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Apple Pie Bars with Caramel

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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.