Caramel Apple Nut Bars

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These easy and delicious caramel apple nut bars are a perfect fall dessert. Or breakfast. Or snack. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to take this dessert over the top.

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Caramel Apple Nut Bars are a fall treat.

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post in conjunction with #AppleWeek. All opinions are my own.

AppleWeek is finally here!  To start off the week I’m sharing Caramel Apple Nut Bars. For this recipe, I used oatmeal from Flavahan’s and Honeycrisp apples from Rainier fruit plus really useful measuring cups and spoons from Dreamfarm.

Caramel and apple are a match made in heaven. It is a quintessential fall combination. Adding nuts take them over the top. It’s not only delicious but a perfect dessert, snack, or even breakfast. Well, it does have apples and oats which are breakfast foods, right?

Caramel Apple Nut Bars make a great snack or dessert.

After these bars had disappeared, I thought they would make a delicious base for an ice cream sundae. Add more nuts, a drizzle of caramel over some vanilla ice cream. Yum! I’ll have to remember that for next time. There is sweetness, crunch, and creaminess to these bars. A little bit of everything. They didn’t last long.

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Caramel Apple Nut Bars

Caramel Apple Nut Bars make a great snack or dessert.

 

Caramel Apple Nut Bars

Caramel Apple Nut Bars

Yield: 12 (or more) bars, depending how big you cut them
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Cooling Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Caramel and apple are a match made in heaven. It is a quintessential fall combination.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups Flavahan's quick-cooking oats
  • 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup caramel topping
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 medium Rainier Honeycrisp apple, peeled, chopped, about 1 cup
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
  2. In large bowl, beat 2 cups flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, salt and butter with mixer on low speed until crumbly. Press 3 1/4 cups of the mixture in pan. Bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven but keep oven on.
  3. In small bowl, mix caramel topping and 3 tablespoons flour, stirring well to combine completely. Sprinkle apple and nuts over partially baked crust. Drizzle with caramel mixture. Sprinkle with remaining crust mixture.
  4. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
  5. Cut into bars to serve. Drizzle with more caramel sauce, if desired.

Notes

Adapted from Betty Crocker.

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  1. I love your idea of turning them into a sundae. They look like a treat on their own and that would knock them out of the park! What a great way to kick off appleweek!

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