Caramel Apple Bars
Caramel Apple Bars are a delicious and simple dessert for the fall season! They have a delicious crust made of crumbly and chewy oat cookies, and they’re filled with sweet apple pie and buttery caramel. They’re the perfect treat for autumn!
Yield: 24 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
Filling:
- 4 cups granny smith apples (4 apples), cored
- 4 tbsp flour
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 11 ounces wrapped soft caramels, unwrapped
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9×13 baking pan.
- In a mixing machine, blend butter and brown sugar until it’s light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
- Mix flour, salt, and baking soda separately, then add it slowly to the mixer on low speed.
- Add oats and pecans until just mixed.
- Take out two cups of this mixture and keep it aside.
- Press the rest into the baking pan gently.
- Coat apples with flour and cinnamon then put them on the crust.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt caramels and butter until smooth.
- Drizzle the caramel sauce over the apples.
- Crumble the reserved oat mixture on top.
- Bake for 45 minutes until the top is golden and crisp.
- Let it cool completely before cutting into slices.
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