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Brown Sugar Zucchini Crumble Bars | TeaspoonofSpice.com

Brown Sugar Zucchini Crumble Bars


  • Author: by Serena Ball, RD
  • Yield: About 20 servings depending on portion size 1x

Description

Like an apple pie bar, these zucchini and apple bars contain an oatmeal streusel topping and a crumbly crust and lots of aromatic spices.


Ingredients

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  • 4 cups chopped seeded, peeled zucchini
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup cold butter, cubed
  • Homemade or prepared peanut caramel sauce

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375F. Lightly grease a 7×11-inch baking dish.
  2. Combine the zucchini and lemon juice in a medium pan and cook over medium-high heat
  3. until the zucchini is soft, 10-15 minutes. Stir in the 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  4. and nutmeg; cook an additional minute then remove from heat.
  5. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, 1 cup sugar and cinnamon. Using a pastry cutter or
  6. a fork, cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
  7. Mix 1/2 cup of the crumb mixture into the zucchini mixture. Press half of the remaining
  8. crumb mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Pour the zucchini mixture on top of
  9. the crust, then sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture evenly on top.
  10. Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Let cool and drizzle with caramel sauce.