Apple Caramel Crumb Bars

Name: Apple Caramel Crumb Bars recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 29 min
Yield: 48 bars
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: ½ cup light cream; ½ cup packed brown sugar; 3 tablespoons butter; 3 tablespoons white sugar; 1 teaspoon whiskey; 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour; ⅓ cup white sugar; 2 teaspoons orange zest; ½ teaspoon salt; ¾ cup cold butter, cut into small pieces; 1 egg white, lightly beaten; 10 cups peeled, sliced baking apples; ¼ cup apple juice; ¼ cup packed brown sugar; ¼ cup white sugar; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 teaspoons apple pie spice; 1 tablespoon orange zest; 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour; ⅓ cup white sugar; ½ cup cold butter, cut into small pieces; ½ cup chopped walnuts

by Mandy Fields 1 year ago

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1 hour

129.8 kcal

17.6 g carbs

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Description

Closest to the famous coffee chain's version I've ever tasted, mmmmm good. These are really good and worth the extra time to make.

Ingredients

½ cup light cream
½ cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon whiskey
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup white sugar
2 teaspoons orange zest
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
1 egg white, lightly beaten
10 cups peeled, sliced baking apples
¼ cup apple juice
¼ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons apple pie spice
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup white sugar
½ cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
½ cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Combine cream, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 3 tablespoons butter, and 3 tablespoons white sugar in a small, heavy saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until sugars dissolve, 2 to 3 minutes. Bring sauce to a simmer, stirring frequently. Cook until slightly thickened, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in whiskey.
3. Combine 1 3/4 cups flour, 1/3 cup white sugar, 2 teaspoons orange zest, and salt in a food processor; pulse to briefly combine. Scatter 3/4 cup butter pieces over the flour mixture and process until dough starts clumping together.
4. Press dough over the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan. Brush egg white over dough.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden, about 18 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
6. Combine apples, apple juice, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, lemon juice, and apple pie spice in a large skillet. Bring to a boil; cook, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens and looks dry, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Stir in 1 tablespoon orange zest.
7. Place 1 1/4 cups flour and 1/3 cup white sugar in a food processor; pulse briefly to combine. Scatter 1/2 cup butter pieces and walnuts over flour mixture. Process until topping mixture starts to clump together. Pour into a bowl. Squeeze topping mixture with your fingertips to form clumps the size of peas.
8. Spread cooled filling evenly over dough. Drizzle 1/2 the caramel sauce on top. Sprinkle topping evenly over caramel.
9. Bake in the preheated oven until edges are light golden, about 35 minutes. Place pan on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Drizzle remaining caramel sauce on top. Let cool completely, about 15 minutes. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Cut into bars.