Turmeric Free Honey-Pear Crumble Bars

Total time1 hr 30 min

Prep time20 min

Cook time40 min

4.9

(9)

These bars are the kind of thing you pull out of the oven and immediately want to eat straight from the pan — golden, crumbly on top, and filled with a glossy, honey-kissed pear filling that smells like the best version of autumn. The base and topping come together from rolled oats, rice flour, and tapioca starch, which means the texture is satisfyingly rustic without relying on any warming spices that could be a problem. Honey and a splash of apple cider vinegar do all the heavy lifting in the filling, giving the pears a bright, jammy depth that feels far more complex than the short ingredient list suggests. A quick simmer on the stovetop thickens everything before it ever hits the oven, so you get that glossy, fruit-forward layer rather than a watery, disappointing middle. Cold butter worked into the crumble by hand creates those irresistible pea-sized pockets that bake up crisp and buttery on top. Letting them cool completely before slicing is genuinely worth the patience — the bars hold their shape cleanly and are just as good the next day.

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Ingredients

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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