Favorite Spice Cake Mix Recipes are Apple Pie Bars Recipe!
When the weather starts to cool during Fall, we start to crave spice cake mix recipes. This yummy apple pie bars recipe is the best to get the essence of spice without any effort. Of course you make these Caramel Apple Bars year round. Get into the fall mood with this easy-to-make, healthy, mouthwatering treat from Holly Clegg’s Gulf Coast Favorites cookbook. This apple spice bars recipe is better than an apple pie!
Spice Cake Mix Recipes with Apples, Caramel and Oatmeal Make Best Fall Apple Dessert
Apples and caramels make us think of fall so these Caramel Apple Bars make the most perfect dessert. Spice cake mix recipes are the best because the cake mix simplifies the recipe. With fresh apples, these apple spice bars recipe is reminiscent of a hot apple pie from the oven. Actually, a cross between an apple crumble pie and spice cake with a touch of cinnamon, creates the perfect apple dessert combo to warm up your taste buds for the season. Sugar and spice and everything nice.
Apple Caramel Spice Bars
| Servings 24 servings |
- 1 (18.25-ounce) box spice cake mix
- 1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- 2 baking apples peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
- 1 cup fat-free caramel flavored topping
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven 350ºF. Coat 13x9x2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In bowl, combine cake mix and oatmeal. Add egg and butter and blend with pastry blender or fork until mixture is crumbly. Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture, add pecans; set aside.
- Pat remaining mixture into prepared pan, bake 6 minutes. Remove from oven and place apples evenly over crust.
- In small bowl, mix together caramel topping and flour, pour evenly over apples. Sprinkle with remaining pecan crumb mixture.
- Bake 30 minutes or until bubbly and sides pull away from edges. Don’t overcook.
Per Serving: Calories 196, Calories from fat (%) 31, Fat (g) 7, Saturated Fat (g) 3, Cholesterol (mg) 19, Sodium (mg) 207, Carbohydrate (g) 32, Dietary Fiber (g) 1, Sugars (g) 18, Protein (g) 2, Diabetic Exchanges: 2 carbohydrate, 1 1/2 fat
Healthy Easy Southern Recipes
Looking for healthy easy recipes that get you in and out of the kitchen? Gulf Coast Favorites cookbook includes all your favorite healthier southern recipes plus healthy Cajun recipes!
Just like these caramel apple bars, you’ll find bread pudding, Pecan Pie with Honey Topping and even White Chocolate Cheesecake. Obviously we have a sweet tooth so we always save room for dessert. However, all these bites of indulgences are trim and terrific!
A Good Peeler Makes Such a Difference When Making Caramel Apple Bars
This recipe is made extra easy with a jar of caramel and a spice cake mix recipe but you do still have to peel the apples. Don’t buy fancy apple peeling gadgets. All you need is a good peeler and it makes a BIG difference how easy and quickly you can peel the apples.
Time to replace your peeler now and you will be thanking us because you will be wanting to make these apple spice bars recipe for EVERYONE. Better than an homemade apple pie recipe because it is so simple. Don’t forget to top with frozen vanilla yogurt!
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