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
Ingredients
- 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
Ingredients
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.
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One of my favorite cookbooks was one of those checkout books, but mine was a Halloween themed book. I swear, I’ve used that book more than any other book I own! I just make the chicken-wild rice casserole from that Halloween book last night. The apple bars look fantastic, I’m going to bookmark the recipe and make it this week!
Those look DELICIOUS!!! With a hint of fall in the air these days (chilly temps), these will be perfect!! My family loves apple desserts!
Oops, I missed rating the recipe. Here it is.
Wow, these look delicious. The sour cream, brown sugar, and apples is a good combination.
Thanks for sharing this recipe.
These look wonderful. My daughter just came back from apple picking with her boys and asked if I had any apple recipes. 🙂 I’m sending her this link. Thanks so much for sharing and I’m looking forward to your Apple Cake recipe.
Carol L
that looks really good. love that you added sour cream
Wow.. these look and sound so delicious. Good call on pecans instead of walnuts. (I’m not a fan of walnuts) . I’m having guests over this weekend and I’m going to try this. Its great because I can make them a day ahead.
These sound amazing, thank you for sharing this recipe with us!
Looks delicious! I love baking with apples in the fall. The smell of warm apples is wonderful!
These look so incredible! I can’t wait to make them. Thank you for sharing the recipe.