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caramel apple crisp bars

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Not Far From Green Bay, WI

With the school year about to begin, I start to switch gears into my fall recipes. This recipe combines all of my favorite flavors into one yummy bar. Ideal for packing in lunches or for a sweet treat on a cool, rainy night with your favorite hot beverage. Recipe originally found in Food & Family magazine.

(1 rating)
yield 32 Bars
prep time 20 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For caramel apple crisp bars

  • 2
    cups oats, old fashioned or quick cooking
  • 1 1/4
    cups flour, divided
  • 1
    tsp. baking soda
  • 1
    tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/8
    tsp. nutmeg
  • 1
    cup butter, softened
  • 3/4
    cup brown sugar
  • 1
    pkg. (11 oz.) kraft caramels
  • 2
    tablespoons milk or 1/2 & 1/2
  • 2
    large baking apples (one granny smith and one gala or honeycrisp suggested.) chopped, about 2 cups

How To Make caramel apple crisp bars

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2
    Line 13 x 9 inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Spray with cooking spray. Mix oats, 1 cup flour , baking soda and spices until blended.
  • 3
    Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually, beat in oat mixture until blended. Reserve 1 cup butter mixture. Press remaining onto bottom of prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes.
  • 4
    Meanwhile, microwave caramels and milk in microwavable bowl on HIGH for 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds or until caramels are completely melted and mixture is well blended. Stir in remaining flour.
  • 5
    Sprinkle apples over crust and drizzle with caramel sauce. Crumble remaining oat mixture over caramel sauce.
  • 6
    Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely. Use foil handles to remove bars from pan before cutting into bars.
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