Description
Apple crisp blondie bars are the perfect decadent fall dessert. They start with a browned butter blondie bottom, then a layer of spiced honeycrisp apple pie filling, and are topped off with a cinnamon oat crisp topping. Oh, and would you believe they’re gluten free?!
Ingredients
Scale
For the Spiced Apple Pie Filling
- 4 Honey Crisp Apples, peeled and diced
- 2 TBSP Unsalted Butter
- 1/4 C Light Brown Brown Sugar
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp Allspice
- Pinch of Salt
- 1 tsp. Cornstarch
- 1 tsp. Water
For the Cinnamon Oat Crisp Topping
- 6 TBSP Unsalted Butter, Cold
- 3/4 C Old Fashioned Oats
- 1/2 C Light Brown Sugar
- 1/2 C Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour
- 1 TBSP Cinnamon
- Pinch of Salt
For the Browned Butter Blondie Bottom
- 1 C (2 sticks) Unsalted Butter
- 1 3/4 C Light Brown Sugar
- 2 Lg Eggs
- 3 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 2 C + 2 TBSP Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour
- 1 tsp. Salt
Instructions
For the Spiced Apple Pie Filling
- Peel and dice the apples.
- Add the apples, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt to a medium skillet or saucepan. Stir and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until a sauce begins to thicken and the apples soften slightly.
- Whisk together the water and cornstarch until no clumps remain.
- Add the cornstarch slurry to the apple mixture and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, or until the sauce thickens.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
For the Cinnamon Oat Crisp Topping
- Dice the butter into small chunks.
- Add all of the ingredients to a medium bowl and combine using your hands.
- Continue to mix and pinch the butter until everything comes together into pea-sized crumbles.
- Set aside.
For the Browned Butter Blondie Bottom
- Preheat the oven to 350 and prepare a 9X9 baking pan with parchment and non stick spray.
- Brown the butter in a medium saucepan. Add the butter and cook over medium heat. The butter will melt and crackle. Swirl the butter around and continue to cook until in reaches a light amber color and you can see browned bits at the bottom on the pan. Cool slightly
- Pour the butter into a medium bowl.
- Add the brown sugar and whisk until it comes together and the sugar begins to dissolve, about 1 minute.
- Whisk in the salt and vanilla.
- Add the eggs and whisk quickly so that the warm butter doesn’t begin to cook the eggs. Continue to whisk for another 2-3 minutes to incorporate air into the batter. This will help the blondies rise.
- Fold in the flour. It may seem dry at first, but just continue to fold it and it will come together.
- Press the blondie batter into the prepared baking pan into an even layer.
- Spoon on the apple mixture and spread into an even layer.
- Top evenly with the crisp topping.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the sauce from the apple pie filling begins to bubble up through the crisp topping around the edges.
- To serve: Enjoy right out of the oven topped with ice cream and caramel sauce, or let them set up in the fridge for a couple of hours and enjoy cold!
Notes
- You can sub All Purpose flour if needed!