Apple Bars
If you've got all-purpose flour, packed brown sugar and unsalted butter, melted, you're most of the way to this vegetarian: about 60 minutes of cooking across 6 steps. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 6 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and pan. At medium difficulty across 6 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Shopping list (1)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 175 C / 350 F and line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy lifting.
- Toss the diced apples with the lemon juice in a small bowl to keep them bright and to add a little tartness.
- In a large bowl, whisk the melted butter with the brown sugar until smooth, then beat in the egg and vanilla until glossy.
- Add the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, stirring just until a thick batter forms, then fold in the apples until evenly distributed.
- Spread the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top, and bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the top is set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with only a few moist crumbs.
- Let the bars cool completely in the pan, then lift out using the parchment and cut into squares before serving.
You'll use: Oven Β· Pan Β· Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Brown Sugar
- white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses per cup
- Butter
- olive oil (ΒΎ the amount) Β· coconut oil Β· margarine
- Lemon
- lime Β· 1 tbsp white wine vinegar per lemon
Tips & common questions
How long does Apple Bars take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 6 steps and 12 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of brown sugar?
Try white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses per cup. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Apple Bars vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Apple Bars is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Solanum Lycopersicum tomkin 1.jpg by Orengi Harvey, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top β how we source recipes.