Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Preheat oven and grease baking pan before preparing buttery crust mixture carefully and evenly.
- Combine flour, brown sugar, and salt before cutting butter into crumbly soft textured mixture.
- Press half the crumble mixture firmly into prepared pan creating even sturdy bottom layer.
- Mix apples, sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch, and vanilla until fruit becomes glossy and fully coated.
- Spread apple filling evenly across crust while resisting unnecessary taste-testing every thirty seconds somehow.
- Sprinkle remaining crumble mixture over apples creating textured topping with crisp buttery edges after baking.
- Bake until topping turns golden and apples soften beautifully beneath bubbling cinnamon filling completely.
- Cool bars before slicing because warm filling slides everywhere and destroys neat dessert ambitions immediately.
Notes
Bake slightly longer for crispier crumble or reduce time for softer tender bars. Freeze cooled slices between parchment layers inside airtight containers. Let bars cool completely before cutting cleaner portions. Add caramel drizzle, pecans, or nutmeg for flavor customization. Store refrigerated up to five days.