Caramel Apple Bars
These easy Caramel Apple Bars are loaded with apples, caramel and brown sugar crumble. Try a warm square with vanilla ice cream for a delicious fall dessert!
Servings: 20 servings
Ingredients
Bars:
- 3/4 C butter cold, cut into cubes
- 1 C packed brown sugar
- 1.75 C all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 C rolled oats
Filling
- 4 C granny smith apples peeled and cored
- 2 Tbsp all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 24 wrapped caramels unwrapped and set aside, or see alternative in notes
- 3 Tbsp butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 deg F. Spray a 9x13 baking pan and set aside.
- Add the butter, sugar, flour, baking soda and rolled oats to your mixer and mix on medium until the butter has been cut into the mixture. The mixture should be crumbly.
- Spread half of the oatmeal mixture on the bottom of the 9x13 pan and press down gently.
- Slice or dice the apples and then toss with flour and cinnamon. Spread evenly over the crust.
- Add the caramels and butter to a microwave safe bowl and microwave on half power in 30 sec bursts until smooth.
- Or, to make it easy, use a jar of caramel sauce. Spread the caramel over the apples in the pan as evenly as you can.
- Sprinkle the rest of the oat mixture over the top of the apples and caramel.
- Bake for 45 min or until the topping is golden brown.
- Cool completely before slicing.