Apple Pie Carmelitas

Spiced Oat Crumb Mixture
Mix together:
1 ¼ cups packed brown sugar 
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 
2 cups quick oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon 
1 teaspoon nutmeg

Add: 1 ¼ cups browned butter.
Stir until pea-sized crumbs form.  

Press 2/3 of the mixture in the bottom of a 9×13 pan greased with baking spray. Bake at 400 for 12 minutes.

Apple Pie Filling
8 medium apples, peeled, sliced and cut into pieces
3 Tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1  cups brown sugar
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
¾ teaspoon nutmeg

Toss apples in lemon juice and vanilla extract. Combine remaining ingredients in a separate bowl, stir, then fold into apples.  Depending on how thin apples are sliced and desired softness, place in a microwave safe bowl and pre-cook for 5 minutes in microwave,

Remove Spiced Oat Crumb Mixture from the oven and spoon on Apple Pie Filling. Press down gently.
Sprinkle remaining Spiced Oat Crumb Mixture over the top and return to the oven for 35 minutes. 
Let set. 
Drizzle Caramel Sauce over the top of each piece when serving.  Serve with ice cream or whipped topping if desired.

Caramel Sauce
1 cup sugar
6 Tablespoons melted butter
½ cup slightly warmed cream
1  teaspoon sea salt

Heat sugar in a saucepan on medium-low heat.  Stir every 30 seconds. Sugar will initially clump together and then melt and turn an amber color. After all the sugar pieces are melted, remove from heat. Stir in butter.  This mixture may splatter a bit until mixed in.  Stir in cream and salt.  Let cool until ready to use.