One Bowl Cinnamon Apple Bars

Whip up these delicious Apple Bars in just a few minutes…using one bowl! This is the perfect recipe for those fixer-upper, or even bruised  apples you have hanging around but just can’t throw away. Everything is all made in one bowl, spread in a pan, and topped with a little cinnamon sugar and caramel drizzle.

I love using fresh fruits to make desserts- key lime cake, apple cake, strawberry cake, you get the idea. These apple bars are great for breakfast, or dessert. The perfect Fall treat, they also translate year round and are especially delicious with a dollop of vanilla ice cream!

The first step to making these is to mix the batter in a bowl- start by combining the dry ingredients, then adding the wet ingredients and the apples. Give it a good stir, but be cautious not to overmix- the apples have moisture and will ‘bleed’ into the batter, adding unnecessary moisture.

  Next step- spread the batter onto the pan and sprinkle the top with cinnamon sugar, and bake. I lined my pan with parchment, but you could also just use nonstick spray.

Once fully baked, let them cool for 10 minutes, and slice them into bars. This recipe yields about 12 bars, roughly 2×3 inches in size. Before serving, I like to top them with a bit of caramel sauce..yumm!

If you’re looking for other delicious dessert recipes, here’s a few more of our favorites:

• Margarita Cupcakes
• Lemon Zucchini Bread 
• Peach Cobbler Muffins
• Mrs. Fields Style Cookies

Enjoy these delicious sweet treats..any time of the day! – Kathi and Rachel

One-bowl Apple Bars

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Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

One Bowl Apple Bars are so easy and so delicious!

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 12

: 158 kcal

: Kathi & Rachel

Ingredients

• 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter melted
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped apple
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• Your fave store bought carmel sauce I used squeeze jar of Smuckers

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F . Grease a 9x9 inch pan. In large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon; set aside.
2. Make a well in center of dry ingredients and add melted butter, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup of white sugar, egg and vanilla. Mix wet ingredients inside the well of the dry ingredients slowly incorporating dry with wet. Stir in chopped apples. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. In a cup or small bowl, stir together the remaining cinnamon and sugar; sprinkle over the top of the bars.
3. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in preheated oven; finished bars should spring back when lightly touched. Cool in the pan, and cut into squares. I used store bought carmel sauce to finish it all of!! Yum!

Nutrition Facts

One-bowl Apple Bars

Amount Per Serving

Calories 158 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Fat 4g6%

Saturated Fat 2g10%

Cholesterol 23mg8%

Sodium 90mg4%

Potassium 69mg2%

Carbohydrates 28g9%

Sugar 20g22%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 140IU3%

Vitamin C 0.1mg0%

Calcium 30mg3%

Iron 0.7mg4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.