![]() ![]() Assemble the crumb bar layers: Press about 2/3 of the crumbs into an even layer in the bottom of a parchment paper lined 9×9-inch baking pan.Add the softened butter and using a pastry blender or your fingers, smoosh the butter into the dry ingredients until completely incorporated and you have a chunky crumb. Make the crust and crumble topping: Whisk together the oats, flour, sugars, baking soda, salt, and spices until combined.They don’t require a mixer or special baking equipment and come together in one big mixing bowl. While these caramel apple crumble bars have a few components (crust, apple filling, and caramel sauce), the process is super simple for even novice bakers. Homemade caramel is of course wonderful, but these are also delicious with store-bought caramel! ![]() I prefer to bake the caramel right into the center of the bars, forming a gooey, luscious caramel apple layer in between the buttery crumb crust and topping. Many caramel apple bar recipes drizzle the caramel on top after baking. ![]() They will almost melt into the caramel as the bars bake. You also don’t need to peel the apples, but for the best texture, I recommend it. ![]() There is no need to cook the apples before baking. Sliced apples, drizzled with caramel sauce. And the apple filling couldn’t be simpler. The ratio here is decidedly heavier on the crumb than the apples, but these bars still pack a ton of apple flavor. These bars are for crumble lovers – specifically those of us who love the buttery crumbs and streusel toppings even more than the deliciously jammy fillings of classic fruit crisps or sweet coffee cakes they tower above. walnuts: optional, but I like to add a handful of chopped walnuts to the topping for extra crunch and flavor.įind all of the exact measurements and recipe instructions below.Both homemade and store-bought will be winners here. Follow my simple homemade recipe, or choose another favorite. caramel: really takes these apple bars over the top.apples: of course! I like to use a firm, sweet-tart variety such as Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Fuji, or Braeburn.For a vegan option, feel free to substitute with your favorite plant based butter. butter: for lots of buttery goodness (and to hold the crust together) we’ll use two sticks of softened unsalted butter.My favorite to bake with is Diamond Crystal. warming fall spices: cinnamon and pie spice (either apple or pumpkin, with cloves, nutmeg, ginger, allspice etc.) are the perfect complement to the sweet apples.baking soda: just the right amount of lift for the perfect crumb texture.white and brown sugar: a combination of both granulated sugar and light brown sugar adds sweetness and caramel notes to these buttery bars.You can also easily swap in gluten-free flour (see notes in FAQs below) flour: all-purpose flour makes up the base of these crumb bars.oats: old-fashioned rolled oats add great flavor, texture, and a little nutritional boost to the crust and crumble topping.These apple crumb bars are easily made with pantry staples – you probably have most of them on hand right now. If you have the willpower to hold out until the bars have fully cooled, they become more solidified, the caramel and apples settling a bit, which makes the bars easier to slice, and/or share, if you’re into that sort of thing… Still warm from the oven, the bars are a marriage between apple pie and an apple crisp, the apple slices crumpling into a velvety layer beneath the sweet brown sugar crumble topping, the caramel melding into the bottom crust and saturating the whole mess with flavor. If you’re feeling up to it, the homemade caramel is wonderful, and simple to make, though I would never fault you for using your favorite store-bought variety, which would speed up the preparation time a bit. The crust and crumble topping are one and the same, filled with whole oats, brown sugar, and warming spices, and sandwiched around layers of paper-thin apple slices and a homemade caramel filling, which all melts together into a sweet, gooey, crumbly, delicious bar. Why you’ll love these caramel apple crumble bars ![]()
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