Healthy Apple Pie Bars – Vegan + Gluten-Free Dessert Recipe

Ingredients:

Filling:

8 medium apple, honeycrisp or granny smith work best, peeled, cored and thinly slices

1/3 C coconut sugar or granulated sugar

2/3 C water

3/4 tsp ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp salt

1 tbsp arrow root starch, tapioca starch or corn starch

Crust & Topping:

3 C Blanched almond flour or oat flour

2 tbsp arrow root powder, tapioca starch or corn starch

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/8 tsp salt

1/2 C coconut oil

1/4 C pure maple syrup

Directions:

1. On medium heat, cook the apples, sugar, water, cinnamon, cinnamo and salt for 10 minutes on a low boil.
2. Stir in the arrow root powder and cook another 10 minutes
3. Pre heat oven to 350F. Line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper
4. Prepare the crust by combining all the ingredients until a dough is formed. Set aside 3/4 C of the dough for the topping
5. Use the rest of the dough to form a crust on the bottom of the pan that’s even and firmly pressed down. Using a fork poke holes every 1”
6. Bake the crust for 10 minutes
7. Remover the crust from the oven. Add the apple filling and sprinkle the rest of the crust mixture over the top.
8. Bake 20-25 minutes until the top is gold brown on the edges
9. Let cool 20 minutes before slicing. **If you want them to be perfect squares put them in the refrigerator for 3 hours and then cut them. You can reheat them after cutting if you want them to be warm

*last 3-4 days covered in the refrigerator