Apple Streusel Bars

  Desserts

I made these delicious bars for a friend's birthday once and now he requests them every year! They have a tasty tartness with a cinnamony kick. Be sure to chop the apples into small cubes —if the apple pieces are too big the bars will fall apart.

Apple Streusel Bars

Average Rating: 4

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling
YIELD: 2 dozen.

Ingredients

  • 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar, divided
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter, melted
  • 2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

  • GLAZE:
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon 2% milk

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Mix flour, cracker crumbs, oats, 1/2 cup brown sugar and sugar. Stir in butter. Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture onto bottom of a greased 13x9-in. pan. Bake until set, 8-10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
  • 2. Mix apples, spices and remaining brown sugar. Spread over crust; sprinkle with reserved topping. Bake until apples are tender, 30-35 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
  • 3. Mix confectioners' sugar and milk; drizzle over top. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 149 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 63mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
1-1/2 starch, 1 fat.

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