Caramel Apple Oat Squares

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cold butter
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 20 caramels, unwrapped
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
• 1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 in large bowl combine flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt.
• 3 cut in butter until crumbly.
• 4 reserving 1 1/2 c crumb mixture, press remainder on bottom of 9x13 pan.
• 5 bake 15 minutes.
• 6 add nuts to reserved crumb mixture.
• 7 in heavy saucepan over low heat, melt caramels with condensed milk stirring until smooth (i use eagle brand and i use a double boiler to melt).
• 8 spoon apple filling over prepared crust. top with melted caramel mixture then reserved crumb mixture.
• 9 bake 20 minutes or until set.
• 10 cool thoroughly.
• 11 serve with french vanilla cool whip or ice cream as you desire.