How to Make Easy Caramel Apple Pie Bars - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's nothing quite like the delicious combination of sweet caramel and tart apples, especially when they come together in a warm and comforting dessert. If you're a fan of classic apple pie but want an easier, more portable option, then these Easy Caramel Apple Pie Bars are the perfect solution. With a buttery shortbread crust, a sweet apple filling, and a generous drizzle of gooey caramel, these bars are sure to become a new favorite in your dessert repertoire.

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 5 Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch, or as needed

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 35 mins
  • Additional Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
  • Servings: 16
  • Yield: 16 pie bars

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
  • Combine flour, 1 cup butter, 3/4 cup white sugar, egg, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a food processor; pulse until crumbled and easily formed into dough when pinched. Pour 3/4 of the dough into the prepared pan; press down with your hands until crust is even and well-packed.
  • Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add apples, brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; cook and stir until apples are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in cornstarch; mix, adding more cornstarch if needed, until liquid has thickened.
  • Pour caramel-apple mixture onto crust; smooth with a spatula until even. Crumble remaining dough on top.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes; cut into bars.
  • Nutrition

    319 cal.

    • Total Fat: 14g
    • Saturated Fat: 9g
    • Cholesterol: 48mg
    • Sodium: 122mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 46g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 27g
    • Protein: 3g
    • Vitamin C: 2mg
    • Calcium: 37mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 92mg