Apple Pie Oatmeal Bars

     When I was ten, my best friend and I made these scrumptious apple pie oatmeal bars on our own. To our delight everyone who ate them loved them! This past week I made them for the first time in a few years. And again these apple pie oatmeal bars were received extremely well by my family and our friends! I plan to continue to make them throughout the fall and hope that you love these bars as much as I do!

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Recipe Notes

     This recipe is great for those who are just beginning to bake or just want a simple recipe. If you don't have or don't want to use butter you can substitute it for coconut oil. If you don't want the apples to get to soft and turn into a paste I recommend that you cut the apples into 1/2 in. by 1/4 in. pieces. I personally like the apples this size, but do whatever works for you.

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Ingredients:

Apple Pie Filling

3 cups apples, cored, peeled and chopped (next time, we'll put 4 cups)

2 tbsp butter

¼ cup brown sugar, firmly packed

2 tbsp flour
1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp cinnamon

2 tbsp water

¼ tsp salt

Oatmeal Bars

1½ cups flour

1½ cups oats

1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

½ cup plus 6 tbsp butter, cut into pieces

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan. Set aside.

Apple Pie Filling

Combine all ingredients in a medium size saucepan and cook on medium heat until apples are softened and sauce is thick and sticky. It should have the consistency of caramel. Remove from heat.

Oatmeal Bars

Put all ingredients in the bowl of your electric mixer and beat until well combined.

Press half of the mixture onto the bottom of the greased baking pan. On top of that, spread the apple pie filling in an even layer. Top with the remaining oat mixture, crumbling it up.

Bake for about 30-40 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares or scoop while still warm and serve with some scrumptious homemade vanilla ice cream. I personally like them best when cooled, but I guarantee you will love them either way! :) Let me know if you make them!

Recipe adapted from: realhousemoms.com