CARAMEL APPLE CRISP SQUARES

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Like fall festival caramel apples? Then you'll flip over these apple-studded, caramel-drizzled, shortbread-crusted dessert bars.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 5h10m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

6 Tbsp. butter, divided
1 cup finely crushed square shortbread cookies
3 Tbsp. granulated sugar, divided
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
2 cups chopped Granny Smith apples (about 2 apples)
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
10 KRAFT Caramels
2 Tbsp. water

Steps:

Heat oven to 350ºF.
Line 8-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray. Melt 2 Tbsp. butter; mix with cookie crumbs and 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
Beat cream cheese in medium bowl with mixer until creamy. Blend in eggs. Gradually beat in milk. Add dry pudding mix; beat 2 min. Pour over crust.
Mix cinnamon, nutmeg and remaining granulated sugar; toss with apples in medium bowl. Spoon over cream cheese batter.
Melt remaining butter. Combine flour, brown sugar and oats in separate bowl. Add butter; mix well. Sprinkle over apples.
Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
Microwave caramels and water in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min., stirring after 30 sec. Continue microwaving and stirring in 10-sec. intervals until caramels are completely melted. Drizzle over dessert.
Refrigerate several hours or until chilled. Use foil handles to remove dessert from pan before cutting into squares.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 330, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 70 mg, Sodium 310 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 5 g