Well I decided I would take one for the team this upcoming holiday season and try out the new box flavors for desserts coming out!  Often times I feel that I would like them and then don’t buy them,  opting for the safe cake mix (or fill in the blank for you) that I know and love.  So I will be trying different brands and mixes this season and see what we come up with!

The first one I tried was Pillsbury Caramel Apple Premium Cake Mix.  I got adventurous and actually went to the alternative recipe on the back for Salted Caramel Apple Crisp Bars.  I followed the recipe with one exception.  It called for 1/2 cup of butter.  The mixture was just to dry for my liking.  It wouldn’t crumble or mix the dry ingredients with the wet.  So I love butter and went with adding another 1/2 cup.  This helped the moisture content of the mix.  I diced up the apples in the middle which made for a nice texture.  My 3 year old grandson kept calling it Apple Tree Cake!

The Pillsbury mix has a companion frosting can called Creamy Supreme Caramel Apple.  I used it to drizzle over the top of the bars.  The family all liked this recipe very well.  It was a good mixture with the oats and fresh apples.  The overall taste was very much like eating a caramel apple.  We really like it and would definitely make it again! Thanks www.pillsburybaking.com!

What are you baking this weekend?  Make it easy on yourself and try this recipe!  You won’t regret it!