Caramel Apple Squares

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
• 3 cups caramel topping
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 -3 medium apples, peeled diced
• vanilla ice cream or cinnamon ice cream
• caramel topping, if desired

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees, grease bottom and sides of rectangular pan. 13x9x2 inches, with shortening.
• 2 beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on med. speed until will mixed.
• 3 beat in 1 cup flour, the oats, cinnamon, baking soda, and pecans, until well blended and crumbly.
• 4 press half of the crumbly mixture into bottom of pan.
• 5 reserve remaining crumbly mixture for topping.
• 6 spread apples over crust in pan.
• 7 heat 3/4 cup caramel topping and 1/4 cup flour to boil in 1 quart saucepan, stirring constantly.
• 8 boil about 1 minute, stiring constantly, until slightly thickened.
• 9 drizzle over apples.
• 10 sprinkle with reserved crumbly mixture.
• 11 bake 35-45 minutes or until top is golden brown.
• 12 cool 30 mins before serving.
• 13 top with ice cream and additional carmel topping.