Caramelitas Chocolate Caramel Oatmeal Bars
Caramelitas Chocolate Caramel Oatmeal Bars. Buttery oatmeal cookie layer with gooey sweet caramel and rich milk chocolate. The perfect caramelita bar recipe!
Equipment
- kitchenaid mixer
- 8 inch square cake pan
- 9 inch square cake pan
- measuring cups and spoons
- spatula set
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Butter (softened)
- 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla
- 1 cup Old-Fashioned Oats (do not use quick oats)
- 1 cup Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 40 Soft Caramels (such as Werther's Soft Caramels)
- 1/3 cup Heavy Cream
- 1 1/4 cups Milk Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Unwrap the caramels and place in a small saucepan with the heavy cream. Heat over medium low heat for 3-4 minutes or until melted. Watch carefully to make sure the caramel doesn't burn.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream softened butter and brown sugar for 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Fold in oats, flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Line a 9 x 9 baking pan (may use a 8 x 8 pan if you want thicker Caramelitas) with parchment paper. This helps when removing the bars from the pan. Press only HALF of the oatmeal crust on the bottom of the pan. Bake for 7-8 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with milk chocolate chips.
- Pour caramel over the chocolate chips. Carefully place spoonfuls of the remaining oatmeal crust over the caramel, trying to cover most of the caramel. Bake for 13-17 minutes.
- Set aside to cool for at least 1-2 hours to let the caramel set up. You can bring the bars to room temperature and then place in the refrigerator to chill and set up. Cut into squares.
