Caramel Apple Oat Squares

Total Time: 49 mins Preparation Time: 24 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 8 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 3/4 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 1/2 cups granny smith apples, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (12 ounce) jar caramel ice cream topping
• 1 quart vanilla ice cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375*. grease a 13x9 inch baking ban.
• 2 combine brown sugar and butter in a medium bowl. beat with an electric mixer set at high speed until light and fluffy. add oats, pecans and salt and mix well. reserve 1 cup of oat mixture.
• 3 press remaining oat mixture over bottom of prepared baking pan.
• 4 combine apples and flour in medium bowl and toss to coat. spread the apple mixture over the prepared layer.
• 5 drizzle the caramel ice cream topping over the apple mixture. sprinkle with the reserved oat mixture. bake for 25 minutes.
• 6 cool in pan on a wire rack. cut into 12 squares.