Cereal Apple Pie Bars Recipe
This cereal apple pie bars recipe is a cozy bar-cookie style dessert with a buttery flour crust and crumble, plus a tart apple filling cooked with cinnamon and nutmeg. Keep the filling slightly reduced on the stove so it sets nicely and slices cleanly. Below you’ll find the malzemeleri-style ingredient list and a clear nasıl yapılır method in English.
Ingredients
1. For the crust and crumble
2. For the apple filling
3. For the topping and glaze
Step-by-Step Method
Preheat and prep the pan
Heat the oven to 180°C / 350°F. Grease a roughly 20x30 cm (9x13 in) pan or line it with parchment so the bars lift out easily.
Make the crust-crumble mixture
Mix flour and salt in a bowl. Add cold butter and rub it in until the texture looks like coarse sand. Drizzle in the milk and gently mix just until it holds together when pressed.
Press in the bottom layer
Tip about 2/3 of the mixture into the pan. Press firmly into an even layer using a spatula or the bottom of a glass.
Cook the apple filling
Add diced apples, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg to a saucepan. Cook over medium heat for 8–12 minutes, stirring, until the apples soften and excess liquid reduces. Let it cool slightly.
Assemble the bars
Spread the warm (not hot) apple filling evenly over the crust. Sprinkle the remaining crumble mixture over the top.
Bake and cool
Bake for 45–50 minutes until the top is lightly golden. Cool completely in the pan; slicing while warm can make the layers fall apart.
Whisk the vanilla milk glaze
In a small bowl, stir powdered sugar with milk and vanilla until smooth and pourable. Add a little extra milk if needed, 1–2 teaspoons at a time.
Slice and serve
Cut into squares or rectangles. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled bars and serve.