Vegan Apple Crumble Bars

These vegan apple crumble bars are an easy and delicious dessert featuring a shortbread base, cinnamon apple filling, and oat crumble topping. The recipe includes Granny Smith and Gala apples for a perfect balance of tartness and sweetness. Serve these bars as a snack, dessert, or for sharing at a small gathering, as they make nine bars in total.

The bars are simple to make, with steps including baking the shortbread base first, adding the apple filling, and topping with the oat crumble before baking until golden and crisp. Optional caramel sauce can add extra sweetness to the bars. Once baked and cooled, the bars can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 2 to 3 days.