Soft & Buttery Apple Crumble Bars
Soft, buttery apple crumble bars with warm cinnamon‑spiced apples and a golden oat crumble. An easy, cozy fall treat that tastes like apple crisp in bar form.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
For the Crumble Base + Topping
- 1 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups old fashioned oats
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the Apple Filling
- 4 cups diced apples Honeycrisp, Gala, or Fuji
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
- Line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment. Preheat oven to 350°F.
Make the Crumble Mixture
- In a large bowl, mix melted butter, brown sugar, flour, oats, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla. It should look like soft, sandy crumble.
- Press half the mixture firmly into the bottom of the pan.
Make the Apple Filling
- In another bowl, toss apples with brown sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cornstarch.
- Spread the apple mixture evenly over the crust.
- Sprinkle the remaining crumble mixture over the apples.
- Bake for 40–45 minutes, until golden and bubbling at the edges.