Caramel Apple Crumble Bars

A metal spatula picking up a square of apple crumble.

Caramel apple crumble bars have a thick brown sugar crust, Granny Smith apples, and drizzled with homemade caramel sauce are what you get when you make these addicting bars. You won’t be able to eat just one!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword apple pie, caramel apple pie, crumble

Prep Time 40

Cook Time 28

Total Time 1 8

Servings bars

Calories 344kcal

Author Wendie

Ingredients

Crust and crumble topping

1 ½ cups butter melted and slightly cooled
1 ½ cups brown sugar lightly packed
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups old fashioned oats
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla

Apple filling

3 1/2 cups apples peeled and diced (I used Granny Smith and Gala)
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1- 10.8 oz pkg caramels (I use Werther’s soft)
3 tablespoons heavy cream
½ teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13 inch baking pan
with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl add the melted butter, brown sugar, flour,
oats, baking soda, vanilla, and salt. Mix until combined, take ½ of the mixture
, and place it into the lined baking pan. Spread and press it out evenly.
In a medium bowl add the diced apples, lemon juice,
allspice, flour and toss until coated. Spread evenly over the crust.
Heat a medium saucepan on medium-low heat. Add in the
caramels and heavy cream. Stirring frequently until completely melted. Once
melted remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
Drizzle the caramel sauce evenly over the diced apples.
Crumble and sprinkle the reserved topping over the caramel.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned around the
edges. Remove from the oven and let cool for about 30 minutes.
Serve alone or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

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Notes

Werther’s soft caramels melt the best, you’ll need 1 10.8
ounce pkg or about 48 caramels.

You can use any combination of apples.

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