Name: Salted Caramel Apple Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Confectioners' sugar - ⅔ cup; Baking powder - ¼ teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon; Nutmeg - 1 pinch; Butter, softened - ½ cup; Egg - 1; Mott's® Original or Cinnamon Applesauce - 1 cup; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Chopped dried apples - ½ cup; Caramel bits* - 1 cup; Chopped walnuts - 1 cup; Granulated sugar - ¼ cup; Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon; Coarse sea salt, or to taste** - ⅛ teaspoon

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Salted Caramel Apple Bars

1. All-purpose flour - 2 cups

2. Confectioners' sugar - ⅔ cup

3. Baking powder - ¼ teaspoon

4. Salt - ¼ teaspoon

5. Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon

6. Nutmeg - 1 pinch

7. Butter, softened - ½ cup

8. Egg - 1

9. Mott's® Original or Cinnamon Applesauce - 1 cup

10. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

11. Chopped dried apples - ½ cup

12. Caramel bits* - 1 cup

13. Chopped walnuts - 1 cup

14. Granulated sugar - ¼ cup

15. Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon

16. Coarse sea salt, or to taste** - ⅛ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Salted Caramel Apple Bars

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 9-inch square pan.

2. Stage

Combine flour, confectioners' sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl.

3. Stage

Cream butter in separate large bowl. Beat in egg, applesauce, and vanilla extract.

4. Stage

Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients. Stir to combine. Add diced apples, caramel bits and walnuts; blend in thoroughly. Pour into greased pan and distribute evenly.

5. Stage

Combine granulated sugar, cinnamon and sea salt for the topping. Sprinkle evenly on top of the batter.

6. Stage

Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes.

7. Stage

Cool completely and cut into 16 bars.