Description
These Salted Caramel Apple Crumb Bars have slices of juicy apples drizzled with caramel, sandwiched in between a crunchy, sweet, brown sugar oat crust and streusel topping.Â
Ingredients
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- 2/3 cup butter, melted and cooled (5.5oz, 156g)
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar (6.4oz, 181g)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour (5oz, 143g)
- 1 cup rolled oats (2.8oz, 80g)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 medium-large apples, peeled and sliced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 3/4 cup caramel sauce, click for link to my Easy Caramel Sauce
- extra caramel sauce for topping, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Prepare an 8-inch baking pan by lining it with a large sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil. Spray with non-stick spray.
- Combine melted butter, brown sugar, and vanilla in a mixing bowl and whisk until smooth and the sugar has absorbed the butter.
- Add flour, oats, baking soda, and salt. Stir with a wooden spoon until thoroughly combined.
- Sprinkle half of mixture into prepared baking pan. Press flat with hands.
- Bake until set and golden on the edges, about 13 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes.
- Toss sliced apples with lemon juice and sugar. Sprinkle on flour and mix to combine.
- Layer sliced apples over crust.
- Pour caramel sauce over the apples.
- Crumble reserved half of dough and sprinkle in small pieces over apples and caramel sauce.
- Bake until golden brown around the edges, about 30-35 minutes.
- Serve warm with ice cream or cool and cut into squares.
- Best when eaten on the day they are baked.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 50
- Category: dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 209
- Sugar: 21.1 g
- Sodium: 114.1 mg
- Fat: 7.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 32.7 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20.3 mg