Salted Caramel Apple Bars
Description
This sweet, caramel apple snack bar with a cinnamon-sugar and sea-salt topping makes a great coffee break treat.
Ingredients
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
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1/4 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 pinch nutmeg
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1 egg
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1 cup Mott's® Original or Cinnamon Applesauce
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 cup chopped dried apples
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1 cup caramel bits*
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1 cup chopped walnuts
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1/4 cup granulated sugar
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/8 teaspoon coarse sea salt, or to taste**
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 9-inch square pan.
2
Combine flour, confectioners' sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl.
3
Cream butter in separate large bowl. Beat in egg, applesauce, and vanilla extract.
4
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.
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Combine granulated sugar, cinnamon and sea salt for the topping. Sprinkle evenly on top of the batter.
6
Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes.
7
Cool completely and cut into 16 bars.