5-Ingredient Invisible Apple Cake Bars

🥘 Ingredients

• cooking spray
• crisp (sweet apples, such as Honeycrisp)
  2 pounds
• eggs (large)
  3
• flour (self-rising)
  1 cup
• half-and-half
  1/2 cup
• sugar (white)
  2/3 cup
• sugar (confectioner's, for dusting) (optional)

🍳 Cookware

• baking pan
• pan
• wire rack

1. 1

   Gather crisp .

   crisp: 2 pounds (sweet apples, such as Honeycrisp)
2. 2

   Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Coat a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray ; line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides. Spray parchment paper with cooking spray.

   cooking spray
3. 3

   Beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until pale and thickened, ⏱️ 1-2 minutes . With mixer on low speed, beat in half-and-half until smooth, about ⏱️ 5 seconds , then beat in flour until just combined, ⏱️ 20-30 seconds .

   eggs: 3 (large), sugar (confectioner's, for dusting), half-and-half: 1/2 cup, flour: 1 cup (self-rising)
4. 4

   Peel apples and grate them using the large hole side of a box grater. Transfer grated apples to a fine-mesh strainer and drain, pressing gently down on apples, until no longer dripping. Fold grated apples into egg mixture until evenly coated.
5. 5

   Spoon mixture into prepared pan and smooth top into an even layer.
6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, edges are browned, and the top feels set to the touch, ⏱️ 35-40 minutes . Let cool in pan on wire rack slightly, about ⏱️ 20 minutes , then transfer to the refrigerator to cool completely, ⏱️ 1-2 hours .
7. 7

   If needed, run a flat-edged knife along sides of pan, then lift cake from pan using parchment handles and transfer to a cutting board. Dust top with powdered sugar and slice into 2-inch squares. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

   sugar: 2/3 cup (white)