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Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bars

Here's how you make Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bars
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  • Servings: 12-16
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 30-35m
    • The following recipe serves 12-16 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR THE SHORTBREAD CRUST
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted)
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • FOR THE APPLE FILLING
  • 14 ounces apples (2 large baking apples, peeled and thinly sliced around 1/4 inch thick)
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • FOR THE STREUSEL
  • 1/2 cup oats (old-fashioned)
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar (light or dark)
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter (cold and cubed)
  • Homemade salted caramel sauce (homemade or store bought, there's lots of good easy recipes for that on the internet)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat the oven to 300°F (149°C). Line the bottom and sides of an 8-inch baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper, leaving enough overhang on all sides. Set aside.

  • FOR THE CRUST

  • Step 2: Stir the melted butter, granulated sugar, vanilla, and salt together in a medium bowl. Add the flour and stir until everything is combined. Press the mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes while you prepare the filling and streusel.

  • FOR THE APPLE FILLING

  • Step 3: Combine the sliced apples, flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a large bowl until all of the apples are evenly coated. Set aside.

  • TO MAKE THE STREUSEL

  • Step 4: Whisk the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour together in a medium bowl. Cut in the chilled butter with a pastry blender or two forks (or even with your hands) until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.

  • Step 5: Remove the crust from the oven, and turn the oven up to 350°F (177°C). Evenly layer the apples on top of the warm crust. It will look like there are too many apple slices, so layer them tightly and press them down to fit. Sprinkle the apple layer with streusel and bake for 30–35 minutes or until the streusel is golden brown.

  • Step 6: Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 20 minutes at room temperature, then chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours (or overnight). Lift the foil or parchment out of the pan using the overhang on the sides and cut into bars. I usually cut them into 16 smaller bars, but you can cut them into 12 larger bars. Once cut, pour salted caramel sauce on top.

  • Make ahead tip: The bars will stay fresh in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days. You can freeze the bars for up to 3 months. Then, thaw overnight in the refrigerator before serving and drizzling with caramel

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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