Apple Butter Crumb Bars (Edit recipe)

For Crust and Crumb

• .5 cup Cashew Butter, smooth (almond butter works too)
• .25 cup Coconut Oil, melted
• 1/3 cup Pure Maple Syrup
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 3 cups Almond Flour, superfine
• .5 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• .5 tsp Baking Soda
• .25 tsp Salt
•  Grain-Free Granola, for extra topping, optional

For Filling

• 1 cup unsweetened Apple Butter, (see notes)
• 2 Honeycrisp Apples, (or any tart and sweet apple), very thinly sliced (skin on or removed)
• 2 Tbsp Pure Maple Syrup
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 Tbsp Coconut Sugar
• 1 Tbsp Arrowroot Powder
• 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 2 tsp Apple Pie Spice - Primal Palate, (or other spices of choice, like cardamom, nutmeg, etc)
• .25 tsp Salt