Name: Farmhouse Applesauce Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 15 people
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter (softened); 3/4 cup sugar; 2 1/2 cups flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 cups applesauce

These Schoolhouse Applesauce Bars are an easy, sweet treat and fun snack for kids! We serve these around the farmhouse table for snacks, desserts and sometimes for breakfast. Everyone who eats these LOVES them!

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Big Batch Applesauce Snack Bars

We always have applesauce in the house and I love that it adds a natural sweetness and moist texture to baked treats for kids. My mother-in-law works in the kitchen at their school and she shared this recipe with me. This is one of the best school cafeteria recipes that kids always look forward to.

These Applesauce Bars are one of her favorite treats that she’s made for school lunches. She gave me a recipe to use in an extra-large commercial size pan or a smaller batch that fits in a regular 9×13 inch pan. The commercially sized pan makes a MUCH bigger batch and is a great dessert for a big crowd.

Applesauce Bars without Icing

We have plenty of sweet treats with an excellent layer of icing like our Pumpkin Bars and Frosted Banana Bars. My favorite is this Cinnamon Applesauce Cake that we make often! When we are looking for a bar that isn’t quite so sweet this is our go to recipe!

Having an easy recipe that most kids like to take for school treats or soccer snacks is helpful to me as a mom. Another benefit of this recipe is that the applesauce keeps the bars so moist.

How to Make Easy Applesauce Bars

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13 baking pan.
Mix dry ingredients together.
Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
Spread in baking pan and bake for 18 – 25 minutes or until a toothpick placed in the center comes out clean.

Do Applesauce Bars Need Refrigerated?

Store moist applesauce bars on the counter if they will be eaten in 1 to 2 days. If the pan will last longer wrap tightly and store in the refrigerator to lengthen shelf life and help decrease food safety concerns.

These bars can also be wrapped tightly and frozen in individual bags or in a larger freezer container.

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We hope your family enjoys these applesauce bars as much as we do!

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