Zucchini Apple Pie Bars
Zucchini Apple Pie Bars are a warm and delicious dessert that tastes just like homemade apple pie, perfect for zucchini season! They're tender, cinnamon-sugar zucchini on a sweet, buttery crust with a crumble topping baked to perfection.
Servings 20 bars
Ingredients
Crust and Crumble Topping
- 4 cups flour
- 1½ cups sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1½ cups butter 3 sticks, cold and cubed
Zucchini Apple Pie Filling
- 8 cups zucchini peeled and sliced like thin apple slices, about 5 pounds
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1¼ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons floor
- 1½ teaspoons cream of tartar
- dash of salt
Instructions
Form the Crust and Crumble
- First, in a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, and salt. Then, with your hands or a food processor, cut the cold butter into the flour mixture to form a crumble. Press half the crumble mixture onto a greased 10 x 15-inch baking pan. Bake the crust at 375°F for 10-12 minutes or until lightly brown. Set aside the remaining crumble mixture.
Make the Filling
- First, combine the sugar, cinnamon, cream of tartar, flour, and salt in a large bowl along with 1 cup of the crumble mixture. Drizzle the lemon juice over the sliced zucchini. Then, add the zucchini slices to the cinnamon-sugar mixture and stir lightly until well combined. Spread the filling evenly over the baked crust.
- Sprinkle the remaining crumble over the cinnamon-sugar-coated zucchini slices. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack, cut into squares, and enjoy!