Brazil Nut Free Honey-Pear Crumble Bars
These bars hit that perfect sweet spot between a fruit pie and a buttery shortbread — warm pear filling tucked between a pressed oat crust and a golden, crumbly topping. The filling comes together on the stovetop with honey, a touch of nutmeg, and a splash of apple cider vinegar that keeps the sweetness bright and balanced. Tapioca starch does double duty here, thickening the jammy pear mixture into something glossy and luscious while also lending the crust a tender, slightly chewy bite alongside the rice flour. Cold butter worked into the oat-and-flour base creates those irresistible clumpy crumbs that bake up crisp on top and sturdy on the bottom — no soggy bar situation here. The whole recipe relies on straightforward pantry ingredients with zero tree nut content anywhere in the mix, so you can bake and share with confidence. Let them cool fully before cutting and you'll get clean, hold-in-your-hand bars that are just as good at room temperature as they are slightly warm from the oven.
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9 servings
For the crust and crumble
- 1 ½ cups rolled oats
- ¾ cup rice flour
- ¼ cup tapioca starch
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold and cut into ½-inch cubes
For the pear filling
- 3 medium ripe pears (about 1 ½ lb), peeled, cored, and cut into ½-inch dice
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp tapioca starch
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9×9-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two opposite sides to use as handles for lifting the bars out later.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the rolled oats, rice flour, tapioca starch (the crust-and-crumble portion), granulated sugar, and fine sea salt until evenly combined. Scatter the cold butter cubes over the dry mixture and work them in with a pastry cutter or your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse, clumpy crumbs with some pea-sized pieces of butter remaining — do not work it until smooth.
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