Caramel Apple Nut Bars
Caramel and apple are a match made in heaven. It is a quintessential fall combination.
Servings: 12 (or more) bars, depending how big you cut them
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
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Cut into bars to serve. Drizzle with more caramel sauce, if desired.
Notes
Adapted from Betty Crocker.
