This easy recipe for caramel apple bars is packed with sweet apples and gooey caramel in each irresistible bite!
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cups flour (spelt, white, or oat)
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup sugar or unrefined sugar
- 3/4 cup butter or coconut oil
- 1 tbsp water if needed
- 3 cups diced apple (320g)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot
- 5 oz caramels or dried dates
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease an 8 inch pan or line the bottom with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, stir the flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder well. If using unsalted butter or oil, add an additional 1/4 tsp salt. With a pastry cutter, fork, or in a food processor, cut in the softened butter or oil until small pea sized crumbles form. If too dry, very slowly add a little water. Press about 2/3 of the dough firmly into the pan. Toss apples with cornstarch in a bowl, then spread them evenly over the crust in the pan. Finely chop the caramels and spread them out on top. Sprinkle reserved dough over everything. Bake 50 minutes. Let cool fully before slicing into bars. The coconut oil version is more crumbly, so you can chill the bars to make slicing easier. Once cooled, refrigerate leftovers in a covered container for up to 5 days.
