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Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 each)
  • Calories:
  • 267
  • Fat:
  • 11 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 6 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 18 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 266 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 42 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 3 g

Caramel Apple Bars

These bars make a great fall dessert. We like to warm individual servings in the microwave and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It quickly became a family favorite. Maybe it'll become one of your family's, too.

SERVINGS

 15-20

CATEGORY

 Dessert

METHOD

 Baked

PREP

 25 min.

COOK

 25 min.

TOTAL

 50 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • CRUST:
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans, optional
  • FILLING:
  • 4-1/2 cups coarsely chopped peeled baking apples
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 package (14 ounces) caramels
  • 3 tablespoons butter

DIRECTIONS

In a mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and brown sugar until fluffy. Add flour, oats, salt and baking soda; mix well. Stir in pecans if desired. Set aside 2 cups. Press remaining oat mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.
    For 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° for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool before cutting into bars. Yield: 15-20 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Oct 12, 2008

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