Apple Butter Spice Bars
Serves: 4
Rowena Kautzer
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
50
Spice
51
Sweetness
50
Sourness
39
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1.25 cups
Apple Juice (tree topr)1 cup
Apple Butter1 cup
Vegetable Oil (criscor)3
Eggs1 cup
All-Purpose FlourDirections:
1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
2
Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray
3
In a large bowl, combine dry cake mix and 11?2 packets of the cider mix
4
Add apple juice, 1?4 cup of the apple butter, the oil, and eggs; beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds
5
Scrape down sides of bowl; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes
6
Pour into prepared pan
7
Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes
8
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, toss walnuts and dried apples with the remaining 1?2 packet cider mix; set aside
9
In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, the remaining 3?4 cup apple butter, the brown sugar, and flour; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth
10
Remove pan from oven
11
Pour cream cheese mixture over partially baked cake
12
Sprinkle walnut and apple mixture on top
13
Return to oven; bake for 20 to 25 minutes more
14
Cool in pan on a wire rack
15
Cut into bars