Caramel Apple Bars
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 38 minutes
- Servings: 48
- Preparation Time: 20 minutes
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups quick coking oats
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/4 cups butter, melted (2 1/2 sticks)
- 2 cups apples - peeled, cored, sliced, and tossed with a little lemon juice to prevent them from browning)
- 1 1/2 cups caramel ice cream topping
- 1/2 cup flour
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 15 X 10 jellyroll pan.
- In large bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, and baking soda.
- Stir in the melted butter; mix until crumbly. This is the crust.
- Press half of the crust mixture into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 8 minutes.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the caramel topping and the remaining 1/2 cup flour. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes. This is the caramel filling.
- Spread apple slices evenly over the baked crust. Sprinkle on the nuts.
- Pour the caramel filling over the apple layer.
- Crumble the remaining crust mixture over the top of everything.
- Bake again for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool before cutting into bars.