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Irresistible Salted Caramel Apple Bars

Salted caramel apple bars stacked with gooey caramel drizzle, surrounded by fresh red and green apples.
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These Salted Caramel Apple Bars feature a buttery oat crust and topping, filled with spiced apple slices and drizzled with a rich homemade salted caramel sauce – the perfect fall dessert.

Ingredients

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  • 5 medium apples, sliced (744g)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp all-purpose flour (21g)
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed (73g)
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon (7g)
  • 3/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 1/2 cups salted butter, melted (340g)
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour (390g)
  • 2 cups rolled oats (195g)
  • 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed (330g)
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar (210g)
  • 6 tbsp salted butter, cubed (85g)
  • 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp heavy cream (135g)
  • Pinch of fine sea salt (for caramel)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper, leaving overhang for easy removal.
  2. In a bowl, toss apples with lemon juice, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and salt. Set aside.
  3. Melt butter for crust/topping in a large bowl. Stir in flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt until crumbly.
  4. Press half of the oat mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan to form the crust.
  5. Spread apple mixture evenly over the crust, leaving excess liquid behind.
  6. Crumble the remaining oat mixture over the apple layer.
  7. Bake for 38–45 minutes until the topping is golden and apples are tender.
  8. Meanwhile, make the caramel: Melt sugar in a saucepan until amber, remove from heat, whisk in butter, then cream, and a pinch of sea salt.
  9. Let bars cool for 1–2 hours. Drizzle with caramel before serving.

Notes

  • Use a mix of Honeycrisp and Granny Smith apples for balanced flavor.
  • Let the bars cool completely before slicing for clean edges.
  • Bars can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days.
  • Caramel sauce can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to 1 week.
  • Freeze wrapped bars in airtight container for up to 2 months.

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