Caramel Apple Crisp

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Caramel Apple Crisp

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A classic apple crisp recipe gets a make over with lots of caramel sauce. This Caramel Apple Crisp is the perfect fall treat! Serve with ice cream for an extra decadent treat.

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Ingredients
• 8 cups peeled and sliced tart apples
• 33 caramels, divided
• 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons milk

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup quick cooking oats
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed

Instructions
1. Heat the oven to 375ºF. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
2. Place the apples in the baking dish.
3. In a saucepan, combine 25 of the caramels with 2 tablespoons of the milk. Melt over medium-low heat until
smooth, then pour evenly over the apples.
4. In a bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Using a pastry cutter or fork, cut
the butter into the mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the mixture over the apples.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until the topping is browned, 35-45 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes.
6. In a small microwave safe bowl, combine the remaining 8 caramels with the remaining 2 teaspoons of milk.
Cook in the microwave in 15 second intervals, stirring often, until the caramel is melted and smooth.
Drizzle the caramel over the crisp.
7. Serve with ice cream, if desired.

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This Caramel Apple Crisp Recipe is really quite easy. It will take some time to peel and cut the apples, and also some time to unwrap the caramels, but besides that, everything else is quite quick!
Place your peeled and cut apples in a baking dish that has been greased or sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. To make the caramel sauce, simply melt some of the caramels with some milk. For the caramels, I use the small caramels that you can buy in a bag in the candy section at the grocery store. It is equal to about 10 ounces of caramel. Pour that melted caramel right over your sliced apples.

Make the crisp topping from flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and butter. Cut the butter into the mixture. Sprinkle that topping over the caramel and apples, then put the whole thing in the oven to bake.
Once the apple crisp is golden brown, you will melt some more caramels and milk and then drizzle that over the top of the crisp.

Serve this easy apple crisp with ice cream for the ultimate fall dessert!


Tips to Make the Caramel Apple Crisp Topping
Quick cooking oats are best, although regular old fashioned oats will work. The quick cooking oats give you a better texture and break down a bit more than the old fashioned oats would. If you use old fashioned oats, your crisp may be more chewy.

What does it mean to cut the butter into the mixture? This simply means that you will be breaking up the butter into the flour mixture. The dry ingredients will combine with the butter – stop when the pieces look like coarse crumbs. I have a pastry cutter that I love to use, but you can also easily do this with a fork. Simply press the bits of butter into the flour/sugar mixture. Doing this against the sides of the bowl is easiest.
You can also use dark brown sugar for a more intense taste.

The Best Apples for Apple Crisp
When it comes to baking with apples, I go by the same rule that I do when I’m making an apple pie. Granny Smith apples will hold up the best when baking, but I also like to add in a golden delicious or two for the extra sweetness that they bring. You could really use any kind of apple you want, but Granny Smith apples will keep some of their crispness and the tart flavor is great for baking.

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