Ami Healthy Home Made Energy Bar with Peanut Butter Cookie Base and Apple Pie Filling
If you love the warm spice and flavors of apple crumble but want a healthier, portable version to fuel your day, these Cinnamon Crunch Apple Pie Bars are your answer. Packed with wholesome ingredients and bursting with the sweet-tart taste of apples, they make the perfect snack for outdoor adventures, busy afternoons, or a quick breakfast on-the-go.
Why You’ll Love These Bars
- Nutritious Ingredients: These bars are made with nut butter, almond flour, and chopped almonds, giving them plenty of fiber and healthy fats for sustained energy.
- A Lightly Sweetened Treat: Natural sweetness from maple syrup keeps added sugars to a minimum.
- Free of Gluten and Refined Sugars: There is no white flour or granulated sugar in this recipe. If you opt for almond butter rather than peanut butter, you will be creating a Paleo compliant snack.
Optional Add-Ins:
- Try adding a handful of raisins or currents for extra sweetness.
- Add hemp hearts for added nutrition.
Cinnamon Crunch Apple Pie Bar – Healthy Energy Bar
- Total Time: 47
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
If you love the warm, comforting flavors of apple crumble but want a healthier, portable version to fuel your day, these Cinnamon Crunch Apple Pie Bars are your answer. Nutrient dense and bursting with the sweet-tart taste of apples, they make the perfect snack for outdoor adventures, busy afternoons, or even a quick breakfast on-the-go.
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Cookie Crust
- 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter (or almond butter)
- 3 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
Apple Pie Filling
- 4 medium apples, peeled, cored, and diced to 1/4 – 1/2″
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp tapioca flour (can substitute cornstarch or arrowroot powder)
Topping
- 1/3 cup roasted, unsalted almonds, roughly chopped
Instructions
Prepare Peanut Butter Cookie Crust
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Line an 8″ square baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Combine peanut butter, coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla extract, almond flour, salt, cinnamon, and coconut flour in a bowl. Mix well.
- Divide the dough. Press 3/4 of the dough into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- Refrigerate the remaining 1/4 of the dough.
- Bake the dough in the baking dish for 7 to 8 minutes. The dough should be firm and lightly browned.
Prepare Apple Pie Filling
- Add the diced apple, water, and lemon juice to a medium sauce pan.
- On medium high heat, bring the mixture to a boil. Lower the heat and gently simmer on low for five minutes, or until the apples are tender.
- Remove the pan from the stove top and add the nutmeg, cinnamon, and tapioca flour.
- Let the mixture cool and thicken.
Assemble Bar
- Spoon the apple mixture over the baked peanut butter cookie crust.
- Crumble the remainder of the chilled dough over the apple pie filling.
- Sprinkle with the chopped almonds.
Bake
- Bake in the oven for 25 minutes
- When the top of the bars is nicely browned, remove from over and cool on racks.
Slice and Serve
- Place the pan in the fridge to cool and firm up.
- Slice into bars.
- Try serving with a spoonful of Greek Yogurt – delicious!
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to five days.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 32
- Category: Trail Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: North American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 313
- Sugar: 14.2 g
- Sodium: 143.5 mg
- Fat: 18.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24.6 g
- Fiber: 4.6 g
- Protein: 7.4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
