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Apple Crumble Bars

Apple crumble bars that are gluten free and made with a scrumptious almond and date crust. Topped with apple pie filling and a crispy crumble.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Cookies and Cakes, Dessert
Cuisine gluten free
Servings 12

Equipment

  • 8 x 8 baking pan

Ingredients
  

  • 60 g dates pitted Terra Delyssa are gluten free
  • 70 g rolled oats Only Oats are gluten free
  • 50 g almond flour Kirkland is gluten free
  • 10 g ground flaxseed
  • 35 g coconut oil, melted
  • 15 g golden syrup or honey

Apple Pie Filling

  • 2 large gala apples peeled and diced
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp white sugar
  • 1 tsp apple pie spice or cinnamon powder

Topping

  • 50 g rolled oats certified gluten free
  • 15 g oat flour
  • 20 g tapioca starch
  • 40 g brown sugar
  • 20 g white sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 50 g butter, cold
  • 1/8 tsp salt

Instructions
 

  • Instructions
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C) and line the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
  • To a blender add the dates, oats, almond flour, flax seed, coconut oil and golden syrup. Blitz the ingredients in a blender, until they resemble crumbs.
  • Press the mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven.

Make the Apple Pie Filling

  •  Combine the diced apples, cornstarch, sugar, cinnamon, and spice. Mix these ingredients with a spoon until all of the apples are evenly coated. Set them aside.

Make The Topping

  • Whisk the rolled oats, oat flour, tapioca starch, brown sugar, white sugar cinnamon, butter and salt together in a medium bowl. Cut in the chilled butter with two forks or your hands, until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Evenly spread the apples on top of the warm crust. Cover the apple layer with the topping and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the topping is a nice golden brown.
  • Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool for 30 minutes and then chill it in the refrigerator for an hour, still in the pan. Lift the parchment paper to remove the bars from the pan and cut them into 12 squares.
  • Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 or 4 days. These bars will get softer by the day but they can be reheated in the oven at 350°F (177°C) for 10 minutes. This gives them that newly baked crispiness.
Keyword Apple Crumble Bars