Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2012

it's not too bad if you preferred love apple and a bit thick of this bar. But for me this not my favorite at all. And thanks for you recipe too ;)

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giina

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2012

I used a very similar recipe - the only differences were no lemon juice on the apples and the addition of 3 Tbsp butter or margarine for melting the caramels. I signed on here to see if there were any suggestions for replacing all those caramels - what a pain, and they take forever to melt! But the recipe itself is delicious, we cut and serve it at room temperature. I would have preferred more of a caramel taste but my husband thought it was perfect. When drizzling the caramel I suggest keeping it away from the edges, if it sticks to the dish when baking it gets really hard. I am going to try the caramel topping next time. Yummy!

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dzm388

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Flint, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2012

My kids, husband and co-workers all LOVED these bars. I found them a tad sweet. I think they would benefit from a little lemon added to the apples if you're using sweet ones (I used Rome), or else use sour apples (like Granny Smith). A little sea salt added to the caramel might make the "caramel-ness" stand out a bit more, as well. But I liked the fact that I could use fresh apples for a bar cookie, and these worked out fantastic.

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corinaesq

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Akron, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2012

This tastes SO good, but it was more likely a cobbler than bars. The only change I made was the addition of cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice (which I would absolutely recommend). I would make these again, but I wouldn't cut them. I would serve it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a bowl!

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Ashley

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Crystal River, Florida, USA

Living In: Kissimmee, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2011

YUM! This will become a fall tradition in our house!

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Mojomama

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Living In: Lone Tree, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2011

Certainly not something you can eat without a plate and a fork, as "bar" would suggest, but absolutely yummy.

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Amanda

Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2011

Super yummy. I think I will use a bit less salt next time and try more caramels. I mixed the crust/topping in my kitchen aid mixer, melted the caramels on med-low then poured over the apples. Baked 25 mins then let them cool for about an hour before cutting then let them sit another 30 mins before removing from pan. I would let them sit longer to set but they held together just enough that we could eat them as bars w/o needing a utensil.

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STEPHPAP

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Weston, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2011

These bars were delicious!! I baked the bottom crust first for about 12 mins and that helped keep the bars together. I also added cinnamon to the apples like other reviewers had suggested which was a nice touch :) The caramels were a little tricky but I put them in a saucepan on low heat with a little water(since I didnt have milk) and kept stirring so they wouldnt stick, then drizzled it on the apples. The only thing I would change is probably eliminating the salt all together. I could kind of taste it in the bars and it just wasnt my preference. Overall, the bars turned out great and I'd definitely make them again :)

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