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 (125 g) all-purpose flour
- ⅓ 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
- ⅓ 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
- ⅓ 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