Easy Apple Bars topped with Peanut Butter Nice Cream and drizzled with Dulce de Leche

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How to make your food look fancy with minimal effort.

It looks like a lot of work but honestly, it’s not. Some simple planning is all that’s needed and you’ll be indulging like you’re queen of the world. Make it to impress dinner guests or to celebrate a special occasion. No one needs to know how long it really took to create :-D.

Dulce de Leche can be made a day or week or week ahead of time to have on hand. This recipe takes about 5 min of actual effort to make. The Peanut Butter Nice Cream takes 5 min to make and 8 hours to chill, so make a day or week or even month ahead of time. The Apple Bars take about 10 minutes to put together and 45 min to bake.

Time doing actual work in the kitchen – about 30 minutes. Sweet!

Ginger Maple Apple Bars Save Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 45 mins Total time 55 mins Apples coated with maple and ground ginger then layered between an oatmeal crumble crust. Jenny Dunklee | The Lazy Vegan Baker: Jenny Dunklee Recipe type: Dessert Serves: 9 Ingredients Apple Filling

4 apples, peeled and sliced

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1½ tablespoons all purpose flour

¼ cup maple syrup

¼ teaspoon ground ginger

Oatmeal Crumble

¾ cup all purpose flour

1 cup rolled oats

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon baking soda

⅓ cup packed light brown sugar

½ cup vegan butter Instructions Preheat oven to 375F. Line an 8x8 baking pan with foil and spray lightly with oil. Or just spray pan with oil. Lining it with foil makes it easier to remove the bars. For the Apples: Combine all the filling ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Set aside. For the Oatmeal Crumble: Combine the flour, salt, baking soda, and brown sugar together in a medium bowl. Cut in the vegan butter with a pastry blender or two knives until it is mostly pea sized. Assembly: Press half the crumble mixture evenly into the prepared pan. Spread all the apples on top. Arrange remaining crumble evenly on top. Cover with foil and bake 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 25 minutes or until apples are bubbly and crumble is lightly browned. Wordpress Recipe Plugin by EasyRecipe 3.5.3208