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.
Servings: 9
Calories: 330kcal
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup (42g) confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick or 113g) cold butter, diced
Apple Filling
- 3 cups granny smith apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup (67g) brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon flour
Caramel Layer
- 3/4 cup caramel topping
- 1/4 cup (31g) all-purpose flour
Topping
- 1/2 cup quick oats oatmeal
- 1/2 cup (1 stick or 113g) cold butter, diced
- 3/4 cup (94g) all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup (42g) confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
Crust
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- 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 into a greased 8x8-inch 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 apples.
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 more minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 330kcal