Caramel Apple Magic Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups (500 mL) Robin Hood® Oats, any type
- 1 3/4 cups (425 mL) brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) Robin Hood® Original All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) baking soda
- 1 cup (250 mL) butter
- 1 egg, beaten
- 3/4 cup (175 mL) HERSHEY’S CHIPITS Pure Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 3/4 cup (175 mL) HERSHEY’S CHIPITS Cream Cheese Flavoured Chips, optional
- 1 can Eagle Brand® Dulce de Leche Caramel Flavoured Sauce
- 2 cups (500 mL) apples, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) cinnamon
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) toasted pecan pieces
- 3/4 cup (175 mL) HERSHEY’S CHIPITS Butterscotch Chips
Directions
Step 1:
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9” x 13” (3 L) pan and line with parchment paper.
Step 2:
Combine first 5 ingredients in large mixing bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Remove 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) of crumbs, add semi-sweet chocolate chips and cream cheese flavoured chips (optional), and reserve for topping.
Step 3:
Add egg to remaining crumbs in large bowl. Press into bottom of prepared pan.
Step 4:
Bake in preheated oven, 15 minutes. Meanwhile, combine apples and cinnamon in medium bowl. Set aside.
Step 5:
Remove crust from oven and top with caramel flavoured syrup, apple mixture, pecans and butterscotch chips. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over filling. Return to oven. Bake 40-45 minutes or until golden and bubbling. Remove from oven, cool on wire rack, cut into squares.