Is anyone else obsessed with those little check-out stand cookbooks? I’ve been collecting them for years and have tons of them. I find some of my best recipes in those cookbooks, like these Sour Cream Apple Bars that I found in the Land O Lakes Recipe Collection from 2007. I have an apple cake recipe that I’ve been making forever (can’t believe I never shared that recipe on the blog – coming soon), and was looking for something a little different. A few days ago I came across this apple bar recipe, and had to give it a try. I slightly adapted the recipe, using pecans instead of walnuts. I hate to admit this, but I actually like these bars more than my apple cake. I love the creamy apple filling in the center and that bit of crunch from the oat crust and topping. This recipe is a keeper for sure!
Sour Cream Apple Bars
About a MomIngredients
- Crust:
- 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- Filling:
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 Land O Lakes® Egg
- 2 medium 2 cups apples, unpeeled, shredded
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Combine butter and brown sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Add all remaining crust ingredients; continue beating until well mixed.
- Press half of crust mixture onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 8-10 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Combine all filling ingredients in bowl; mix well. Pour filling over hot, partially baked crust. Crumble remaining crust mixture over filling and press down lightly.
- Bake 30-35 minutes or until top is golden brown and center is set. Cool completely. Cut into bars. Store refrigerated.
You’ll want to store these bars in the refrigerator. I recommend serving them warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!
Sour Cream Apple Bars
About a MomIngredients
Crust:
- 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
Filling:
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 Land O Lakes® Egg
- 2 medium 2 cups apples, unpeeled, shredded
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Combine butter and brown sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Add all remaining crust ingredients; continue beating until well mixed.
- Press half of crust mixture onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 8-10 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Combine all filling ingredients in bowl; mix well. Pour filling over hot, partially baked crust. Crumble remaining crust mixture over filling and press down lightly.
- Bake 30-35 minutes or until top is golden brown and center is set. Cool completely. Cut into bars. Store refrigerated.
These look so delicious! And, that close-up literally just made me hungry.
These sound good and something I have never tried before. Sounds different using sour cream, but worth a try.
I’m going to have to try and make these!
wow what an amazing combination! must try!
Hello fall yumminess!!
That looks wickedly scrumptious!
These bars look so good! The sour cream sounds so good here, what a great fall dessert!!! Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂
You know, I don’t eat sour cream but I would so bite into these – they look so goood!
Sour cream and apples go so good together! YUM!
Wow, these look really delicious!!