Fresh apples are spiced with True Cinnamon and Apple Pie Spice for these delicious pie bars. The spices really make this recipe, as they truly enhance the flavors of the apples. One bite and you will agree- these are the best apple pie bars you have ever tasted!
Ingredients For The Crust:
2 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter, cut into pieces
Ingredients For The Filling:
5 cups fresh apples (peeled and diced)
1 Tblspn lemon juice
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp True Cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp Apple Pie Spice
Ingredients For The Topping:
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup oatmeal (dried cereal)
1 tsp True Cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 13x9 inch pan with foil, leaving some excess to hang over the edge of the pan. Spray the foil with cooking spray.
To make the crust, combine flour, sugar and salt. Using a fork or pastry cutter, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles sand. Set aside 1 1/4 cup of this mixture (for the topping). Press the remaining mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. To make the filling, mix the apples and lemon juice together. Add the brown sugar, flour, and spices and stir to combine. Pour this filling over the baked crust. To make the topping, add the brown sugar, oats, True Cinnamon, and pecans to the reserved crust mixture. Stir to combine. Sprinkle the topping over the filling in the pan. Bake at 375 degrees for about 35 minutes. Cool on a rack and remove the bars from the pan by lifting with the foil. Cut into bars when cooled.
