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Caramel Apple Butter Bars

October 26, 2016 by theeverykitchen@gmail.com 3 Comments

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Caramel Apple Butter Bars | www.theeverykitchen.com
Errrrmmmahhhhhgaaaawhhhhh.

Caramel. Apple. Butter. Bars.


Easily the best thing I’ve ever made.

Like, this is what I’m going to start my business with. I just keep thinking about it. People will come for these. And then they’ll come back. And then they’ll buy sheets and sheets of Caramel Apple Butter Bars for private parties and pretend that they’re homemade when really DANIELLE made them. Hi :).

Caramel Apple Butter Bars | www.theeverykitchen.com
Caramel Apple Butter Bars | www.theeverykitchen.com
And then they’ll send all their friends to Danielle for Caramel Apple Butter Bars.

Mmm. Hmm.

Let’s talk about how these bars came to be. It started… ohhh… in the fall of 2013. [OMG. Mini freak-out about how fast time goes by and what am I doing with my life {baking really delicious things, obviously} and are these last three years simply GONE?!?!]

Caramel Apple Butter Bars | www.theeverykitchen.com
Caramel Apple Butter Bars | www.theeverykitchen.com
But seriously, I can’t believe this was three years ago… I was training for a marathon (downright crazy) and planned to end my long run with a reward from a neighborhood bakery. I wanted to buy a homemade cookie ice cream sandwich, but it was chilly. Instead I bought a Caramel Butter Bar, very similar to these Caramel Apple bad boys, and I have been thinking about that Caramel Butter Bar ever since. It took me three whole years to recreate it.

Insanity.

Caramel Apple Butter Bars | www.theeverykitchen.com
Especially when you taste HOW FREAKIN’ DELICIOUS these are. I am giving them to every single potential [friend, boyfriend, employer, hairdresser, clothing stylist, flight attendant, loan shark, bartender, etc.] — basically, to ANYONE that could do ANYTHING great for me. Because they will taste a Caramel Apple Butter Bar and they will JUST ALMOST DIE until I give them a second Caramel Apple Butter Bar, which will revive them to a life of extreme pleasure and satisfaction. And from there on out, they will dote on me and give me gifts and shower me with compliments. And that is how I will come out ahead in all areas of life. #WINNING. All ’cause these bars. REALLY.

Except that if I gave them away, I couldn’t start a business with them. So let me rethink that whole plan.

Caramel Apple Butter Bars | www.theeverykitchen.com

Caramel Apple Butter Bars | www.theeverykitchen.com
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Caramel Apple Butter Bars

Lightly adapted from American Heritage Cooking's Salted Caramel Butter Bars.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 24
Author Danielle Cushing

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups butter room temperature
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup + 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla divided
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tart apples chopped
  • 1 10 ounce bag of caramels unwrapped
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degree F. Line a 9x13-inch rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly coat with cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar, and powdered sugar. Add 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and beat until combined. Mix in flour and cinnamon to form a soft dough.
  3. Press 2/3 of the dough into the bottom of the lined baking sheet and place the rest of the dough in the refrigerator. Bake 15 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, place the caramels, cream, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in a medium bowl. Microwave on high, stirring every 30 seconds, until caramels are melted, about 3 minutes. Stir in the apples.
  5. Remove the crust from the oven and spread the caramel apple mixture evenly over the top. Crumble the remaining dough on top of the caramel. Return to the oven and bake another 25 minutes or until filling is bubbly. Remove from oven and let the bars cools completely.

 

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Comments

  1. Julia Gay

    October 31, 2016 at 7:15 pm

    I made these tonight Danielle and they are everything you said and more!! The family I am taking them to is going to love them. My hubs has made me keep a few out for him. Keep those winner recipes coming, girl!!

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  2. theeverykitchen@gmail.com

    October 31, 2016 at 8:06 pm

    5 stars
    Julia! This makes me so happy! I’m so proud that you A. made them and B. enjoyed them as much as I do! I’ll keep the recipes coming if you keep reading/baking. 🙂

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