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Caramel Apple Bars

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter or margarine, chilled
1 21-ounce can apple pie filling
20 caramels
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup chopped walnuts



Recipe

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine flour, oats, and brown sugar in a bowl; mix well. Stir in baking soda and salt. Cut in butter, using a pastry blender or 2 knives, until crumbly.
2 Reserve 1 1/2 cups of oat mixture. Press remaining oat mixture over bottom of a 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes; cool slightly. Spread pie filling over baked crust.
3 Combine caramels and condensed milk in a medium saucepan. Cook, stirring continually, over low heat until smooth, about 5 minutes. Pour over pie filling.
4 Mix reserved oat mixture and walnuts in a bowl. Sprinkle over caramel layer. Bake until set, about 20 minutes. Cool. Cut into bars.
5 VARIATION: For a chocolaty confection, add 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips to the recipe during step 3.


Yield: 24 Bars