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

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.