Paraben Free Paleo Almond Flour Apple Pie Bars
These apple pie bars deliver everything you love about a classic fall dessert — warm cinnamon-spiced apples, a golden crumble topping, and that satisfying bite — all built from ingredients that are naturally free of synthetic preservatives and chemical additives. The base comes together with almond flour, tapioca starch, coconut oil, maple syrup, and a single egg, so every component is straightforward and recognizable. Shredded coconut and chopped walnuts fold into the topping for a rustic, nutty crunch that gets beautifully golden in the oven. The apple filling is cooked down in coconut oil with cinnamon, nutmeg, fresh lemon juice, and maple syrup until the juices thicken into a glossy, fragrant glaze — no artificial flavors or stabilizers needed. For anyone navigating concerns about parabens and synthetic preservatives hiding in packaged baked goods, making these bars from scratch puts you fully in control of what goes in. The result is a dessert that tastes indulgent and homey without any of the ingredient-label anxiety. Cut into 12 bars, they're easy to share, easy to store, and genuinely hard to resist.
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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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