10 Servings
45 Minutes
Allergens
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour 9 x 13-inch pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Combine margarine and sugars in a large mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low and add eggs, one at a time. Mix until smooth.
Add the flour mixture slowly, until flour is just incorporated. Stir in diced apples. The dough will be thick, similar to cookie dough. Don’t worry if it is hard to mix.
Spread dough evenly in prepared pan. (You can flatten the dough with damp hands.) Bake for 30-35 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
Combine powdered sugar, hot water, and vanilla extract in a Ziploc bag. Mix until smooth. It should be the consistency of glue; if it is too thick, add more water one teaspoon at a time. If it is too thin, add more powdered sugar.
Snip off a corner of the bag and drizzle over cooled bars.
Tips:
Bars can be made in advance and frozen.
Absolutely delicious but very hard to mix the batter. 5 stars for taste, 4 stars for ease of recipe.
DELICIOUS!!! Wow! Amazing taste and texture. Instead of using 1/2 cup (1 stick) of margarine I cut back on the fat by using 1/4 cup margarine and 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce. Chose not to glaze it as it’s definitely sweet enough.
So good! Loved by all and freezes really well. Can I use oil instead of margarine?
It’s a bar. So it should be fine. Just use a drop less than half a cup.
So Popular! I made this cake for shabbos and everyone loved it! 2 of my friends asked for the recipe and their family told me they raved about it. Pretty simple and unique! Perfect winter shabbos cake! Thank you!
Apple pie bars Can I submitted oil for margarine? Any changes to recipe if I do?
Being that these are bars, I worry about substituting for it due to texture. The dough might be stickier to work with. I guess try it and add some flour need be.
AMAZING! i made this for a class for mothers and they went wild over it
i just suggest putting more apples and a little less cinnamon and bake it for a bit longer than stated
thank you so much for a delicious recipe!
Looks great!