Vegan apple crumble bars - apple crumble in bar form! These Autumnal bars are a great way of using up a few apples.

A crunchy, oaty biscuit base and crumble topping are filled with sweet, juicy spiced apples, perfect for snacking!

These vegan apple crumble bars are a great, portable, snack bar version of apple crumble.

They consist of a crunchy, oaty biscuit base, topped with juicy apples and a crumbly topping.

The base and crumble topping are made from the same mixture, so they are really simple to make.

I adapted my popular berry crumble bars recipe to make these, it works extremely well as an apple version!

What Do I Need To Make Vegan Apple Crumble Bars?:

Plain flour: Just regular plain (all-purpose) flour is best. I haven't tried making these gluten-free. I imagine they would work fine with a plain gluten-free flour blend plus ¼ tsp xanthan gum but they may be extra crumbly.

Oats: Adding porridge oats to the base and crumble gives it a lovely texture. Don't use jumbo oats, regular supermarket own-brand oats are best.

Light brown soft sugar: Using light brown or muscovado sugar adds flavour. I don't recommend swapping this for any other kind of sugar or sweetener.

Butter: You need to use a vegan block butter, not the spreadable kind in a tub. I use Naturli Vegan Block or Flora Plant Butter.

Baking powder:

Cinnamon: You could use mixed spice or apple pie spice blend instead if you want.

Apples: You want to use eating apples rather than cooking ones so that they hold their shape. Any variety you like will work, I used a mixture of Braeburn, Pink Lady and Gala.

Lemon juice: Adding a bit of lemon juice to the apple filling adds a nice hint of tangy flavour.

Vegan apple crumble bars on a sheet of baking parchment with apples and bowls of oats and cinnamon.

How To Make Vegan Apple Crumble Bars:

(Full measurements and instructions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of the page)

Place the peeled and sliced apples in a pan with the sugar, butter, lemon juice, cinnamon, vanilla and a pinch of salt.

Stir to combine then sauté gently until the fruit has softened slightly and the juices have reduced to a thick syrup. Set aside to cool. Once the apples have cooled, sprinkle over the flour and stir in gently.

Mix together the plain flour, oats, light brown soft sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.

Add the cold vegan block butter and rub it in using your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs and no lumps of butter remain.

Step 2, the butter rubbed into the dry ingredients.

Tip about two thirds of the mixture into a square tin, pack it down firmly then bake until golden.

Step3, the base before and after baking.

Spread over the apple mixture then scatter over the rest of the crumble mixture, press it down very slightly.

Step 4, a two image collage of adding the apples and crumble topping.

Bake until golden.

Top Tips:

All of my recipes are developed using grams, and as with all of my baking recipes I really do recommend using the metric measurements with a digital scale rather than the cup conversions. Cups are a wildly inaccurate measuring system and you will get far better, more consistent results using a scale, not to mention that it is also easier and less messy than cups!

The bars are best on the day they are baked as they will soften over time, but they will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for around 4 days. They can also be frozen.

I make nine large squares, but you could also cut them into twelve fingers.

They would make a great dessert served warm with custard or ice cream.

More Vegan Apple Recipes:

Close up of a stack of vegan apple crumble bars.

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