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.


Nutrition Information:

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195k Calories
2g Protein
8g Total Fat
27g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
195k
10%

Fat
8g
13%

  Saturated Fat
4g
27%

Carbohydrates
27g
9%

  Sugar
16g
18%

Cholesterol
16mg
5%

Sodium
172mg
7%

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Protein
2g
5%

Manganese
0.3mg
15%

Vitamin B1
0.11mg
7%

Selenium
4µg
6%

Phosphorus
60mg
6%

Vitamin B2
0.09mg
5%

Fiber
1g
5%

Magnesium
18mg
5%

Folate
18µg
5%

Iron
0.77mg
4%

Copper
0.08mg
4%

Vitamin A
189IU
4%

Vitamin B3
0.7mg
3%

Calcium
31mg
3%

Zinc
0.42mg
3%

Potassium
94mg
3%

Vitamin B5
0.23mg
2%

Vitamin E
0.27mg
2%

Vitamin B6
0.03mg
2%

Vitamin K
1µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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