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These cinnamon apple streusel bars are the perfect mashup of Dutch apple pie and a crunchy apple bar dessert. Full of flavor and easy to make!
Hooray for apple season!
I haven’t been apple picking yet because the local farm I LOVE charges mad money to just pick the apples.
I’m not paying $5 PER PERSON to go into an orchard, pick the apples, pay for the apples and deal with the massive amount of city people in their $400 boots picking apples and pretending to be country folk.
Can you tell I’m bitter?
I just want to pick apples in silence without paying a fee to enter the grounds. Is this too much to ask for? Probably.
So in the meantime, I just go to the farm and grab a bag of pre-picked apples and devour them in the silence of my home.
Also, these cinnamon apple streusel bars are perfect for apple season.
A cross between Dutch apple pie and a traditional bar dessert.
The crust is a combination of apple pie spice, graham cracker crumbs, flour, brown sugar, and melted butter.
It’s sturdy, and crunchy and pairs perfectly with the slightly sweetened spiced apples.
Oh and that glaze!
It’s not just your typical everyday glaze. NOPE. It’s a mix of vanilla bean paste and maple extract and it’s super good!
It was so good I wanted to drink it but resisted the urge.
I mean, I can’t just be sitting home on my couch doing shots of vanilla bean maple glaze.
I mean, I could. But I’m pretty sure my sugar numbers would skyrocket and I would go into a sugar coma.
More apple recipes
- Craving an easy-to-make breakfast? Try my Apple Pie Baked French Toast.
- Want pie without all the work? Try my Apple Pie Bars.
- Love an easy semi-homemade dessert? Try my Caramel Apple Dump Cake.
- Need a fast and easy dessert? Try my Easy Apple Turnovers.
Cinnamon Apple Streusel Bars
Ingredients
For crust and topping:
- 1-1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1-1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup butter, melted
- 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
For apples:
- 2-1/2 cups medium diced apples
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
For glaze:
- 1 tablespoon whole milk
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 1 teaspoon maple extract
Instructions
For crust and topping:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl add all ingredients and stir to combine. Reserve 1 cup of the graham cracker mixture for topping.
- Add the remaining crust ingredients to your prepared pan and press into the pan. Bake for 10 minutes, remove, and set aside.
For apples:
- Mix all ingredients together.
For glaze:
- Whisk together until thick and creamy.
- If the mixture is too thick to drizzle simply add a few more splashes of milk.
For assembly and baking:
- Add the apples over the baked crust and top with the reserved graham cracker crust.
- Bake for 30 minutes, remove from the oven, drizzle with glaze and let cool.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How so I change to my Sweet and Savory says it all, ID? I wanted that so others would be aware of the Giveaway.
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Sounds absolutely wonderful!!!
awesome, awesome recipe–the fact that it’s more streusel than anything else appeals to me greatly. 🙂 thanks for sharing some things about yourself–i was just considering the fact that nermal is a terrific name for a cat (yes, i loved the garfield cartoon).
Jessica: I found her lovely blog through tastespotting. I’m so glad I did!
Karen: They are phenomenal…very tasty!
Blond Duck: They probably would be a big hit. I guess I’m always used to the “traditional” cookies and candies. I see no reason these could not fit right in 🙂
Mimi: The good thing is now you can find decent apples year long. I just love all the flavor they can add to a dish.
Christine: Thanks!
Karine: I love to share 🙂
Jen: Haha I have a few summer recipes too. I guess I just have to wait to put them up on the blog. Your welcome for the award!
Barbara: Thanks about the picture. I have been working hard to get better 🙂
Reeni: Exactly! It is like a dessert pizza. As soon as I read that I had to agree.
Chaya: Hooray Chanukah is almost here. I need to get on a recipe. I’m not sure how to change your blog name. When you leave me a comment you could always just fill in the information slot with the Sweet and Savory information instead of the Chaya CC. The beginning of next week I will let readers know to come on over to your page for the Chanukah giveaway.
Grace: Streusel deserves a staring role 🙂 I’m so glad you know where Nermal comes from. Most people look at me like I’m strange. All I can think to myself is “have you never seen Garfield?”
I’m a sucker for all things apple and cinnamon. These look droolworthy. I would love to pull up a chair at your holiday table, for sure.
I knew who Zoe was! 🙂
I just saw “live in sin” on your list…(giggling.)
This is such a gorgeous recipe! (And where I live apples are still $.29 a pound so I’m still stocking up weekly!) If I make this I’ll let you know how it turns out…although I can probably guarantee that it won’t be as beautiful as yours! 😉
These bars look SO GOOD! Congrats on the award!
The streusel bars look amazing! Congrats on your award and you’re so sweet to share it with me, thank you so much!!!
Yum! Those streusel bars look so tasty! You can’t go wrong with apples and cinnamon. Congrats on your award!