Caramel Pear Bars
Ingredients
Cookie Bottom
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup butter
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Caramel Topping
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar- packed
- 1/4 cup corn syrup
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup quick cook oats
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pear - peeled cored & diced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Coat 9x13 pan with cooking spray- set aside.
- In bowl of electric mixer- cream butter, sugar & vanilla.
- Add egg & beat until fluffy.
- Stir in salt.
- Beat in flour 1 cup at a time.
- Press dough evenly into pan.
- Bake 15 minutes or until just set & beginning to turn golden in color.
- Remove & let cool.
Prepare Caramel
- Melt the butter over medium heat in saucepan.
- Add brown sugar, corn syrup & salt.
- Bring to a very low boil, stirring constantly.
- Let cook over very low heat, stir in oats, vanilla & pears.
- Remove from heat.
- Let sit to cool until thickened- about 10 minutes.
- Pour over shortbread in pan.
- Transfer to refrigerator & allow to completely cool before cutting- at least 2-3 hours.
- ( I was way too impatient with these & tried to remove before cool. It was a sloppy mess)