How to Make Apple Butter Bars - A Step-by-Step Guide

Apple Butter Bars are the perfect fall treat that will leave your kitchen smelling like a sweet cinnamon-filled haven. This recipe is a wonderful way to use up any leftover apple butter you may have, or to simply satisfy your sweet tooth with a delicious and easy-to-make dessert. These bars are filled with warm spices, a gooey apple butter center, and a crumbly oat topping, making them the ideal dessert for any autumn gathering.

With their rich and comforting flavors, these Apple Butt...

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ¾ cup apple butter
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon apple pie spice
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 35 mins
  • Servings: 36
  • Yield: 36 bars

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
  • Beat butter until creamy. Add 1/2 of the flour, brown sugar, white sugar, egg, apple butter, baking soda, and apple pie spice. Beat together until well blended. Beat in remaining flour and stir in raisins. Spread in the prepared baking pan.
  • Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack.
  • While the apple mixture is cooling, mix confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and 1 to 2 tablespoons milk in a bowl to a drizzling consistency.
  • Drizzle icing over cooled apple mixture. Cut into 36 bars.
  • Nutrition

    94 cal.

    • Total Fat: 3g
    • Saturated Fat: 2g
    • Cholesterol: 7mg
    • Sodium: 38mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 17g
    • Dietary Fiber: 0g
    • Protein: 1g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 8mg
    • Iron: 0mg
    • Potassium: 47mg