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A delicious plate of Rustic Apple Walnut Crumble Squares Recipe: A Perfect Fall Dessert

Rustic Apple Walnut Crumble Squares

A delightful fall dessert featuring a buttery crust, sweet apple filling, and a crunchy walnut crumble on top.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 9 squares
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 300
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Crust
  • 226 g unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 67 g granulated sugar
  • 50 g light brown sugar lightly packed
  • 5 ml pure vanilla extract
  • 240 g all-purpose flour
  • 4.5 tsp kosher salt
  • 40 g finely chopped walnuts
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
Filling
  • 1360 g apples peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4 inch slices
  • 15 ml fresh lemon juice
  • 38 g granulated sugar
  • 3.75 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1.5 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • 28 g unsalted butter
  • 3 g cornstarch

Equipment

  • 8x8 square baking pan

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Prepare an 8×8 square baking pan with parchment paper.
  2. For the crust: Beat butter, both sugars, and vanilla until creamy. Whisk flour, salt, cinnamon, and walnuts, and add slowly to the mixture until just combined. Press two-thirds into the pan.
  3. Chill for 20 minutes, then bake 18-20 minutes until golden. Cool.
  4. For the filling: Melt butter, add apples, lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cook 15 minutes.
  5. Add cornstarch, cook until thickened. Spread over crust.
  6. Crumble remaining dough over apples. Bake 25-30 minutes. Cool, then cut into bars.

Notes

These squares are perfect for fall gatherings! Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an extra treat.