Maple Pecan Apple Pie Bars – Maple, pecans, and apple pie all rolled into one amazingly delicious and easy bar! A treat with something for everyone!
I make a lot of food. No surprise there. I make breakfasts, snacks, desserts, dinners, sauces, and things that fall somehow into the miscellaneous category. Some recipes turn out really really good. Some are eh, one time things. A lot are sad pitiful disasters that result in last minute take out.
And a select few are oh-my-gosh so freaking good I could cry.
This is one of the latter recipes. The ones that make me think I could probably be a famous chef. Or baker. Or just feed my future children super well some day. And I will. As long as all they want is Maple Pecan Apple Pie Bars.
Remember when I said I nearly ate the very last of a recipe because it was so delicious and that I almost had to tell you about it without pictures? Luckily I saved a couple scraps to photograph for you. But really. I made a whole pan of these and basically ate the entire thing with a fork over the course of two days.
Couldn’t help it. They were THAT good! I’m making them again, right away. And you should too. You will not regret it!
What people are saying about these Maple Pecan Apple Pie Bars
“This is my first recipe from your site! I made these for my husband and they are DELICIOUS!! I accidentally read the recipe wrong and used good quality maple syrup and the glaze is so yummy!” – Kenin
“Made them……AND……..FANTASTIC! Quick and delish!!! Just the way I roll.” – Tori
If you like these Apple Pie Bars, you’ll love my Slow Cooker Cinnamon Pecans, 3-Ingredient Chocolate Almond Clusters, Salted Caramel Pecan Butter Bars, Caramel Fondue, Zebra Caramel Corn, Salted Caramel Chocolate Cups, No Churn Butterscotch Ice Cream, and Samoa S’mores.
Maple Pecan Apple Pie Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 sticks butter - chilled
- 1 egg - slightly beaten
Filling
- ½ cup flour
- 3 apples - peeled and sliced, (I used two granny smith apples and one gala)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon maple extract
- ½ cup pecans - chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and lightly spray a 9×13 inch pan with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl combine 2 cups flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder and mix well. Cut in butter with pastry knife or two forks or until the mixture resembles course crumbs. Add egg and mix to combine. Press dough into prepared pan.
- To prepare the filling, combine apples and flour and toss to coat. Add brown sugar, sugar, and cinnamon and stir to combine. Spread over crust. Bake 40 minutes. Let cool completely.
- Combine powdered sugar, milk, and maple extract and whisk until smooth. Pour over cooled bars. Top with chopped pecans. Allow glaze to set before cutting bars. Store in airtight container.
These look out of this world.
Thank you so much Megan, this is one of my all time favs yet!!
If you become a famous chef, I’ll be sure to come!
Phew, I’ll have at least one fan then!! Ha, thanks Shikka!
Made them……AND……..FANTASTIC! Quick and delish!!! Just the way I roll.
I’m so glad you liked them! Seriously one of my favorite recipes EVER!!
These sure look amazing!! I would love to have a few right now 🙂
These look delicious! But where I live we don’t have maple extract(Europe)
What else could you suggest?
Oh dear, we definitely need to introduce maple extract over there, it’s a staple in my kitchen!! However, for this recipe I would suggest making the frosting with the same amount of powdered sugar and using several tablespoons of real maple syrup for the maple flavor. Taste-test as you add the syrup and when you have the right flavor, then add milk if necessary to make the frosting a pourable consistency.