Yield: 24 bars
Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bars
A buttery crust, sweet apple filling and a salty caramel drizzle- fall dessert perfection!
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Total Time
1 hour 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon brown sugar- divided
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cold unsalted butter (2 sticks or 8 ounces)
- 1 egg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 large or 3 medium sized apples, peeled and sliced thinly
- 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
- juice of half a lemon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
- 1 cup caramel sauce
- flakey sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl combine the sliced apples with lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Set aside
- In a large bowl combine the flour, 1/2 cup of both white and brown sugar, and baking powder.
- Add egg and stir together with a fork, and then add the cold butter cut into small pieces
- Using your hands, a pastry blender, two knives, (or a food processor!) break the butter down one piece at a time until the dough is crumbly and the butter pieces are no bigger than pea-sized. (dough WILL be crumbly and not totally uniform.)
- Prepare a 9x13 or quarter sheet pan by lining it with 2 overlapped sheets of parchment or grease with butter or cooking spray.
- Put half of the crust mixture into the pan and press down with your hands, an offset spatula, or a spoon.
- Add the prepared apples in an even layer- spreading them to all the edges.
- Top with the remaining crust- crumbling it over the apples.
- Bake at 375F for 40-45 minutes or until the top of the bars are golden.
- Drizzle with caramel sauce, cut and serve warm or room temperature.