Name: Apple Pie Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ recipe for shortbread or crust of choice – (enough dough to make 1 dozen cookies – crust should reach about ½-inch up the dish when pressed in); Filling; 1 ½ pounds tart and firm apples, such as granny smith and honey crisp; ¼ cup pure maple syrup; 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder; 1 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon ground allspice; Topping; 3 1/2-ounces baked apple chips; ¼ cup maple sugar; 2 tablespoons arrowroot powder; 1 tablespoon coconut flour; 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter or coconut oil; ¼ cup warm caramel sauce, optional

Apple Pie Bars

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Author: Danielle
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Yield: 12 servings 1x
Category: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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½ recipe for shortbread or crust of choice – (enough dough to make 1 dozen cookies – crust should reach about ½-inch up the dish when pressed in)
Filling
1 ½ pounds tart and firm apples, such as granny smith and honey crisp
¼ cup pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
1 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
Topping
3 1/2-ounces baked apple chips
¼ cup maple sugar
2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
1 tablespoon coconut flour
3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter or coconut oil
¼ cup warm caramel sauce, optional

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Line the bottom of a 10×10 baking dish with parchment paper. Press the crust into the bottom of the pan and slightly up the sides. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
Peel, core, and thinly slice the apples. Toss with maple syrup, lemon juice, arrowroot powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. Add the filling to the top of the crust and return to the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until bubbling.
Place the baked apple chips, maple sugar, arrowroot powder, and coconut flour in a bowl. Use a pastry cutter to crush. Cut in the butter. Add the crunchy topping to the dish and return to the oven for 12 minutes, until the apples are bubbling on the sides and the topping is golden.
Drizzle with caramel if desired, cut, and serve. Bars can be stored in the fridge, tightly wrapped, for 2 weeks.

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