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These Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Crumble Bars are crunchy and chewy, perfectly spiced and filled with tender caramel apples.
Why you'll love these Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Crumble Bars:
- they're undetectably vegan and gluten-free
- they're chewy and crunchy
- they're filled with tender and silky apples
- they taste like salted caramel
- they're warmly spiced
- they're refined sugar free
- they're nut-free optional
- they're oil-free optional
- they're delicious hot or cold
- they're a perfect dessert, breakfast or snack for Thanksgiving and Christmas!
How to make these Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Crumble Bars
Scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe including measurements and instructions.
- Place the coconut oil, coconut sugar, apples, vanilla, cinnamon and salt in a pan.
- Leave to cook on a low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes until soft.
- Dissolve the cornflour (cornstarch) in a tiny splash of water in a small bowl.
- Once the apples have cooked, add the cornflour and water mixture and mix well.
- Once the apples have thickened (takes about 30 seconds), turn off the heat.
- Place all the ingredients for the base and topping in afood processor.
- Whizz until you get a fairly smooth and firm dough.
- Divide the dough for the base and topping into thirds.
- Take two thirds and place into a square baking tin lined withbaking paper (I used a 23cm/9inch square baking tin).
- Spread it carefully across the bottom of the tin, using the bottom of a glass to even out the surface, if necessary.
- Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until firm to the touch.
- Spread the cooked apple mixture over the base.
- Use your fingers to crumble the rest of the dough over the top until it is all used up and the apples are roughly covered.
- Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy on top.
- Leave to cool before cutting into squares.
How to serve these Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Crumble Bars
These Apple Crumble Bars can be enjoyed hot or cold. They're delicious by themselves but also taste amazing with plant-based ice cream or yogurt.
Substitutions you can make to this recipe:
- you can useany type of plant-based milk:almond milk, cashew milk, oat milk, rice milk, soy milk etc
- if you're not into apples, you can use any type of fruit:pears, peaches, plums, blueberries, cherries, strawberries, raspberries etc (just adjust cooking time accordingly)
- you can top it with any type of chopped nuts before baking:pecan nuts, walnuts, pistachios, desiccatedcoconut, flaked coconut etc
- for an oil-free option, omit the coconut oil from the apples and substitute the coconut oil in the crumble topping with nut butter such as almond butter or peanut butter
- for a nut-free option, use a nut-free plant-based milk.
How long do these Apple Crumble Bars keep for?
These Apple Crumble Bars keep covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
More vegan apple desserts:
- Apple Pie
- Apple Crisp
- Apple Upside Down Cake
- Apple Muffins
- Apple Bread
- Apple Cake
- Apple Pie Bars
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Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Crumble Bars
These Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Crumble Bars are crunchy and chewy, perfectly spiced and filled with tender caramel apples.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple crumble bars, vegan apple recipe, vegan thanksgiving dessert
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 9 bars
Calories: 263kcal
Author: Rhian Williams
Ingredients
For the apples:
- 4 apples , cored, peeled finely sliced (around 900g/32oz in total)
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil (or sub coconut butter)
- 6 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch sea salt to taste
- 2 teaspoons cornflour (cornstarch) (or sub tapioca starch)
For the base and topping:
- 225 g (2 ¼ cup) rolled oats (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
- 195 g (1 ⅛ cup) pitted dates
- 30 g (⅛ cup) coconut oil (or sub coconut butter)
- 90 ml (⅓ cup) unsweetened almond milk (or any other plant-based milk)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit)
For the apples:
Place the apples, coconut oil, coconut sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and salt in a pan with a lid
Leave to cook on a low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes until softened
Dissolve the cornflour in a tiny splash of water in a small bowl
Once the apples have cooked, add the cornflour and water mixture and mix well
Once the apples have thickened (takes about 30 seconds), turn off the heat
For the base and topping:
Place all ingredients in a food processor and whizz until you get a fairly smooth and firm dough
To assemble:
Divide the dough for the base and topping into thirds
Take two thirds and place into a square or rectangular baking tin lined with greased baking paper (I used a 23cm/9inch square baking tin)
Spread it carefully across the bottom of the tin, using the bottom of a glass to even out the surface, if necessary
Bake in oven for 15 minutes until firm to the touch
Spread the cooked apple mixture over the base
Use your fingers to crumble the rest of the dough over the top until it is all used up and the apples are roughly covered
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy on top
Leave to cool before cutting into squares
Keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days
Notes
- You can top it with any type of chopped nuts before baking:pecan nuts, walnuts, pistachios, desiccatedcoconut, flaked coconut etc.
- For an oil-free option, omit the coconut oil from the apples and substitute the coconut oil in the crumble topping with nut butter such as almond butter or peanut butter.
Nutrition Facts
Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Crumble Bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 263Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 4g20%
Sodium 32mg1%
Potassium 319mg9%
Carbohydrates 52g17%
Fiber 6g24%
Sugar 28g31%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 44IU1%
Vitamin C 4mg5%
Calcium 41mg4%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments
Gita
Can I make the cooked apple a few days ahead? (There’s so much to cook on thanksgiving day itself )
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Rhian Williams
Hi - yes you definitely can! Happy Thanksgiving!
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