Caramelitas Recipe

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To round out a great Mexican meal, I serve these. The chewy bars have a tasty oatmeal crust that's covered with gooey caramel ice cream topping, chocolate chips and walnuts.—Rhonda McKee, Greensburg, Kansas

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Caramelitas Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 36 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, divided
  • 1 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 jar (12-1/4 ounces) caramel ice cream topping
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Stir in butter and mix well.
  • Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until set. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
  • Combine caramel topping and remaining flour until blended; drizzle over chips. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake 20-22 minutes longer or until bubbly. Cool completely; cut into bars. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 130 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 109 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Caramelitas in Quick Cooking January/February 2000, p7

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Reviewed on Jan. 02, 2012 by Cookingmama3

We didn't really like these. I baked for 20 min, just as the recipe said, but they seemed way over baked. They just weren't anything special.

Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2010 by pearlrvr

These were very greasy and there were too many chocolate chips. I couldn't taste the caramel at all. If I were to make these again, I would try decreasing the butter and chocolate chips to 1/2 cup each.

Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2010 by nickisix

This was a huge hit with my family during the holidays! You can't eat just one!

Reviewed on Oct. 06, 2009 by Monnette01

These are excellent - they taste like a candy bar! I used chopped pecans instead of the walnuts - super!!

 
 

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