Apple Squares

We have been getting things together for our trip the the Grand Canyon, and I realized I had a ton of apples that I needed to use up soon, so I made a double batch of these and they are AMAZING!  A perfect way to use apples and make a road-trip snack!  Enjoy!

Apple Squares
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup sucanat sugar*
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup apples, chopped
1 cup walnuts, chopped
Optional Topping
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
* If unable to find this natural sugar, you can substitute white sugar instead.

1) Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 9x13 inch pan.
2) In a small bowl combine the first 4 ingredients and set aside.
3) In a large bowl combine brown sugar, sucanat sugar and oil.   Add the eggs and vanilla and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
4) Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and mix until just combined, then stir in the apples and walnuts.
5) If using topping: in the bowl used for the flour, combine the 2 tbsp sugar with the 2 tsp of cinnamon and set aside.
6) Spread mixture evenly over greased pan.  Sprinkle topping over entire pan.
7) Bake at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.  Cool on wire rack and then cut into squares.

I made the bars with the topping, but next time I might try it without for a less sweet breakfast option.  But really, you can't go wrong either way.  It's like an apple brownie!