Sugarbee® Apple Crisp Bars

Apple Crisp Bars are like apple pie in bar form! With a gooey, spiced Sugarbee® apple filling that brings rich notes of molasses, honey, and caramel, paired with a buttery cinnamon sugar cookie crust and a golden oat crumble topping, this is the apple recipe you’ll want to make on repeat this fall.

Supplies:

• 8×8″ pan
• Parchment paper 

Cinnamon Sugar Cookie Crust

• 6 tbsp unsalted butter (softened)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt

Apple Filling

• 6 Sugarbee® apples (sliced)
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/4 cup brown sugar (lightly packed)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp corn starch
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg

 

Topping

• 5 tbsp unsalted butter (softened)
• 3 tbsp brown sugar (lightly packed)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg

 

Cinnamon Sugar Cookie Crust

1. Preheat oven to 375ºF. Spray with non-stick cooking spray and line 8×8″ pan with parchment paper, making sure to leave some overhang so you’re able to lift the bars out of the pan after baking.
2. In a bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and vanilla, about 2-3 minutes. Add flour, cinnamon, and salt; mix until combined- texture will be dry and crumbly.
3. Add dough mixture to prepared pan; press dough into pan to form the crust using your fingers or the bottom of a measuring cup, until it is tightly packed.

 

Apple Filling

1. Cut Sugarbee® apples into slices about 1/4 inch thick. Add to a large bowl along with lemon juice, brown sugar, granulated sugar, corn starch, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Toss to coat. Let the mixture sit for about 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, add filling to pan.

 

Topping

1. In a bowl, beat together butter and brown sugar, about 1 minute. Add flour, oats, cinnamon, and nutmeg; combine until mixture comes together to from clumps and appears crumbly, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle topping over apple filling.
2. Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes-1 hour, or until top is lightly browned. Allow the bars to cool completely before enjoying. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Recipe by Lauren Camposano @laurencamposano