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Oatmeal Caramel Apple Bars

Oatmeal Caramel Apple Bars are dessert bars that are full of sweetened apples and a caramel layer, topped and baked with oatmeal crumble.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Oatmeal Caramel Apple Bars
Servings: 9
Calories: 330kcal
Author: Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
  • cup (42 g) confectioners’ sugar
  • ½ cup (1 stick / 113 g) cold butter, diced

Apple Filling

  • 3 cups granny smith apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
  • cup (67 g) brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour

Caramel Layer

  • ¾ cup caramel topping
  • ¼ cup (31 g) all-purpose flour

Topping

  • ½ cup quick oats
  • ½ cup (1 stick / 113g) cold butter, diced
  • ¾ cup (94 g) all-purpose flour
  • cup (42 g) confectioners’ sugar

Instructions

Crust

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray an 8x8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, blend the flour, confectioners’ sugar, and butter. You can use a food processor or pastry cutter, but I prefer my hands. You want the butter to be no bigger than a pea size and the ingredients well incorporated.
  • Press the crust into the prepared pan.
  • Bake for 15 minutes.

Apple Filling

  • In a medium bowl, combine the apples, brown sugar, and flour. Pour the apples over the baked crust.

Caramel Layer

  • In a small bowl, combine the caramel and flour. Pour over the apple mixture.

Topping

  • In a medium bowl, add cold butter, flour, confectioners’ sugar, and oatmeal. Using your hands, sift the flour over the butter and then start breaking down each piece into pea-sized pieces.
  • Crumble the oatmeal mixture over the apples and caramel mix.
  • Bake for 35 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 330kcal