Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Crumble Bars

These Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Crumble Bars are crunchy and chewy, perfectly spiced and filled with tender caramel apples.

Why you'll love these Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Crumble Bars:

• they're undetectably vegan and gluten-free
• they're chewy and crunchy
• they're filled with tender and silky apples
• they taste like salted caramel
• they're warmly spiced
• they're refined sugar free
• they're nut-free optional
• they're oil-free optional
• they're delicious hot or cold
• they're a perfect dessert, breakfast or snack for Thanksgiving and Christmas!

How to make these Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Crumble Bars

Scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe including measurements and instructions.

• Place the coconut oil, coconut sugar, apples, vanilla, cinnamon and salt in a pan.

• Leave to cook on a low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes until soft.
• Dissolve the cornflour (cornstarch) in a tiny splash of water in a small bowl.
• Once the apples have cooked, add the cornflour and water mixture and mix well.
• Once the apples have thickened (takes about 30 seconds), turn off the heat.

• Place all the ingredients for the base and topping in a food processor.

• Whizz until you get a fairly smooth and firm dough.

• Divide the dough for the base and topping into thirds.
• Take two thirds and place into a square baking tin lined with baking paper (I used a 23cm/9inch square baking tin).
• Spread it carefully across the bottom of the tin, using the bottom of a glass to even out the surface, if necessary.

• Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until firm to the touch.

• Spread the cooked apple mixture over the base.

• Use your fingers to crumble the rest of the dough over the top until it is all used up and the apples are roughly covered.

• Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy on top.

• Leave to cool before cutting into squares.

How to serve these Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Crumble Bars

These Apple Crumble Bars can be enjoyed hot or cold. They're delicious by themselves but also taste amazing with plant-based ice cream or yogurt.

Substitutions you can make to this recipe:

• you can use any type of plant-based milk: almond milk, cashew milk, oat milk, rice milk, soy milk etc
• if you're not into apples, you can use any type of fruit: pears, peaches, plums, blueberries, cherries, strawberries, raspberries etc (just adjust cooking time accordingly)
• you can top it with any type of chopped nuts before baking: pecan nuts, walnuts, pistachios, desiccated coconut, flaked coconut etc
• for an oil-free option, omit the coconut oil from the apples and substitute the coconut oil in the crumble topping with nut butter such as almond butter or peanut butter
• for a nut-free option, use a nut-free plant-based milk.

How long do these Apple Crumble Bars keep for?

These Apple Crumble Bars keep covered in the fridge for up to a few days.

More vegan apple desserts:

• Apple Pie
• Apple Crisp
• Apple Upside Down Cake
• Apple Muffins
• Apple Bread
• Apple Cake
• Apple Pie Bars

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