Caffeine Free Honey-Pear Crumble Bars
These bars are the kind of thing you pull out of the oven and immediately want to eat straight from the pan — golden, fragrant, and filled with soft, honey-kissed pear. The filling comes together on the stovetop with ripe pears, a drizzle of honey, a pinch of nutmeg, and a splash of apple cider vinegar, cooking down into a glossy, jammy layer that sits perfectly between a buttery oat crust and a crumbly, golden topping. Because every ingredient here is naturally free of stimulants, you can enjoy these any time of day without a second thought — afternoon snack, dessert, or even a leisurely weekend breakfast. The base and crumble use rolled oats, rice flour, and tapioca starch, which gives the whole bar a satisfying texture that holds together beautifully once cooled. Letting them cool completely in the pan is the one step worth being patient about — it makes all the difference when it comes to clean, neat slices. These are the kind of bars that disappear fast, so you might want to hide a few for yourself before setting them out.
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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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