add oats, flour, dash of cinnamon, pinch of salt. Combine and press into pan. Bake 10 minutes.
- Toss apples with sugar, cinnamon, salt and optional lemon juice/zest. Sprinkle on the crust layer and press down to pack in tightly.
- Bake 30 more minutes.
- Let bars cool and set in the fridge for a few hours, slice and enjoy!
Notes
- I have made these with almond flour and white whole wheat flour, both worked very well (nutrition info is based on almond). Almond flour was a bit more moist and rich tasting but the wheat flour version was very good too!
- These bars are sweet enough for snacks. Increase the amount of sugar in this recipe (in either layer) if you want them “dessert sweet”.
Nutrition
Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 55mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg