Vegan Peanut Butter Apple Bars

• FOR THE COOKIE BASE:
• 1/2 cups Peanut Butter
• 1/2 cups Honey
• 2-1/2 Tablespoons Coconut Oil
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 cup Flour
• 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoons Salt
• _____
• FOR THE APPLE FILLING:
• 5 whole Apples, Peeled, Cored, And Diced
• 1/3 cups Flour
• 1/2 cups Brown Sugar
• 1/2 whole Lemon, Juiced
• 1/2 Tablespoons Cinnamon
• _____
• FOR THE CRUMBLE TOPPING:
• 1/2 cups Flour
• 1/2 cups Oats
• 1/2 cups Brown Sugar
• 3 Tablespoons Peanut Butter
• 3 Tablespoons Coconut Oil

1. Cookie base:
2. Combine peanut butter, honey, coconut oil (or other oil) and vanilla extract. Add flour, baking soda and salt and stir to combine. Chill in the freezer for about 10 minutes.
3. Apple Filling:
4. In the meantime, peel, core and dice the apples. Toss with flour, brown sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon. Let sit for about 10 minutes.
5. Crumble Topping
6. In another bowl, combine crumble topping ingredients. Use your fingers until you get coarse crumbs.
7. Preheat oven to 350F.
8. Press peanut butter cookie base into a 9 x 13 baking pan. Layer on apple filling, then top with crumble topping. Bake for 30-40 minutes, until edges are golden brown.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/vegan-peanut-butter-apple-bars/ (may not work)