Caramel Apple Oat Bars
Caramel Apple Oat Bars could be just the lacto ovo vegetarian recipe you've been looking for. For 33 cents per serving, this recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 24. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 196 calories. It works best as a dessert, and is done in roughly 45 minutes. 76 people have made this recipe and would make it again. It will be a hit at your Halloween event. It is brought to you by Mom on Timeout. If you have all purpose flour, caramel, tart apples, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Overall, this recipe earns a rather bad spoonacular score of 15%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Caramel-Chocolate Oat Bars, Salted Caramel Oat Bars, and Apple Oatmeal Bars with Cinnamon Caramel Sauce {& an awesome caramel apple dip!}.
Servings: 24
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup butter, melted
30 KRAFT caramel squares
1 Tbs milk
1/2 cup chopped nuts - pecans or walnuts (optional)
1 1/2 cups quick oats
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups peeled and chopped tart baking apples
Equipment:
baking pan
oven
bowl
frying pan
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Line a 9x13 baking pan with parchment or lightly spray with non-stick cooking spray.Combine oat, flour, brown sugar, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl. Stir in butter until nice and crumbly.Press a little more than half of the oat mixture into the bottom of the pan and bake for 8 minutes.Meanwhile, melt caramels and milk together in a microwave-safe container on high in 30 second intervals, stirring in between. Set aside.Remove pan from the oven and sprinkle with apple and nuts. Drizzle caramel mixture over the top.Crumble remaining oat mixture over the top of the caramel and return pan to the oven.Bake for an additional 20-22 minutes or until top is lightly browned.Let cool completely before cutting into bars.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Line a 9x13 baking pan with parchment or lightly spray with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Combine oat, flour, brown sugar, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl. Stir in butter until nice and crumbly.Press a little more than half of the oat mixture into the bottom of the pan and bake for 8 minutes.Meanwhile, melt caramels and milk together in a microwave-safe container on high in 30 second intervals, stirring in between. Set aside.
3. Remove pan from the oven and sprinkle with apple and nuts.
4. Drizzle caramel mixture over the top.Crumble remaining oat mixture over the top of the caramel and return pan to the oven.
5. Bake for an additional 20-22 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
6. Let cool completely before cutting into bars.
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