Vegan Apple Pie Bars

5 from 1 vote

These vegan apple pie bars have an amazing shortbread crust, apple middle, streusel topping, and optional caramel drizzle. Move over apple pie this is even better!

Prep Time15

Cook Time55

Additional Time3

Total Time4 10

Course: All Recipes

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegan

Servings:

Calories: 359kcal

Author: Courtney Hunter

Ingredients

Crust

½ cup vegan butter semi-melted
¼ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour

Filling

2-3 large apples very thinly sliced, peeled, and cored
2 TB all-purpose flour
1 TB white sugar
1 TB brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg

Topping

⅓ cup brown sugar
½ cup oats
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup cold butter

Optional

vegan caramel sauce
vegan ice cream

Instructions

Start by preheating the oven to 300 degrees. Get an 8x8 pan and cover with foil with a bit of an overhang, spray with cooking spray, and set aside.
Take a medium-size bowl and combine your dry crust ingredients; stir with a whisk until combined. Then add your vegan melted butter and vanilla extract, and mix with a spatula or wooden spoon until combined. Take the crust and evenly spread it in the prepared pan. Bake this for 15 minutes.
When the crust is done, take it out and place it on the stovetop or a cooling rack and bump up the heat to 350F degrees.
While that is baking, make your middle and topping. Make sure your apples are sliced very thin, put in a bowl, stir in the filling ingredients, mix gently but well, and set aside.
Take a small bowl and combine your topping ingredients, cut in the vegan cold butter with a pastry cutter or two forks until the vegan butter is distributed evenly.
Once the crust is done prebaking, layer your apples evenly, then sprinkle the topping and bake in the oven for 35-45 minutes. Check at 35 minutes and stick a toothpick in it to see if the apples are cooked, stick it in longer if the apples are still crunchy.
Let it come to room temperature for 30 minutes, then stick it in the fridge to finish cooling before cutting. To cut remove the bars holding both sides of the foil, place them on the counter, and cut. You can serve these warm or cold with a drizzle of vegan caramel, vegan ice cream, or both, or just plain they are still good.

Notes

Storing- These are best stored in the fridge in an airtight container for a few days.

Freezing- They can be frozen in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.

Gluten-free- Change out the flour for an all-purpose gluten-free flour and make sure the oats are gluten-free.

Expert Tips and Tricks-

1. You can serve these warm or cold with a drizzle of vegan caramel, vegan salted caramel sauce, vegan vanilla ice cream, or both, or just plain; they are still good.
2. Make sure to cut your apples evenly and thinly so that they cook at the same rate. No one wants crunchy or applesauce in their apple pie.
3. This doubles nicely in a 9x13 pan. However, you may need to adjust the baking time.

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