Ingredients

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 cup old-fashioned oats 1 cup packed light brown sugar 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest ¾ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg 3 tablespoons canola oil ¼ cup apple juice concentrate thawed 3-4 medium tart apples such as Granny Smith, peeled and thinly sliced ¼ cup walnuts coarsely chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and coat a 9-inch-square baking pan with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup old-fashioned oats, 1 cup packed light brown sugar, 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest, ¾ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, and ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg. Mix well.
3. Add 3 tablespoons canola oil and ¼ cup apple juice concentrate to the bowl. Use your fingers to work the ingredients together until coarse crumbs form.
4. Arrange 2 thinly sliced medium tart apples as a first layer on your 9-inch-square baking pan in three rows.
5. Add the layer of 2 cups of the oat mixture on top of the apples and pat firmly into an even layer.
6. Arrange remaining thinly sliced apples over the crust in three rows.
7. Mix ¼ cup coarsely chopped walnuts into the remaining oat mixture. Sprinkle the walnut mixture evenly over the apples and pat firmly into an even layer. Repeat this process until all the apples and oat mixture are used up.
8. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the apples are tender when pierced with a sharp knife.
9. Cool the Fresh Apple Squares completely on a wire rack before serving.