Caramel Apple Crunch


Submitted By: Marie Patterson

Ingredients

  • 8 cups sliced, peeled tart apples
  • 33 caramels, divided
  • 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons milk, divided
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • Dash ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup cold butter
  • Vanilla ice cream, optional

    • Instructions


    Place apples in a greased 13-x-9-x-2-inch baking dish. In a heavy saucepan or microwave, melt 25 caramels with 2 tablespoons milk, stirring often. Drizzle over apples.
    In a bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, walnuts, salt, and cinnamon; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over apples. Bake at 375ยบ for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes.
    Meanwhile, in a heavy saucepan or microwave, melt remaining caramels with
    remaining milk, stirring often until smooth. Drizzle over dessert and ice cream, if desired.