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Apple Brownies

Apple brownies with cinnamon-apple pieces baked into a dense, fudgy-style bar with a golden-brown crumb. Finished with a caramel drizzle for a sweet, spiced bite in every square.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 16 bars
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 320
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Apple brownies base
  • 1.5 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 0.25 tsp nutmeg
  • 0.25 tsp allspice
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 0.5 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 0.5 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cup apples, peeled and finely diced
  • 0.5 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped optional
  • 1 Caramel sauce for drizzling

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan

Method
 

Prep and preheat
  1. Preheat oven to 350F, then grease a 9x13 baking pan.
  2. Whisk all-purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt in a bowl.
Make the batter
  1. Whisk melted unsalted butter and granulated sugar with brown sugar until smooth.
  2. Add eggs and vanilla extract, then mix until the batter is smooth.
  3. Fold in the flour mixture until just combined.
  4. Fold in diced apples and walnuts or pecans if using.
Bake and finish
  1. Spread the batter into the prepared pan evenly.
  2. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with just a few moist crumbs.
  3. Cool in the pan, then drizzle with caramel sauce before cutting into squares.

Notes

Pro tip: chop apples very finely so they bake into the crumb rather than leaving larger chunks. Store covered at room temperature up to 2 days or in the fridge up to 5 days; freeze bars (wrapped tightly) up to 2 months. For a gluten-free option, use a 1:1 gluten-free all-purpose flour blend in place of the all-purpose flour.