Best 4 Easy Apple Pie Bars Recipes

EASY APPLE PIE BARS RECIPE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs, beating after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract. Add cinnamon, flour and salt. Mix until well combined.
• Spread 3 cups of the batter in a greased jelly roll pan. Spread pie filling on top of dough. Drop remaining dough by tablespoonfuls on top of apple pie topping.
• Baked at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool.
• Combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over bars. If serving the next day wait and do this before serving or the bars will be a bit soggy! I store in the refrigerated to keep them firm but you wouldn't need too.

EASY APPLE PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prep a 9x13 baking pan by greasing the bottom with oil or non-stick spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, with a hand mixer, cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla together. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing them in one at a time.
• Sift the flour and baking powder into the butter/sugar mixture. Mix until the flour is completely incorporated.
• Pour 2/3 of the batter into the bottom of the prepared 9x13 baking dish, make sure it is spread evenly in the pan. Pour the apple pie filling over the batter, sprinkle with cinnamon. Dot the top of the apples with the remaining batter.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes until the top and the edges are golden and the cake is cooked thru. If you are using a glass baking dish you will need to cook 30-35 minutes.While the cake is baking make the powder sugar glaze by mixing together the powder sugar and milk (or water).
• Right before serving drizzle with powder sugar glaze. Serve warm with a little vanilla ice cream.Store at room temperature, in an air tight container, for up to 3 days.

EASY APPLE PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine 4 cups flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in shortening with a fork until coarse crumbs form.
• Whisk egg yolks, cold water, and lemon juice together in another bowl. Stir into flour mixture with a fork until dough comes together into a ball; divide in half. Roll out 1 half and press into the bottom of a 10x15-inch baking pan.
• Combine apples, sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and ground cinnamon in a bowl to make filling. Spread over dough in the pan.
• Roll out remaining dough and lay on top of filling. Brush with milk. Cut slits in the dough with a sharp knife.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool before cutting into 24 bars, at least 20 minutes.

EASY CARAMEL APPLE PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, 1 cup butter, 3/4 cup white sugar, egg, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a food processor; pulse until crumbled and easily formed into dough when pinched. Pour 3/4 of the dough into the prepared pan; press down with your hands until crust is even and well packed.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add apples, brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; cook and stir until apples are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in cornstarch; mix, adding more cornstarch if needed, until liquids are thickened.
• Pour apple mixture onto crust; smooth with a spatula until even. Crumble remaining dough on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crumbles on top are lightly brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes; cut into bars.