These delicious treats will make you say “Mmmm, childhood.” Gotta love treats that bring out the kid in all of us!
This morning brought mine and my nearly-six-year-old’s first snow-shoeing experience. My oldest boy, who did not take his first step until he was three years old, was running around in sub-zero temps with snow shoes strapped to his feet. I don’t know that I would have believed this three years ago! I’m a proud mama. And I want more snow-shoeing! Er, maybe when it’s 20 degrees warmer outside.
Tomorrow is Elijah’s sixth birthday, so I have cupcakes to bake. In the meantime, I will share these delicious bars with you. This recipe comes from my husband’s side of the family. After I made this batch, he sank his teeth in and said, “Mmmm, childhood.” Gotta love treats that bring back a little piece of childhood.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, softened
Mix until crumbly. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, combine:
14-oz. bag caramels, unwrapped
1/4 cup milk
Warm over low heat, stirring constantly until caramel is melted and smooth.
Remove the bottom crust from the oven and sprinkle an 11.5-oz. bag of milk chocolate chips evenly over the top.
Pour the melted caramel evenly over the top of the chocolate and top with the remaining flour-oats crumbles.
Bake for an additional 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Let cool completely before serving.
Enjoy! I hope you are staying warm, wherever you are today!
Chocolate Caramel Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 14 oz. bag caramels unwrapped
- 1/4 cup milk
- 11.5 oz. bag milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Mix well. Stir in the melted butter and mix until crumbly. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the caramels and milk. Warm over low heat, stirring constantly until caramel is melted and smooth.
- Remove bottom crust from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the top. Pour the melted caramel evenly over top of the chocolate. Top with the last half of the flour-oats crumbles. Bake for an additional 15 minutes. Let cool completely before serving.
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I made these today to serve at lunch at our Church's Upward program………they were a HIT! I'm sure I will be sharing your recipe with others. Thanks for sharing it with us!!!!!
Looks absolutely divine. Can this be made with wheat flour instead of white???
Megan, have I already asked you this……………have you tried using the Caramel Bits? Rather than unfolding all of the separate caramels? I tired them once just recently and although I feel they melted slower than the cubed caramels, it was slick!!! I found these at the Eden Prairie local super market. But not in Lakeville, where I live. Food for though 🙂
These sound incredible! Love the caramel oat combination!
Looks awesome! I would so love to try some. I am sure they taste amazing.
these look so good!
just made these today! i was scared i wouldnt have enough for the top so I skimped on the crust and ended up getting some top heavy bars. Oh well! I can't wait to eat them anyways!
These look so tasty!! Yum!
These are in the oven now! Fabulous recipe. Thank you for sharing. I too made these for my husband. 🙂