Recipe for Apple Butter Spice Bars

Making the perfect Apple Butter Spice Bars should only take approximately 1 hr . It’s considered an Easy level recipe. Below are the ingredients and directions for you to easily follow. The Apple Butter Spice Bars recipe can feed your family for Makes 12 bars.

There are many different ways to make this Apple Butter Spice Bars recipe. Once you’re familiar with our recommended ingredients and directions, you can add your own twist to this recipe to make it your own! We’ve also listed potential Cookware items below that might be necessary for this Apple Butter Spice Bars recipe.

Apple Butter Spice Bars Popular Ingredients

• Nonstick vegetable cooking spray, Pam(R)
• 1 package (18.25-ounce) spice cake mix, Betty Crocker(R)
• 2 packets (0.74 ounce each) spiced cider drink mix, Alpine(R)
• 1 1/4 cups apple juice, Tree Top(R)
• 1 cup apple butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil, Crisco(R)
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts, Diamond(R)
• 1/2 cup dried sliced apples, chopped, Mariani(R)
• 1 package (8-ounce) cream cheese, softened, Philadelphia(R)
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar, C&H(R)
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Steps for making Apple Butter Spice Bars

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9×13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine dry cake mix and 11?2 packets of the cider mix. 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. Scrape down sides of bowl; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, toss walnuts and dried apples with the remaining 1?2 packet cider mix; set aside.
4. 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.
5. Remove pan from oven. Pour cream cheese mixture over partially baked cake. Sprinkle walnut and apple mixture on top. Return to oven; bake for 20 to 25 minutes more. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Popular Categories for this Recipe

• Easy Baking
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• Apple Butter
• Cream Cheese Recipes
• Apple Recipes
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• Frying pan
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• Colander
• Skillet
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• Cutting board
• Grater
• Saucepan
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• Measuring cups
• Wooden Spoon