Beef Free Paleo Almond Flour Apple Pie Bars
Warm spiced apples, a golden almond flour crust, and a coconut-walnut crumble on top — these bars are everything you love about apple pie in a handheld, shareable form. The entire recipe is built around wholesome, plant-forward ingredients like almond flour, coconut oil, and maple syrup, so there's nothing here that comes from beef or any animal protein beyond a single egg. Tapioca starch does double duty, binding the crust and thickening the apple filling into a glossy, lightly spiced glaze that holds together beautifully when you slice. Cooking the apples down in a skillet before baking means every bite is tender and deeply flavored rather than raw or watery underneath the topping. The crumble layer — shredded coconut, chopped walnuts, and that same almond flour base — bakes up crunchy and fragrant in a way that makes the whole kitchen smell incredible. These bars are genuinely impressive enough to bring to a gathering but simple enough to make on a weeknight when an apple pie craving hits hard.
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12 servings
For the crust and topping
- 2 ½ cups almond flour
- ¼ cup tapioca starch
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- ¼ cup coconut oil, melted and cooled
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts
For the apple filling
- 4 medium apples (about 1 ½ lb), peeled, cored, and cut into ¼-inch slices
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tbsp tapioca starch
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on the long sides to use as handles for lifting the bars out later.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together 2 1/2 cups almond flour, 1/4 cup tapioca starch, and 1/4 tsp salt. Add the melted coconut oil, 3 tbsp maple syrup, and the egg, then stir until a cohesive, slightly crumbly dough forms.
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