Dessert

Chocolate, Caramel & Oatmeal Bars

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prep time

20 min

total time

55 min

makes

24 servings, 1 bar (44 g) each

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What You Need

24 Kraft Caramels

1/2 cup canned evaporated milk

1 cup flour

1 cup quick-cooking oats

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

3/4 cup cold butter, cut up

1 cup Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

1/2 cup chopped pecans

Make It

HEAT oven to 350ºF.

LINE 9-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray. Cook caramels and milk in saucepan on low heat 2 to 3 min. or until caramels are completely melted and sauce is well blended, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.

MIX flour, oats, sugar, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until crumbly; press half onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 min.; top with chocolate chips and nuts. Drizzle with caramel sauce; sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.

BAKE 20 to 25 min. or until golden brown. Cool completely. Use foil handles to lift dessert from pan before cutting into bars.

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Substitute

Substitute walnuts for the pecans.

Use Your Microwave

To prepare caramel sauce in the microwave, place caramels in microwaveable bowl. Add evaporated milk. Microwave on MEDIUM 5 min. or until caramels are completely melted and sauce is well blended, stirring after 3 min.

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everything my family & I enjoy the taste of in squares or cookies. Made them twice now, once with the caramel & once with peanut butter - both great!
posted by Calgarylady1 | on 3/5/2013

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I made these for my cookie exchange and they were really good! I unfortunately baked them a little too long, the crumble on the top wasn't setting right. My 9 yr old LOVED them. I will make these again and next time take them out of the over sooner.
posted by tdolomont | on 12/19/2012

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so east to make and tastes great everybody loved it .
posted by laurahooper | on 12/9/2012

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I was hoping to make these and freeze some for Christmas though I'm not sure that is going to happen ... they will all be eaten before then!! DELICIOUS and very easy to make! :)
posted by ilovetocook04 | on 12/2/2012

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If you are making these as part of your Christmas baking, do not make them too far in advance. They will not make it until Christmas. I found out the hard way..because my husband and I have eaten 80% of the pan already. DELICIOUS!! Great recipe! I would also recommend cooling in the fridge before cutting into squares. It will make your life a little easier!
posted by Chelseyt | on 12/1/2012

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This is an awesome recipe! They were being eaten faster than I was able to cut it up into bars! Definitely a make again treat I did find the caramel didn't harden, I would recommend putting the tray in the fridge for an hour or two BEFORE removing from the baking dish & cutting
posted by 11babyboo12 | on 11/28/2012

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A new family favorite. Very yummy and easy (other than unwrapping all the caramels lol)
posted by denisehmaclean | on 11/26/2012

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have made this recipe for years now-it is fabulous.My grown son used to steal the frozen ones fromthe freezer before Christmas.I HAVE to make thes every year if nothing else-
posted by gillywilly | on 11/26/2012

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Very easy and so good. Will definetly make these again.
posted by fisherwomen | on 11/26/2012

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Is there a way to make these without using the caramels? Maybe a recipe to make the caramel sauce. The caramels are made using corn syrup, which isn't something we can eat in our house. A healthier substitute would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
posted by lovedby4 | on 11/26/2012