1 3/4 c. flour
1 c. quick cooking oats
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. butter
1 c. walnuts
20 caramels (unwrapped)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 can apple pie filling

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine flour, oats, sugar, baking soda and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Reserving 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture, press remainder on bottom of a 9x13 pan. Bake 15 minutes.

Add nuts to reserved crumb mixture in saucepan (or microwave). Melt caramels with condensed milk until smooth. Spoon apple filling over crust; top with caramel mixture, then reserved crumb mixture. Bake 20 minutes or until set. Cool. Serve warm with ice cream if desired.