Vermont Apple Bars

This is an old recipe we used to make in the fall if we had a surplus of apples. The unique thing-at least in my mind-is that most apple recipes are seasoned with cinnamon or maple flavoring predominantly. This recipe has neither! The primary seasoning in these is nutmeg. If you are a nutmeg fan, you are sure to enjoy these.

Fodmap implications: Apples are high in fructose, so if you are sensitive to fructose, you may want to skip this one. Also, wheat flour is high in Fructans. You may do well to use Gluten Free flour.

Batter:

1/2 cup butter

1 c sugar

1 egg, beaten

1 1/2 cup flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp nutmeg

2 cups sliced apples

Topping:

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp nutmeg (use 3/4tsp if prefer)

1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Mix well. Stir together dry ingredients. Stir into the batter. Fold in apples last. Spread into a greased 9×13″ pan.

Mix topping ingredients and sprinkle over top of batter.

Bake 25-30minutes.

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Author: ruthmfisher

I am Registered Dietitian who has a long love-hate relationship with food all my life. Starting out as a farm girl who loved to cook and eat-to an IBS/SIBO sufferer to a dietetics professional. This is my guide to eating grains and carbs without suffering and a tribute to my mother and grandmother along the way. It's kind of a "Julie and Julia" type of project to preserve my legacy of family recipes while adjusting them to meet my own dietary needs.

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