Apple Streusel Bars
Easier (and tastier!) than pie, these apple streusel bars will find a permanent place on your dessert or brunch table!
Servings servings
Equipment
Ingredients
Sweet Pastry
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter softened (no substitutions!)
- 1 egg beaten
Apple Filling
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 cups about 3 medium or 2 large sliced, peeled baking apples like Granny Smith
Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk whole milk is best
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- To prepare crust, mix flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder in a medium bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or two knives until you have pea-sized crumbles. Gently mix in beaten egg.
- Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Gently pat about ⅔ of the crumb mixture onto the bottom of the dish. Preheat oven to 350℉ and set aside.
- To prepare apple filling, combine flour, sugar, and cinnamon and toss with apples.
- Spread apples out on prepared crust. Sprinkle reserved crust mixture over apples evenly and bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes.
- When finished, allow to cool completely.
- To prepare glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, almond extract, and enough milk to achieve desired consistency.
- Place glaze in a Ziploc bag and cut off a very small portion of one of the corners (or just use a fork) to drizzle glaze over cooled pastry and allow to harden (you can place it in the freezer to hurry things along). Cut into bars and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 388kcal, Carbohydrates: 61g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 16g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 41mg, Sodium: 239mg, Potassium: 82mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 41g, Vitamin A: 502IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 27mg, Iron: 1mg
Calories: 388kcal
Cost: $5
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