Name: Apple Walnut Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: ½ cup butter; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 2 medium Granny Smith apples; ½ cup chopped walnuts; 1 cup all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon baking powder; ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon; non-stick cooking spray

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Apple Walnut Bars are an easy dessert with all the flavor of apple pie without all the work. With a thin, crispy top layer and rich apple-cinnamon flavor complemented by the crunch of walnuts, this delicious apple walnut dessert is fabulous alone or à la mode.

Three Apple Walnut Bars stacked on a white plate with more bars on a plate, a bowl of walnuts, and a green apple in the background.

Baked Apple Walnut Bars are a wonderful addition to any holiday party, and are especially delicious made from fresh, local apples in the fall.

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What you need to make Apple Walnut Bars

Labeled ingredients for Apple Walnut Bars (two green apples, walnuts, flour, white sugar, melted butter, an egg, ground cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and non-stick spray).

Melted butter
Granulated sugar
Large egg
Granny Smith Apples
Walnuts
All-purpose flour
Baking Soda
Baking Powder
Salt
Ground cinnamon
Non-stick cooking spray

See recipe card for quantities.

How to make Apple Walnut Bars

A clear glass bowl with melted butter, a cracked egg, and sugar inside.

Melt butter and add egg and white sugar.

A clear glass bowl with a beaten mixture of melted butter, an egg, and sugar with the blender sitting to the side.

Beat the butter, egg, and sugar until well mixed.

A clear glass bowl with beaten melted butter, an egg, and sugar with chopped apples and walnuts added and stirred in and flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon to the side.

Add the apple and nuts to the egg mixture and mix gently.

A clear glass bowl with mixed batter for Apple Walnut Bars and a 9-inch by 9-inch baking pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray beside the bowl.

Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon and mix well.

Apple Walnut Bar batter spread in a prepared 9-inch by 9-inch baking pan.

Spread batter into a 9-inch square baking pan that has been prepared with non-stick cooking spray.

Baked Apple Walnut Bars in an 9-inch by 9-inch pan on a counter surrounded by two green apples, a bowl of walnuts, and a white plate with three forks.

Bake in a preheated 350ºF oven for 45-50 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.

The apple bars are delicious served as-is or topped with vanilla ice cream.

An Apple Walnut Bar topped with vanilla ice cream on a white plate with a green apple and a bowl of walnuts in the background.

For an even more decadent treat, drizzle a bit of caramel sauce over the ice cream!

Adaptations for dietary restrictions

Gluten-free: Flour is the only ingredient you would need to replace here. You can make your own GF flour mix or use one of the many 1 to 1 GF baking or all-purpose flours available in most grocery stores.

Storage

Store at room temperature for up to 2 days in an airtight container, or up to 5 days in the refrigerator. You can freeze Apple Walnut Bars for up to months in an airtight container.

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Thaw at room temperature overnight. To serve warm, heat uncovered for 5-10 minutes in a 350ºF oven.

A fork cutting into an Apple Walnut Bar that is crisp on the top and moist on the inside.

Recipe

Apple Walnut Bars

5 from 1 vote

Mary Ann

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1 10

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings bars

Calories 299

Ingredients

½ cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 medium Granny Smith apples
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
non-stick cooking spray

Instructions

Melt ½ cup butter.
Core, peel, and chop 2 medium Granny Smith apples.
In a large bowl, beat the butter, 1 cup granulated sugar, and 1 large egg.
Stir in apples and ½ cup chopped walnuts.
Add 1 cup all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt, and ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon. Mix gently (expect this batter to be thick).
Spray a 9-inch square baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Pour/spoon the batter into the baking dish and spread out until even.
Bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Nutrition per serving

Serving: 1 barCalories: 299 calCarbohydrates: 40 gProtein: 3 gFat: 15 gSodium: 224 mgFiber: 2 gSugar: 27 g