Apple Butter Bars

Have a jar of apple butter in the pantry that you don’t know what to do with? These Apple Butter Bars are easy to make and wonderfully delicious.

How To Serve Apple Butter Bars

They have tons of apple flavor, a sugary glaze, plus raisins and walnuts. With just the right amount of sweetness, these bars are perfect for a fall dessert or make a great addition to brunch.

Apple Butter adds both flavor and moisture to these delicious bars.

How To Make Apple Butter Bars

1. Beat the butter until creamy.
2. Beat in brown sugar and granulated sugar.
3. Beat in egg.
4. Combine flour, baking soda, and apple pie spice.
5. Add the flour mixture, alternating with apple butter.
6. Mix in raisins and nuts.
7. Transfer to a greased 9×13-inch baking dish and bake for 20 to 24 minutes.
8. Let cool and drizzle with glaze.

Customize

Don’t like raisins? Leave them out or use Craisins instead. The walnuts can be left out or you can substitute pecans. Or you can add 1/2 cup of finely diced apple to the batter. A half a cup of toffee bits would also be delicious in the batter.

Recipe Tip

You can use unsalted butter, but add a pinch or two of salt to the batter.

Storage

Will keep for 4 days in an airtight container at room temperature or they can be frozen for up to 2 months.

More Delicious Apple Recipes

• Easy Apple Dumplings– a cinch to make with refrigerated biscuit dough.
• German Apple Cake– chunks of fresh apple, lots of fall spices, crunchy pecans, and a thick layer of cream cheese frosting.
• Apple Crisp Coffee Cake– studded with fresh apple chunks and with a crumb topping and brown sugar glaze.
• Oatmeal Crumb Apple Bars– a buttery shortbread crust and a sugary glaze. So easy to make with a can of apple pie filling.
• Crock Pot Butterscotch Apple Crisp