Salted Caramel Apple Bars

5 from 3 votes

Salted caramel apple bars are ooey-gooey treats that have an amazing buttery shortbread crust and a soft and sweet caramel apple center! This is one of the best desserts you will make this fall!

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple butter bars, caramel apple bars, caramel apple butter bars

Servings: Bars

Author: Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

2 cups butter softened
1 cup white sugar
1 and ½ cups powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon vanilla
4 cups flour
2 medium apples chopped (I used Granny Smith)
1 14 ounce bag caramels (unwrapped or 11 oz unwrapped Caramel Bits work great)
⅓ cup whipping cream
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons coarse sea salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Lightly spray with cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl cream together butter, sugar, and powdered sugar. Add vanilla and beat until combined. Mix in the flour and combine until it forms a soft dough.
Press half of the dough in the bottom of a 9×13 dish and place the other half of the dough into the refrigerator. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
Remove the pan from the oven and melt the caramels, heavy cream, and ½ teaspoon vanilla in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir together until smooth. Stir in the chopped apples. Pour evenly over the hot crust. Lightly sprinkle the coarse sea salt over the crust. I didn’t end up using the entire Tablespoon. I just lightly sprinkle it evenly on top. You don’t want them too salty.
Take the remaining dough out of the refrigerator and crumble it over top of the caramel. Return the pan to the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes until the filling is bubbly and the top is firm. Let them cool completely before cutting.

Notes

Updated on September 9, 2022

Originally Posted on October 13, 2014

Nutrition

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