Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2013

I halved the recipe and baked in a 9x9" pan. I used three large Cameo apples. I added a little flour with the apples as per other reviews and added just a touch of nutmeg. I wasn't completely sold on the end result but DH thought it was great. I'm thinking it would be better with sour apples. It really does need to cool in order to be bars. If you cut it hot, it is apple pie.

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It's A New Day

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Purcellville, Virginia, USA

Living In: Hamilton, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2012

I have made this recipe 5 or 6 times in the past 3 months - absolutely love it! I made it yesterday for Thanksgiving (rather than pie) and had several compliments. I've had a few people at work ask for the recipe too! I especially love the crust! Will keep with my "favorites"!

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wibakingmom

Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2009

They were pretty good, though it didn't turn out to be apple "bars". It was more of a crisp. The only way it would stay in bar form was if it was in a really cold fridge for a couple hours.

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Meadow Brady

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Alma, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2008

These are super delicious, but I was under the impression that this would be easier than making an actual pie and it wasn't. I still had to make the dough and roll it out. I imagine it wouldn't be too difficult to substitute a storebought pie crust, though, if one wanted something slightly simpler.

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bananatwin

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bay City, Michigan, USA

Living In: Lansing, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: May 22, 2005

This is pretty good, but there is a similar recipe on this site called "Apple Sheet Cake" by Barbara (not sure why it is called cake, it's nothing like a cake and very much like apple pie!) that is a little bit better. The dough is simpler and the filling is thickened. Either recipe is definitely worth a try though!

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chellebelle

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Olympia, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2004

So yummy. A little bit of work but very worth it!

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kccismee@comcast.net

Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2004

These were absolutely delicious. I made only a single recipe for the crust, and had plenty. I did add the extra flour to the filling, and was glad I did. Also, we happened to use some dehydrated apple slices we had from our food storage, this was a great use for them. yumm!

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LMVO

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Encinitas, California, USA

Living In: Mesa, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2003

My husband has taken this to work several times and it's gone before lunch. I only make half of the icing, so that it's not quite as sweet. This is a great way to have apple pie for a crowd.

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KJBARN99

Home Town: Wayne City, Illinois, USA

Living In: Salem, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2003

It tastes great, only crumbs were left after I brought it into work. My only complaint was having a difficult time with the crust. It didn't want to roll out nice, very sticky. When I added flour then it didn't want to stick together. I also added nutmeg to apple mixture. YUMMY!

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