Monday, October 12, 2020

Caramel Apple Custard Bars: The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree Blog With Friends


 
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Today’s post is the next in our series of Blog With Friends themed collaborations. Each month a group of bloggers get together and each publish a project based on a theme. What I love about his partnership is that it's not bloggers with similar interests or strengths but a diverse group coming up with a variety of posts. In any given month we may a recipe, sewing tutorial, crocheting, crafts project, book review, and/or technology post all related to the theme of the month.



This month's theme is The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree.


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I made Caramel Apple Custard Bars.


Caramel Apple Custard Bars feature and oat crust and a custard center with apples and caramel. The flavors of Fall in a dessert bar. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #bake


Caramel Apple Custard Bars
 
Caramel Apple Custard Bars feature and oat crust and a custard center with apples and caramel. The flavors of Fall in a dessert bar. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #bake
 

Although the saying "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" doesn't really have anything to do with apples per se, I made an apple recipe. I mean, what was I going to do, use pears?

Besides, an apple a day . . . 

As far as the meaning of the saying goes, my little (OK, not so little any more) apples actually do fall pretty far from the tree, especially when it comes to cooking. Neither of the boys do any at all, even a grilled cheese sandwich is more work than they'll take on in the kitchen. When it comes to ordering take-out, though? Apples, meet tree.

But when it comes to eating, that's another story. We all have our individual tastes, of course, but we agree on many favorite foods. This time of year, a lot of them include apples. When the boys were little, I'd invite a bunch of families, we'd all go out to the farm and pick apples, come back to my house where we'd all make apple pies and applesauce, and then have a hearty dinner together before everyone headed home. 

These days the apples come from the store (Braeburn and Honey Crisp are our favorites), and besides the apple pies and applesauce, I make Caramel Topped Apple Spice Bread, Apple Pie Cheesecake, Apple Cinnamon Ring, and so much more.

Today, in honor of my boys and as a nod to those days at the apple orchard, I'm sharing a new apple recipe. If I'm lucky, really really lucky, maybe it'll entice those apples to come visit this old tree?

As always, grab those ingredients together to start:
 
Caramel Apple Custard Bars feature and oat crust and a custard center with apples and caramel. The flavors of Fall in a dessert bar. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #bake
 
Prepare the crust and press into the pan:
 
Caramel Apple Custard Bars feature and oat crust and a custard center with apples and caramel. The flavors of Fall in a dessert bar. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #bake
 
Layer on the apples and sprinkle with the caramel baking bits: 

Caramel Apple Custard Bars feature and oat crust and a custard center with apples and caramel. The flavors of Fall in a dessert bar. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #bake



Beat together the custard ingredients, pour over the apples and sprinkle with a bit of cinnamon.
 
Caramel Apple Custard Bars feature and oat crust and a custard center with apples and caramel. The flavors of Fall in a dessert bar. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #bake

Bake, cool to room temperature:
 
Caramel Apple Custard Bars feature and oat crust and a custard center with apples and caramel. The flavors of Fall in a dessert bar. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #bake
 
And slice:
 
Caramel Apple Custard Bars feature and oat crust and a custard center with apples and caramel. The flavors of Fall in a dessert bar. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #bake

 

As always, any time you make one of my recipes, feel free to post a picture of it to my Baking In A Tornado Facebook Page. I'd love to see it!

Be sure to visit all of this month's other Blog With Friends projects:
 
Blog With Friends, a multi-blogger project based post incorporating a theme, The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree | Apples, Apples, Everywhere by P.J. of A ‘lil HooHaa | Featured on www.BakingInATornado.com

P. J. of A 'lil HooHaa shares Apples, apples, everywhere!
 
 
 
Blog With Friends, a multi-blogger project based post incorporating a theme, The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree | The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree by Tamara of Part-time Working Hockey Mom | Featured on www.BakingInATornado.com
 
 
Tamara of Part-time Working Hockey Mom shares The 🍏 Apple 🍎 Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree 🌳.





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Caramel Apple Custard Bars
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Printable Recipe

Ingredients:
 2 cups quick oats
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp apple pie spice
6 TBSP butter, melted
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
 
2 apples, cored, peeled, sliced
2/3 cup caramel baking bits
 
3 eggs
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk (I used fat free)
1/2 tsp lemon zest
1 TBSP flour
1/2 tsp apple pie spice
1/2 tsp cinnamon
 
Directions:
*Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8 X 11 baking pan. 
*Mix together the oats, powdered sugar, salt, 3/4 tsp apple pie spice and vanilla. Mix in the melted butter. Press into the bottom and partially up the sides of the prepared pan.
*Arrange the apples so they cover the crust. Sprinkle with the caramel baking bits.
*Beat the eggs, brown sugar, evaporated milk, lemon zest, flour and 1/2 tsp apple pie spice. Carefully pour over the apples, then sprinkle with the cinnamon.
*Bake for about 50 minutes, until the edges brown and the center is set. Run a knife gently around the edges. Allow to cool at room temperature for at least 1/2 hour before slicing.
*Serve warm or refrigerate and serve cold. Store, covered, in the refrigerator.

20 comments:

  1. This looks quite amazing. I think I'd be worried (for me anyway) of sugar, but goodness I'd need to dig in. Nothing better than so many apple recipes this time of year!

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    1. When I first changed Hubs' diet I cut way back not just on fats but sugar. As I slowly tried adding more sugar to his diet, I found he was fine with it so I'm still keeping the fat levels really low, but not worrying as much about the sugar.

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  2. Ohhh MERCY! This looks so delicious! Lucky me, we went apple picking this weekend. Thanks for the idea!

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  3. I guess I'm feeling particularly nostaligic today (Canadian Thanksgiving) because your post made me cry. Thinking of those carefree bygone days of getting together in large groups to take on a project. Or even just being able to get all my apples together in one basket for Thanskgiving dinner. (!)
    I do so love apples! And my apples in particular! 😉
    BTW, that apple dish looks phenomenal!

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  4. I had bought apples for an apple crisp, but before I could make it, you posted your Ginger Pear Pumpkin cake, so I made that instead, with local pears and Vernor's ginger ale I still had in the fridge. Now I will need to polish that cake off. It will be a few days before I'm baking again. (The cake is wonderful, by the way. I did make it without the topping.) So I still have those apples. And I have most all of the other ingredients for these bars. So a question: will this recipe work without the caramel? Not a huge caramel fan and I don't want to have to run out and buy any if I don't have to.) I'm smelling those apples baking now! Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com

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    1. First, I'm so glad you tried the pear cake and that you liked it. Second, you can skip the caramel in these bars or you can substitute something like toffee baking bits instead. Let me know what you do and how it comes out.

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  5. There's only two of us in the house, and a dessert like this would be dangerous to have around!

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    1. You might just have to save the recipe for Thanksgiving.

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  6. Some apples stay closer than others. Our four apples are nothing like each other, although i see some of us in each of them.

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    1. Same here. My two boys are opposites in almost every way, but I can see some of me in them both.

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  7. Apples are about the only fruit that I like and add some caramel! Oh my!

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  8. Unless you are standing under it. Ouch!

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  9. Today is a gray and overcast day, I bet your apple bars would smell and taste amazing!
    A tree house that is a treat house is certainly worth coming home to :-)

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