Oats Free Paleo Almond Flour Apple Pie Bars
These apple pie bars are everything you want from a fall dessert — warm spiced apples, a buttery-tasting almond flour crust, and a crumbly coconut-walnut topping that bakes up golden and irresistible. The entire recipe is built on wholesome, grain-free ingredients like almond flour, tapioca starch, and coconut oil, so there's no oat flour, rolled oats, or oat-based thickeners anywhere in sight. That matters more than you might think, since oats have a sneaky way of showing up in crumble toppings and bar crusts — here, every component is accounted for and clean. The apple filling gets cooked down in a skillet with maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a touch of lemon juice before it ever hits the pan, so you get a glossy, jammy layer that holds together beautifully when you slice. Pressing the coconut-walnut crumble over the top before the final bake gives you that satisfying contrast of tender fruit and crunchy topping in every single bite. They slice into neat bars once cooled, making them just as easy to pack up and share as they are to eat straight from the pan.
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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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