Apple-butterscotch Squares

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 cups chopped peeled apples
• 1 cup butterscotch chips
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats, uncooked
• 1 (18 1/2 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup wheat germ

Recipe

• 1 add the first 3 ingredients to a saucepan; heat until chips have melted; set aside.
• 2 in a bowl, mix together the oats, cake mix, and butter until coarse crumbs form (i use a pastry blender); set 1 cup of mixture aside and press remaining crumbs into an ungreased 13x9 inch baking pan.
• 3 spread apple mixture on top; sprinkle with cinnamon.
• 4 combine reserved crumb mixture with brown sugar and wheat germ.
• 5 layer over apple mixture.
• 6 bake in a 350° oven for 35-45 degrees; cool at least 30 minutes.
• 7 cut into squares.