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Gooey sweetness meets fresh and tart in these incredible homemade apple pecan pie bars. This recipe is the perfect after school snack or a delightful addition to any fall dessert menu!
Homemade Apple Pecan Pie Bars
If there is one thing that I have established here on ye old blog, it is that I have a deep affinity for apples. Remember that time when I was very pregnant with Landon and chaperoned Lily’s field trip to a local orchard? Yeah, I think I came home with about 3 bushels of apples that day. I was in full-blown nesting mode and probably made enough homemade applesauce to last us for the next couple years. What can I say? I love apples! LOL
Some of the other apple recipes that I have posted:
Paper Bag Apple Pie (Cinnamon Sugar Butter Crust) Recipe
Sparkling Mulled Apple Cider Cocktail Recipe
Easy Slow Cooker Apple Dump Cake
12 Totally APPLE Instant Pot Recipes
How to Make Apple Pecan Pie Bars
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick spray. I like to line the dish with foil and spray the foil with non-stick spray for easy removal and cleanup.
In a large bowl, use a hand mixer to cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla.
Add in the eggs, one at a time, and mix until well combined.
Over the same bowl, sift the flour and baking powder.
Mix the wet and dry together until well combined. Pour 3/4 of the batter into the baking dish and press it out evenly on the bottom.
Spread 1 1/2 cans of the apple pie filling all along the crust, and then sprinkle with all spice and the pecans.
Take the remaining batter and spoon it over the top of the pie filling, spread it out in random lumps.
Bake for 30-40 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
Set out to cool while you prepare the glaze.
Prepare the glaze
In a small bowl, mix together the powdered sugar and heavy cream until well combined. Add more cream if you want a thinner consistency. Drizzle over the top of the dish.
Slice into squares.
Best-served same day and goes perfect with a side of ice cream. YUM!
Homemade Apple Pecan Pie Bars
Ingredients
Apple Pecan Pie Bars
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1.5 cup granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 21 oz apple pie filling
- 1/2 cup crushed pecans
- 1/2 tsp all spice
Glaze Topping
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 3-5 tbsp heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick spray. I like to line the dish with foil and spray the foil with non-stick spray for easy removal and cleanup.
- In a large bowl, use a hand mixer to cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla.
- Add in the eggs, one at a time, and mix until well combined.
- Over the same bowl, sift the flour and baking powder.
- Mix the wet and dry together until well combined. Pour 3/4 of the batter into the baking dish and press it out evenly on the bottom.
- Spread 1 1/2 cans of the apple pie filling all along the crust, and then sprinkle with all spice and the pecans.
- Take the remaining batter and spoon it over the top of the pie filling, spread it out in random lumps.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes, until the top is golden brown.Set out to cool while you prepare the glaze.
- In a small bowl, mix together the powdered sugar and heavy cream until well combined. Add more cream if you want a thinner consistency. Drizzle over the top of the dish.
- Best served immediately and I highly recommend serving with a side of vanilla ice cream! YUM!
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Have you/ can you use fresh apples? If so, how do you adjust the recipe?
Yes! I have used fresh apples for this recipe and they turned out great. You basically just need to make homemade apple pie filling. I don’t have a recipe for that on the site, but if you google “apple pie filling recipe” a bunch of good ones come up. :)
I was disappointed that this didn’t use fresh apples. With all the pictures of cut up fresh apples and the lead in about how many fresh apples you’ve bought, I was disappointed when I got to the recipe and saw “21 oz. Apple pie filling”. Otherwise it sounds good. I loved lots of your ideas for Halloween treats and got a copy of your Thanksgiving Book for our children at church. Keep the good ideas coming.
Hi Charlene! Thank you for the kind words about my site! You can absolutely use fresh apples in this recipe. You just need to make your own apple pie filling, which is a tad time consuming but does taste great. I don’t have a recipe for homemade apple pie filling on the site, but there are a bunch out there! :)