These Apple Slices are made with a homemade crust and apple pie filling that’s a sweet treat your party goers will enjoy!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Total Time45 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple, apple pie filling, bars
Servings: 24servings
Equipment
1 9x13 sheet pan
Ingredients
Crust
2cupsall purpose flour
½teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonsalt
3/4cupbuttersoftened
¼cupvegetable oil
½cupwater
2egg yolks
1teaspoonlemon juice
Apple Pie Filling
1 24ozBag of Crunch Pak Apple Slices
1/3csugar
3tbspwater
2tbspbutter
1tspapple pie spice
1tbspcornstarch
1tspcornstarch
2tbspwater
For the Glaze
1cuppowdered sugar
2tablespoonsmelted or softened butter
½teaspoonvanilla
2tablespoonswhole milkmore to thin, if necessary
1-2drops food coloringif desired
sprinklesif desired
Instructions
To Make Pie Filling
Melt the butter in a large sauce pan.
Next, add in your apple pie spice and stir until combined.
Once the butter and apple pie spice are combined, add in the Crunch Pak apple slices.
Next, add in the sugar and water. This will create the base for the sauce.
In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water. Stir to combine, and add into the apples, stirring to incorporate into the sauce. This helps to thicken the sauce up for the filling. Cook for about a minute until thick.
To Make the Glaze
Combine sugar, softened butter, vanilla and milk until smooth, adding more milk if necessary for consistency. Add in 1-2 drops of pink food coloring, if desired.
To Make the Apple Slices Pastry
Preheat the oven to 400º.
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add in butter and cut in with pastry cutter or fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a measuring cup, mix vegetable oil, water, egg yolks and lemon juice together and pour over flour mixture. Blend gently with a fork until combined; mixture will be very moist.
Divide dough in half. Roll or pat one half of dough directly into 9″ by 13″ pan, bringing dough slightly up the edges (you can use your hands/fingers or a mini rolling pin). Spread apple filling evenly over the dough. Roll remaining dough to fit the top, either on a well floured pastry board or the back of a sheet pan and then carefully flip it over the top.
Press or pinch the edges together, don’t worry if it doesn’t seal completely, as long as top is completely covering apples. Patch where necessary.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the crust is lightly browned, rotating pan halfway. Remove to rack to cool.
Spread glaze over top of crust with an offset spatula and let glaze set and harden. Add sprinkles, if desired. Cut into 2- or 3-inch squares and enjoy!