Caramel Apple Bars
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
15-20
ingredients
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Crust
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 1⁄4 cup shortening
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 3⁄4 cups flour
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
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Filling
- 4 1⁄2 cups coarsely chopped/peeled baking apples (macintosh)
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 (14 ounce) package caramels
- 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
directions
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add flour, oats, salt and baking soda; mix well.
- Stir in pecans.
- Set aside 2 cups of mixture.
- Press remaining oat mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
- For the filling, toss apples with flour; spoon over the crust.
- In a saucepan, melt the caramels and butter over low heat; drizzle over apples.
- Top with the reserved oat mixture.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 25- 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Cool before cutting into bars.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
ThatJodiGirl
Port Huron, Michigan
I made this account back in 2001, when the site was called "Recipezaar". A lot has changed in my life since then. My kids are all grown and I try to eat a low-carb lifestyle now. Some of my older recipes were handed down from my grandmother. I hope you all enjoy them as much as I have.
Current recipes that I post will mostly be low carb or keto.