My friend Liz (From That Skinny Chick Can Bake) and I have this awesome monthly feature called Two Sweetie Pies. Each month, we choose a recipe from the other’s blog and feature it. We do not tell each other which recipe we are working on until reveal day which is always so exciting! This month I chose a fabulous apple pie bar with caramel. The best parts of an apple pie baked into a simplified bar! Genius! Thanks Liz for yet another perfect recipe!
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You’ll Need:
8×8 Pan
Nonstick Foil
Apple Pie Bars with Caramel
Ingredients
Crust:
- ½ cup butter melted
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup flour
Filling:
- 2 large baking/pie apples peeled, cored and thinly sliced, about ¼ inch thick
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- For the topping:
- ½ cup old-fashioned oats
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup flour
- ¼ cup butter softened
- Homemade of jarred caramel sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300º.
- Line an 8 x 8 baking pan with non-stick foil
- Stir the melted butter, 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 crust is baking, combine the sliced apples, flour, sugar & cinnamon and gently toss to combine. Set aside.
- In another bowl mix the butter, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour together until crumbs.
- Remove the crust from the oven, and increase the oven temperature to 350º.
- Evenly layer the apples on top of the warm crust.
- Crumble the streusel topping over the apples.
- Bake for 30–35 minutes or until the streusel is lightly browned and apples are tender.
- Let cool at room temperature for about a half hour, then chill for 2 hours.
- Cut into bars and drizzle with caramel before serving.
Adapted from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
