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Caramel-Apple Bars

Source of Recipe


Easy Everyday Cooking






List of Ingredients



• 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1 cup rolled oats
  
• ½ cup packed light brown sugar
  
• ½ tsp baking soda
  
• ½ tsp salt
  
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, chilled
  
• 1 (21-ounce) can apple pie filling
  
• 20 caramels
  
• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 375° F. 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 two knives, until crumbly. Reserve 1½ 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.
   
   
2. Combine caramels and condensed milk in a medium saucepan. Cook, stirring continually, over low heat until smooth, about 5 minutes. Pour over pie filling.
   
   
3. Mix reserved oat mixture and walnuts in a bowl. Sprinkle over caramel layer. Bake until set, about 20 minutes; cool. Cut into bars.
   
   Makes 24 bars.