Apple Crisp Bars

Buttery oat crust layered with cinnamon-spiced apples and a golden crumble top — basically apple pie in handheld bar form. Perfect with a glass of cold milk or a drizzle of caramel.

By Manny Michael

50 minutes

Dessert

American

Ingredients

• * 4 medium apples, peeled & diced
• * Juice of 1 lemon
• * 2 cups rolled oats
• * 1 ½ cups flour
• * 1 cup brown sugar
• * ½ cup white sugar
• * 1 tsp cinnamon
• * ½ tsp nutmeg
• * ½ tsp salt
• * 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted
• * 1 tsp vanilla extract
• * Optional: caramel drizzle

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a 9x13 baking pan.
2. 2. Toss apples with lemon juice, ¼ cup brown sugar, and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
3. 3. In a bowl, mix oats, flour, sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, butter, and vanilla until crumbly.
4. 4. Press half the mixture into the pan for the crust.
5. 5. Spread apples evenly on top.
6. 6. Crumble the remaining mixture over apples.
7. 7. Bake 35–40 min, until golden and bubbly.
8. 8. Cool before slicing into bars. Optional drizzle with caramel sauce.