Description
Delicious, portable dessert bars combining tender apples, rich caramel sauce, and a crumbly oat topping, perfect for fall gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups peeled, cored, and sliced apples (Honeycrisp or Granny Smith)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup salted caramel sauce
- Optional: a pinch of sea salt for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×9-inch baking dish.
- Combine flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt in a bowl, then mix in melted butter until crumbly.
- Press half of the crumb mixture into the bottom of the baking dish.
- Toss sliced apples with lemon juice, sugar, and cinnamon until coated.
- Layer the apple mixture over the crust evenly.
- Drizzle salted caramel sauce over the apple layer.
- Crumble the remaining oat mixture over the top.
- Bake for about 30 minutes until golden brown and bubbly.
- Cool in the dish for at least 15 minutes before cutting.
Notes
For a gluten-free version, use a gluten-free flour blend and ensure oats are certified gluten-free.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg