Apple Pie Bars.’

These Apple Pie Bars give you all the cozy flavors—tender cinnamon apples and a buttery crust—in an easy, no-fuss bar. Perfect for busy weeknights, family gatherings, or holiday parties, they’re simple to bake, easy to slice, and just as delicious as the classic pie.

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You’re going to love how crazy easy these Apple Slices are. It’s everything you love about a slice of homemade pie but in easy dessert bar form!

Apple recipes are delicious all year long. If you’re looking for more apple treats, try making this Apple Walnut Fritter Bread, enjoy a few Apple Spice Muffins for breakfast, or make an Easy Apple Cake for dessert. 

Why you’ll love this recipe

This is a great dessert to enjoy all by itself, or with a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream. Once you see how fast these come together, it will quickly become one of your favorite desserts to take to a cookout, potluck, or make for a holiday dessert. 

Ingredients needed

• Apples: Any kind of appls works great in this recipe or use a can of apple pie filling.
• Sugar: granulated for the filling and the crust. Powdered sugar for the glaze.
• All purpose flour: To thicken the filling and the crust.
• Spices: Cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt
• Butter: Keep it cold and cut it into tiny pieces so it works into the crust dough easier.
• Eggs: Yolks and whites separated.
• Milk: For the glaze and the crust.

How to make apple pie bars

• Step 1: In a large mixing bowl, add sliced apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Toss together with tongs and set aside. 
• Step 2: In a separate large bowl, add flour, sugar, salt and whisk together. Add slices of cold butter and use either your fingers or a pastry cutter to mix in the butter. 
• Step 3: Once butter is mixed in well, add egg yolks and milk. Mix together until you start to form a crust. 
• Step 4: Once the crust dough starts to form, lightly flour your work surface on a cutting board and place the dough ball on it. Split into two equal balls of dough. 

• Step 5: Lightly flour work surface if needed, and use a rolling pin to roll out one of the balls of dough. Add a bit of flour to the top if it’s too sticky.
• Step 6: Lightly flour and butter your pan. Transfer the crust into the pan and use your fingers to press it down to cover the pan. 
• Step 7: Use a pastry brush to coat the crust with egg whites. 
• Step 8: Transfer the apple mixture and spread out on top of the crust. 

• Step 9: Roll out the other dough ball and carefully transfer on top of the apple filling. Brush this second crust with egg whites as well.
• Step 10: Bake until golden brown.
• Step 11: Mix the powdered sugar and milk together in a small bowl to make the glaze.
• Step 12: Remove baked dessert from the oven, let cool a bit and spread the glaze all over. Cut into bars, serve, and enjoy!

Recipe Tips

• It can be helpful to line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper if you don’t want to grease it. 
• I recommend using a jelly roll pan. but a 9×13 baking dish can also be used.
• When working your dough, you still want to see small bits of butter throughout. The bits of butter help make this a flaky crust as the butter makes little steam pockets in the dough as it bakes.