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