The easiest apple bars (with vegan caramel sauce)

Posted: July 17, 2022 Modified: July 11, 2022 by Gaby Dimova This message may contain affiliation links 8 comments

These apple bars are filled with nutritious ingredients and garnished with a vegan caramel sauce. They are vegans and gluten -free.

What you will need

Crust ingredients

• oats: I used old -fashioned oats for this recipe.
• almond flour: Blanch almond flour works better.
• cinnamon
• chemical
• maple syrup: Agave, honey or another liquid sweetener will also work.
• coconut oil: Vegan butter will also work.
• vanilla
• A touch of salt

Fill the ingredients

• apples: all apples will work. I love to use HoneyCrisp.
• lemon
• coconut sugar: All granulated sugar will work like white, cane sugar or brown sugar.
• vanilla
• cinnamon
• cornflour

Caramel sauce ingredients

• coconut cream: The coconut cream is available in a box. This is the brand I like. For this recipe, you will have to refrigerate the coconut cream overnight. Once you remove it from the refrigerator, open it and only take out the solid part that has formed at the top. Do not use any water.
• coconut sugar: Again, all granulated sugar will work, but I love to use coconut sugar due to the unique flavor it gives to this recipe.
• cornflour
• vanilla
• salt

How to do apple bars

Start by crusting. In a large bowl, mix oats, almond flour, chemical baking, maple, melted coconut oil, vanilla and salt. Mix them well.

Line the bottom of a cooking dish with parchment paper and grease it lightly with coconut oil.

Add the crust to the pan, but save about half of the mixture for the top layer.

Use a spatula or your fingers to tap the crust until you have a closely packaged layer.

Now is the time to make your filling. Cut and peel the apples, then cut them as thin as possible.

To a saucepan over medium heat, add the apples, lemon juice, cinnamon, coconut sugar and vanilla.

Cook the apples for 3-4 minutes, then add the cornstarch. Stir everything together for a minute, then remove from the heat.

Pour the apple garnish on the crust layer. Use a spatula to make sure it is uniform.

Add the remaining half of the crust on the apples.

Bake the bars for 30 to 35 minutes at 400F / 200C.

Remove from the oven and give bars enough time to cool so that the garnish can be fixed.

I cut mine in smaller squares and made 9 bars with this recipe. Keep it in the refrigerator for 5-6 days.

Video

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The easiest apple bars (with vegan caramel sauce)

Gaby Dimova

These apple bars are filled with nutritious ingredients and garnished with a vegan caramel sauce. They are vegans and gluten -free.

Preparation time 30 minutes min

Cook time 30 minutes min

Total time 1 hour hour

Course Dessert

Kitchen American

Portions 9 bars

Calories 333 kcal

Ingredients

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Crust ingredients

• 2 ¼ cup oats 180 g
• 1 ½ cup almond flour 180 g
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 ½ teaspoon chemical
• ¾ cup maple syrup
• ⅓ cup coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• pinched salt

Fill the ingredients

• 3 medium -sized 510 g
• ½ lemon juice
• ⅓ cup coconut sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoon cornflour

Caramel sauce ingredients

• ⅓ cup coconut cream 100 g
• ½ cup coconut sugar 100 g
• 1 teaspoon cornflour
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

• Start by crusting. In a large bowl, mix oats, almond flour, chemical baking, maple, melted coconut oil, vanilla and salt. Mix them well.

• Line the bottom of a cooking dish with parchment paper and grease it lightly with coconut oil.

• Add the crust to the pan, but save about half of the mixture for the top layer.

• Use a spatula or your fingers to tap the crust until you have a closely packaged layer.

• Now is the time to make your filling. Cut and peel the apples, then cut them as thin as possible.

• In a bowl, add the apples, lemon juice, cinnamon, coconut sugar and vanilla.

• Transfer the apple garnish to a saucepan over medium heat. Cook the apples for 3-4 minutes, then add the cornstarch. Stir everything together for a minute, then remove from the heat.

• Pour the apple garnish on the crust layer. Use a spatula to make sure it is uniform.

• Add the remaining half of the crust on the apples.

• Bake the bars for 30 to 35 minutes at 400 * f / 200 * C.

• It is now time to fill the vegan caramel. In a small saucepan over medium heat, add the coconut cream that you have removed from the box of coconut milk. Once he started melting, add the coconut sugar.

• Stir them in a coherent way until the mixture begins to boil. Turn off the heat and add the vanilla, salt and cornstarch. Whisk them together, taking care to break the cornstarch starch.

• Transfer the caramel to a pot and place it in the refrigerator so that it cools and hardens a little.

• Remove from the oven and give bars enough time to cool so that the garnish can be fixed.

• Once the bars are cooled, garnished with the caramel sauce.

• I cut mine in smaller squares and made 9 bars with this recipe. Keep it in the refrigerator for 5-6 days.

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBMavejiazm

Notes

If you have gluten sensitivity, be sure to use certified gluten-free oats.

Nutrition

Calories: 333kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 7gFat: 19gSaturated fats: 8gPolyunsaturated fat: 1gMonounsaturated fat: 1gSodium: 139MGPotassium: 137MGFiber: 4gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1MGCalcium: 123MGIron: 2MG

Keyword Apple oat bars, apple pie bars, vegan apple bars