Easy Vegan Apple Pie Bars
by: claire cary
Your hunt for the perfect apple pie bars is officially over. This is the perfect Fall recipe for Thanksgiving or just for a treat! They're gluten free, refined sugar free, and accidentally vegan.
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Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 ¼ cup oat flour
- ½ cup almond flour not meal
- 3 tbsp arrowroot powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp apple pie spice
- 3 tbsp melted coconut oil or (vegan) butter
- 3 tbsp coconut sugar
- 3 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
Filling:
- 1 cup apple sauce
- 2 cups thinly sliced apples about 1 large or 2 small apples
- ¼ cup arrowroot powder*
- 1 tsp apple pie spice
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
Crumble Topping:
- ⅔ cup quick oats
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 4 tbsp melted coconut oil or (vegan) butter
- ¼ cup gluten free flour*
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl, mix together the oat flour, almond flour, arrowroot powder, salt and apple pie spice.
- Mix in all remaining ingredients. I suggest using your hands to make sure everything is well incorporated.
- Add to an 8x8 pan, greased, and press down with your fingers to spread it evenly into the pan. It may seem like there isn't enough dough at first, but keep pressing it will be plenty. Use a spatula to press down and remove any fingerprints.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- While the crust is baking, prep the filling.
- Combine the apple sauce, arrowroot powder, coconut sugar, apple pie spice and salt.
- Add to the bowl with the rest of the ingredients.
- When the crust is done baking, let it cool for 5-10 minutes.
- Add the filling on top, spreading evenly.
- Combine all ingredients for the crumble in a bowl.
- Sprinkle on top of the filling after you add it to the crust.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Be sure to let the bars cool completely for slicing.
- They need to set as they cool or else they will fall apart. Ideally let them cool for at least 1 hour, but 30 minutes does the trick.
- Slice into 16 squares and enjoy! I like to drizzle on a little glaze using just powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. But they are delicious as is or with ice cream.
Notes
If using avocado oil, make sure it is NOT virgin because that has a very nutty taste. Refined avocado oil works best, or melted coconut oil/butter.
The arrowroot powder can be subbed for tapioca or cornstarch.
I recommend an 8x8 for this recipe. A 9x9 will be slightly too big and the crust will be spread too thin. If a 9x9 is all you have you can still make these bar, but note that they will be slightly thinner than pictured.
I don't recommend using rolled oats for the crumble, quick oats work best.
The coconut sugar can be subbed for any kind of granulated sugar.
Serving: 1bar / Calories: 197kcal / Carbohydrates: 28g / Protein: 2.2g / Fat: 7.5g / Fiber: 1.6g / Sugar: 15g
