Best Walnut Raisin Apple Bars Recipes

APPLE WALNUT BREAKFAST BARS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven combine dried apples, honey, raisins, and brown sugar.
• Heat and stir until mixture boils; reduce heat slightly.
• Cook, uncovered, for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in peanut butter until melted.
• Stir in apple butter and cinnamon.
• Stir in rolled oats, walnuts, wheat germ, and sunflower seeds until well combined.
• Add cereal, stirring to coat.
• Press mixture very firmly (or bars will crumble) and evenly into an ungreased 8x8x2-inch pan.
• Chill to set.
• Cut into 8 bars.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 2 days.

APPLE WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Lightly grease 9 x 13 pan.
• Combine 1st 3 ingredients in medium bowl and mix until finely crumbled.
• Stir in nuts.
• Press 2 cups of mixture evenly into bottom of prepared pan.
• Add cinnamon, baking soda and salt to remaining mixture and blend well.
• Beat in egg, sour cream and vanilla.
• Gently stir in apples.
• Spoon evenly into pan.
• Bake until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan and tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 to 40 minutes.
• Let cool completely in pan.
• Cut into squares and top with vanilla ice cream.

RAISIN-WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• 1. Blend one cup flour, butter, 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture is evenly combined. Pat into bottom of a 13" x 9" baking pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden.
• 2. Mix remaining brown sugar, eggs, remaining flour, vanilla, baking powder, ginger or cinnamon and remaining salt in a medium bowl. Stir in walnuts and raisins. Pour raisin mixture over hot crust.
• 3. Bake an additional 20 to 25 minutes until top is golden and set. Cool completely and cut into bars.

APPLE-RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Liberally coat a 13x9x2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
• In medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, blend together sugar, eggs, butter and vanilla for 3 minutes or until smooth.
• Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture; mix for 2 minutes or until just incorporated.
• Stir in diced apples and raisins and spread into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely before cutting into bars and serving.