Caramel Apple Crumble Bars

5 from 13 votes

These Caramel Apple Crumble Bars are made with a delicious oatmeal crumble crust, coconut, caramel and apples infused with spices.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Resting time20

Total Time1 15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: Bars

Calories: 687kcal

Author: Eden

Ingredients

3 large Honeycrisp apples, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick
3 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick
1 cup sugar, divided
3 1/2 cups cups flour, divided save 1/2 cup to use seperatley
2 cups brown sugar save 1/2 cup to use seperatley
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon cardamon
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3 cups old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup shredded coconut
2 cups unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped pecans
1 bag caramel candies, unwrapped
2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup butterscotch morsels not mandatory, but good!

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Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, stir apples and 1/2 cup sugar. Let it sit for 20 minutes to get soft and juicy.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 13x9 baking pan with foil and then overlay with parchment paper. Leave extra parchment paper hanging over the sides so you can remove the bars easily.
Drain the apples and discard liquid. Stir in 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, 1 teaspoon salt, vanilla, cardamon and nutmeg into the apples and combine well.
In a mixing bowl with the paddle attachment, combine oats, soft butter, baking soda, 1/2 cup shredded coconut, remaining 3 cups flour, remaining 1 1/2 cups brown sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Mix on medium until combined and crumbly.
Press 4 cups (save the rest for later) of the crumb mixture into the prepared baking pan.
Bake for 20 minutes and let it cool for 5 minutes.
Stir pecans into the remaining crumb mixture you saved. You will add this to the top and also store some for ice cream topping, yum!
Spread apple mixture over the baked, warm crust. Sprinkle with some of the reserved oat crumbs.
Bake for 40 minutes, them remove and let it cool and then refrigerate it until it's firm, about 1-3 hours.
Using the excess parchment paper, pull to remove from the pan and then cut into bars.
Melt the caramels as advised on the package. You can use the microwave in 15-second intervals until melted.
Drizzle the caramel over the cut bars and serve. You can refrigerate for 3 days.
This is best served with vanilla ice cream, extra crumb topping and more caramel sauce. You can also add butterscotch morsels to the top as well. Literally heaven in a bowl!

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