These Apple Oatmeal Crumb Bars are the perfect Fall dessert. They are made with simple ingredients and covered with the favorite crumb topping.
I reminded myself that little treats like these can fit perfectly into your life even when you are losing weight or training hard. That’s the beauty of flexible dieting and tracking your macros.
I baked this batch with my favorite gluten free flour and coconut sugar but feel free to use regular flour and sugar too.
They are so unbelievably delicious!
Ingredients for Apple Oatmeal Crumb Bars
For The Crumb Layers
1 and ¼ cup all-purpose flour (or gluten free flour)
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (not quick oats)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup melted butter, cooled to room temperature
¾ cup coconut sugar or brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg yolk
Set aside
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
For the Apple Layer
2 large apples, cored, pealed and sliced about ¼ inch thick
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon coconut or brown) sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
Line an 8×8 or 9×9 inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl whisk together the first 4 ingredients from the flour to salt
In a separate medium sized bowl whisk together the melted butter, ¾ cup coconut (brown) sugar, vanilla and egg yolk.
Add the butter mixture into the flour mixture and mix everything together completely.
Set aside 1 heaping cup of the mixture.
Press the remaining oatmeal mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
For the apple mixture, mix together the sliced apples with the cinnamon, sugar and cornstarch until the apples are evenly coated.
Arrange the apples into an even layer over top of the bottom oatmeal layer.
In a small bowl mix the reserved 1 cup of oatmeal mixture with the extra 1 tablespoon of flour and brown sugar.
Crumble the oatmeal mixture over top of the apple layer.
Bake for about 30 minutes or until it begins to brown on the top.
Cool completely before cutting.
ENJOY!!
Try these other Fall inspired recipes too:
Pumpkin Pie Chocolate Chip Bites
Apple Oatmeal Crumb Bars
Ingredients
- 1.25 cup cup all-purpose flour or gluten free flour
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats not quick oats
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup melted butter cooled to room temperature
- ¾ cup coconut sugar or brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 2 large apples cored, pealed and sliced about ¼ inch thick
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon coconut or brown) sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
- Line an 8x8 or 9x9 inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl whisk together the first 4 ingredients from the flour to salt
- In a separate medium sized bowl whisk together the melted butter, ¾ cup coconut (brown) sugar, vanilla and egg yolk.
- Add the butter mixture into the flour mixture and mix everything together completely.
- Set aside 1 heaping cup of the mixture.
- Press the remaining oatmeal mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- For the apple mixture, mix together the sliced apples with the cinnamon, sugar and cornstarch until the apples are evenly coated.
- Arrange the apples into an even layer over top of the bottom oatmeal layer.
- In a small bowl mix the reserved 1 cup of oatmeal mixture with the extra 1 tablespoon of flour and brown sugar.
- Crumble the oatmeal mixture over top of the apple layer.
- Bake for about 30 minutes or until it begins to brown on the top.
- Cool completely before cutting.
- ENJOY!!
Nutrition
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Amber Ferguson
Thank you so much for linking up your nutritious and delicious recipes at Thursday Favorite Things! I have several food allergies and I don’t eat refined sugar, so it’s nice to find some recipes at the party that I can try. I am featuring you today!
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Have a great weekend!
Gayla Beech
The Apple Oatmeal Crumb Bars look really delicious. Can they be frozen? If so do you have suggestions on how to freeze them so they stay fresh and not soggy.
Miz Helen
Your Apple Oatmeal Crumb Bars look amazing! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and have a great week!
Miz Helen
Marie
Wow! This looks awesome. This is a perfect apple treat for fall and I can’t wait to make it. Thanks for sharing your amazing recipe with us at Merry Monday this week!