Fall Dessert Recipes

                                           

                                                Apple-Cinnamon Streusel Bars

       Makes 20 bars!

Total Time:

Prep Time:
Cook Time:

40 mins

10 mins

30 mins

• 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 1/2 cups apples, cut into small pieces (2-4 apples)
• frosting

2 tablespoons milk

1 cup powdered sugar (icing sugar)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Butter a nonstick square about 10 inches square, or blouse with foil.
3. Combine together the graham cracker crumbs, flour, brown sugar, sugar and cinnamon in large bowl.
4. Add melted butter and mix with fork until all the mixture is moist.
5. Reserve 1 1/4 cups of this mixture into a bowl and squeeze the rest at the bottom of prepared pan.
6. Spoon the apples into small pieces on the bottom of cookies.
7. Sprinkle then 1 1/4 cups of reserved dough over apples, like a crumble.
8. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until apples are tender and the streusel, lightly browned
9. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
10. Combine the milk and then the powdered sugar in a small bowl and mix with a spoon until well blended.
11. Decorate the bar, dropping the icing on the mesh surface.
12. Cut into bars and serve at room temperature.
13. Store bars in an airtight container.