Caramel Apple Pie Bars Recipe
Serves 12 Bars
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Finish in 1 hour 15 minutes
Apple Pie Caramel Bars! These bars taste just like apple pie, but with a fraction of the work. Homemade flour, oat and walnut crust stuffed with a caramel apple filling. Delicious and decadent, with an additional drizzle of Litehouse’s Old Fashioned Caramel Dip.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
- 7 tablespoons butter, cut into cubes
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 4 medium apples, chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup walnuts, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup Litehouse® Old Fashioned Caramel Dip, warmed
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F. Prepare a 8×8″ baking dish with cooking spray or overlapping parchment paper for easy removal.
- Whisk together flour, rolled oats, brown sugar and ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon in the base of a food processor fitted with a dough blade or a large bowl.
- Add in the butter, one tablespoon at a time, either pulsing the butter into the food processor or cutting the butter into the dough using a dough cutter until crumbly.
- Add in the water and pulse or stir until the dough comes together.
- Remove ¾ cup of the dough and set aside.
- Press the rest of the dough into the prepared pan.
- Stir together the chopped apples, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, lemon juice, vanilla extract, cornstarch, nutmeg and 1 tablespoon of caramel dip until well combined and place in a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Cook until apples are soft and mixture has come together, about 10 minutes. Let cool slightly then pour on the prepared crust.
- Mix together the remaining dough with chopped walnuts and sprinkle on top.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool completely. The bars need to cool completely for the filling to set.
- Warm the remaining caramel dip and drizzle over cooled bars; let harden for 15 minutes, then slice into 12 bars and serve.
- These bars can be enjoyed now or frozen for later! To freeze, place on a parchment lined baking sheet and freeze until hardened, then place into a freezer-safe bag or container.
