Zucchini Pie Bars

This zucchini pie bar recipe sneaks a zucchini into sweet pie crumble bars with sugar and spices for a taste of apple pie that's perfect for a picnic.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 285 Calories

Ingredients

• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 7 cups peeled, seeded, and sliced zucchini
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1.75 cups white sugar
• 0.66666668653488 cup lemon juice
• 1.5 cups butter, at room temperature

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease sides of a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan.

Step 3

Whisk flour, 1 ¾ cups sugar, and ½ teaspoon cinnamon together in a large bowl; cut in butter with a fork to make a crumbly dough. Reserve ½ cup dough; set aside.

Step 4

Press remaining ½ dough firmly into the prepared jelly roll pan.

Step 5

Combine ¾ cup sugar, lemon juice, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large saucepan; add sliced zucchini and bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until zucchini begins to soften. Stir in reserved ½ cup dough; cook and stir until mixture thickens, 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 6

Spread zucchini mixture over crust; press remaining ½ dough lightly on top.

Step 7

Bake in the preheated oven until top is lightly browned, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool before slicing into 24 bars, about 20 minutes.