Apple Crisp Bars

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:01:50 GMT

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Step 2

Stir dry ingredients together in a bowl.

Step 3

Cut in butter with your fingers until you have pea sized pieces.

Step 4

Store in fridge till ready to use.

Step 5

Spray 9 x 13" pan with nonstick spray, line with parchment paper, and spray with nonstick again.

Step 6

Cream butter, sugar, and salt until light and fluffy.

Step 7

Add vanilla and bourbon.

Step 8

Mix in flour just until combined.

Step 9

Press dough into pan and chill until firm.

Step 10

Bake for about 25 minutes, rotating halfway through.

Step 11

Peel and cut apples and place in saucepan with water, lemon juice, sugar, and vanilla bean. Make sure the your pot is big enough.

Step 12

Bring to a boil (this is just to dissolve the sugar) then drop the heat to medium low and pop a lid on it. Stir every so often to make sure that apples are cooking evenly.

Step 13

When apples start to get translucent, it's done. This should take 17-20 minutes.If you let them cook longer, they will get mushy.

Step 14

Remove from heat and allow to cool. Strain before assembling bars.

Step 15

Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees.

Step 16

Place apple compote on top of cooled shortbread crust. Please make sure you strain the apples first making sure there is no liquid and remove the vanilla bean.

Step 17

Sprinkle crisp topping evenly over apples.

Step 18

Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Step 19

Allow to cool completely in pan.

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