
Apple picking means apple pie – apple pie crumb bars that is!
I was thinking like a combination of apple pie and crumb cake – who doesn’t love CRUMB CAKE?! Cut yourself a piece, warm it up and top with vanilla ice cream. Because that’s the only way to eat one of these bars – YUM!
Recipe:
for the crust:
- 1 & 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 stick butter, very cold & cubed
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup ice water
for the filling:
- 4-5 medium size apples – I used gala! you can use any good baking apple!
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons apple pie spice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
for the crumb topping:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon

Instructions:
for the crust:
- preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- in a food processor, combine flour, brown sugar, salt and butter.
- pulse until mixture becomes pea-sized crumbs.
- gradually add ice water until dough comes together.
- in a greased 9×13 baking dish, press dough evenly (about 1/2 inch thick) on the bottom of the dish.
- refrigerate while you prepare apples!
for the filling:
- thinly slice apples – I left the skin on, but you can peel if that’s your preference!
- place apple slices in a bowl and add flour, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and apple pie spice.
- mix until apples are coated evenly.
- layer apples evenly on top of the crust in the baking dish.
for the crumble topping:
- in a medium size bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, vanilla and melted butter.
- mix with a fork until crumbles form (pea-sized)
- evenly top apples with the crumble
time to bake!
- cover the dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
- take the foil off and bake for another 20 minutes.
- insert knife or toothpick to make sure apples are soft and tender.
- let cool before slicing!
- serve with vanilla ice cream 🙂
