Gluten Free Pecan Apple Crisp Bars
Have you ever made Gluten Free Pecan Apple Crisp Bars? I hadn’t either until this weekend! They were very soft and absolutely delicious! This apple crisp bar is made with a nice flaky crust and topped with a crunchy and flavorful pecan topping rather than oats.
I have always made apple crisp with oats and no crust! I wasn’t sure how this would turn out; however, being on a paleo diet avoiding oats, grains and sugar I was so excited to try it! I modified a couple recipes I found online to create this one. So glad I changed some ingredients to fit my eating plan so the kids could have a treat that wasn’t so bad for them!
I chose to use honey crisp apples for this bar and I’m so glad I did! It was very fresh and naturally sweet without having to use much maple. I probably could have reduced the maple and added water to help make the “sauce” for the filling. I’m not sure I would; however, it is one way to reduce the natural sugars in this dessert.
After having a piece of this apple crisp; my kids have asked me to replace my traditional apple crisp with this bar pan! They loved the pecans and the light crust on the bottom.
I will definitely make this again! Such an easy and light dessert; enjoyed by the whole family.
Here is the recipe to share with your family!
Gluten Free Pecan Apple Crisp Bars
Ingredients
- CRUST:
- 2 cups almond flour
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- 1/3 cup oil (olive oil, coconut oil, avocado oil)
- 1 tsp salt
- Apple Filling:
- 2 1/2 cups diced apples
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- dash of nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp coconut flour
- 1/3 cup organic maple syrup
- CRUMBLY TOPPING:
- 1/2 cup of crust mix
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- dash of cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; prepare 8x8 or 9x9 baking dish-spray with non-stick spray or line with parchment paper
- To make crust; In large bowl; combine almond flour, 2 tbsp coconut flour, oil, syrup and salt. Mix well.
- Press all but 1/2 cup of crust mix into bottom of prepared baking dish.
- Bake crust in oven for 15-17 minutes until slightly browned.
- In medium bowl; mix diced apples, cinnamon, salt, 1 tbsp coconut flour and maple syrup.
- Transfer apple filling to saucepan and cook on medium heat until sauce thickens and apples are starting to soften.
- Remove crust from oven; let cool 5-10 minutes. Dump apple filling into crust and evenly spread over crust.
- Add pecans and dash of cinnamon to remaining crust mixture and mix together. Should be crumbly.
- Spoon small amounts of crumbly topping over apple filling layer and pat down to be evenly spread.
- Bake for 25 - 30 minutes until topping is browned and apples are soft.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
