Apricot Frangipane Crumble Bars
Apricot Frangipane Crumble Bars ~ these shortbread bars are easy to make, and the apricot and almond flavor is intoxicating!
Servings: 9 -12
Equipment
- 8x8 square baking pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, 2 sticks, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste , or extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup almond flour, or almond meal (you can grind your own almonds in a processor)
- 7 apricots, pitted and thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice, 1/2 large lemon
Crumble topping
- 1 cup reserved shortbread dough
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- Set oven to 350°F
- Cream the butter and sugar together until nice and fluffy. Add in the extracts.
- Whisk together the salt, flour and almond meal, and add it slowly to the butter and sugar until you get a crumbly dough. Reserve 1 cup of the mixture for the topping.
- Line an 8x8 inch square baking dish with parchment paper, with edges overlapping the sides if you want to remove the squares from the pan for easier cutting. If not, lightly grease the pan. Pat the dough into the bottom with your hands, or use the back of a measuring cup to tamp down the dough. Don't pack it down super hard, just get it spread out and relatively flat.
- Arrange the apricot slices evenly over the top of the dough. Double up a little if you want.
- Squeeze the lemon juice evenly over the apricots.
- Make the crumble topping by mixing the sliced almonds with the reserved dough. Lightly mix with your fingertips, forming large crumbs. Scatter the crumbs evenly over the apricots.
- Bake for about 40 minutes until lightly golden.
- Cool slightly before cutting.
Notes
If you don't have access to fresh apricot, try substituting apricot jam!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 bar · Calories: 463 kcal · Carbohydrates: 45 g · Protein: 7 g · Fat: 30 g · Saturated Fat: 14 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 7 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 54 mg · Sodium: 133 mg · Potassium: 148 mg · Fiber: 3 g · Sugar: 20 g · Vitamin A: 1155 IU · Vitamin C: 4 mg · Calcium: 54 mg · Iron: 2 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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