Buttery Caramel Apple Squares

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (11 ounce) package pie crust mix
• 1/2 cup granulated brown sugar
• 1 cup quick oats
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 4 apples, peeled, cored and grated
• 1 (12 ounce) jar caramel topping

Recipe

• 1 very lightly butter a 13 x 9 x 2 baking pan on the bottom and 1 inch up the sides.
• 2 combine the pie crust mix, brown sugar, oats and nuts; drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the melted butter and water.
• 3 stir with a fork until evenly combined. reserve 1 1/2 cups of this mixture.
• 4 press the remaining crum mixture into the prepare pan, covering the bottom of the pan and 1/4 inch up the sides.
• 5 sprinkle cornstarch and sugar over apples; stir to combine.
• 6 spoon apples evenly over crust.
• 7 combine remaining 1 tbsp melted butter with caramel topping; drizzle over apples.
• 8 crumble reserved crumb mixture evenly over apples.
• 9 bake at 375 for 35-40 minutes or until topping is golden brown.
• 10 cool and cut into 2-inch squares.