‘Tis the season for apples…and apple recipes!! My grandma makes the best apple bars and I have missed them. So I decided to try and make Paleo Apple Bars yesterday. Much to my delight they turned out! They aren’t quite as flaky as Grandma’s apple bars, but they are yummy! (The same cannot be said about my first attempt at apple crisp without grains or refined sugars…)
Apple Bars
Crust Ingredients:
3/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped
3/4 cup almonds, finely chopped
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cup coconut flour
6 Tbsp. arrowroot
3/4 cup coconut oil or butter (cold)
6 eggs (1 egg separated)
1/4 cup honey
Filling Ingredients:
peeled and sliced apples
3/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Glaze Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 Tbsp. honey
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Combine dry ingredients for the crust in a large bowl.
3. Cut in cold butter or coconut oil with pastry blender.
4. Mix 5 whole eggs and one egg yolk with honey.
5. Add to egg mixture to flour mixture and mix until combined (I used a fork and my hands).
6. Roll out 1/2 of crust between two pieces of parchment paper and put in a greased 10×15 pan.
7. Put sliced apples on top of crust. (I put a few layers of apples on mine.)
8. Drizzle honey over the top of the apples and sprinkle with cinnamon.
9. Roll out the other crust between two pieces of parchment paper and place on top of apples.
10. Brush the top crust with the egg white.
11. Bake at 425 for 10 minutes and then 325 for 15-20 minutes.
Frosting/drizzle:
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 Tbsp. honey
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1. Whip ingredients together and spread on top of bars. (If you do it while they are slightly warm still, it will melt and be more like a glaze.)
Maya
Nov 9, 2015 -
Are apples sauteed or just slice apples and layer?
Thanks
Jennifer @ Unrefined Kitchen
Nov 9, 2015 -
Just thinly sliced and layered. Not pre-cooked.
Kim Dux
Nov 8, 2015 -
If using white flour. (I know!!! GASP!!) how much should I use?
Jennifer @ Unrefined Kitchen
Nov 9, 2015 -
I have no idea….sorry. It would be a totally different recipe with regular flour as recipes with coconut flour have extra eggs and such. It is like a pie crust so maybe if you have a favorite pie crust just make it bigger and try that!
CECILY PORTER
Oct 31, 2013 -
If I left out the tapioca flour, do you think they would still turn out reasonably OK? I need these to be GAPS friendly 🙂
Jennifer @ The Unrefined Kitchen
Nov 1, 2013 -
Ah, I really don’t know. It might work–you may have to add a little more of another type of flour, but I would avoid adding more coconut flour if you can.
Jennifer at The Entwife’s Journal
Jun 20, 2013 -
Do you think this would work with any other fruits? – blueberries or strawberries maybe.
Jennifer
Jun 26, 2013 -
I’m not sure. I think it would with pears or maybe even peaches, but I think the berries might end up being mushy…if you try it, let me know!
Sarah
Apr 25, 2013 -
Can you give me an approximate number of apples??
Jennifer
May 7, 2013 -
6-10 depending on size!