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Double Streusel Apple Butter Bars

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These cozy bars deliver everything you crave in a fall dessert—sweet spiced apples, rich apple butter, and a thick, nutty streusel crust that does double duty as the topping. They’re buttery, gooey, and gone before you know it. Serve warm with ice cream or pack them for a midday pick-me-up!

Ingredients

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Streusel Crust & Topping

4 cups all-purpose flour

3 cups old-fashioned oats

1 cup raw pecans, chopped

2 cups brown sugar

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp cinnamon

2 cups (4 sticks) cold salted butter, cubed

Filling

2 cups apple butter (homemade or store-bought)

4 Honeycrisp apples, thinly sliced

4 tbsp pure maple syrup

2 tbsp all-purpose flour

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

4 tsp vanilla extract

4 tbsp cold salted butter, thinly sliced

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, mix flour, oats, pecans, brown sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon. Cut in cubed butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Press half the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan to form a solid crust.

In another bowl, combine apple butter, sliced apples, maple syrup, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Mix gently until well coated.

Spread the apple mixture over the crust evenly. Dot with slices of cold butter.

Sprinkle the remaining streusel over the top.

Bake for 45–55 minutes, or until golden and bubbling. Cool completely before slicing into bars.

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