Apple crisp breakfast bars are not overly sweet. The warm cinnamon flavor, along with the nuttiness of oats, makes these a fabulous morning treat with a hot cup of tea.
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Keyword: apples, breakfast bars, cinnamon, Golden delicious apples, maple syrup, quick oats, sweet apples
Ingredients
1cupquick oats
1cupflour
1/4teaspoonsalt
1/4cupand 4 tablespoons maple syrupdivided
4tablespoonsbutterroom temperature
4teaspoonscinnamondivided
1egg
2sweet applesI used golden delicious, diced
1teaspooncornstarch
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare an eight-by-eight-inch baking pan by lining it with parchment paper, and set it aside.
In a bowl, mix the oats, flour, salt, one-fourth cup maple syrup, butter and two teaspoons cinnamon, and mix until everything is well combined and the texture resembles coarse crumbs.
Set aside one-half cup of the mixture.
In a small bowl, lightly beat the egg with a fork, and then pour it into the remaining crumb mixture, stirring to incorporate it completely. Spread the dough into the prepared baking dish into an even layer.
In another bowl, mix the apples, remaining maple syrup, remaining cinnamon and cornstarch until the apples are well-coated.
Spread the apple mixture evenly over the dough in the pan, and then top it with the oat mixture you set aside, crumbling it evenly over the top. (It won’t completely cover it; just get it evenly over the entire thing.)
Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and the apples are fork tender.
Let the bars cool completely before slicing them into squares.