Chocolate Caramel Oatmeal Bars Recipes

CHOCOLATE AND CARAMEL OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, letting foil hang 2 inches over short ends of pan. Spray foil with cooking spray.
• In small bowl, mix caramel topping and 1 tablespoon of the cake mix; set aside. In large bowl beat remaining cake mix, butter and egg with electric mixer on low speed about 1 minute or just until crumbly. Stir in oats, using hands if necessary. Reserve 1 cup oat mixture. Using a piece of plastic wrap on crumb mixture, press remaining oat mixture in bottom of pan; remove plastic wrap. Bake 14 to 18 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips and walnuts over hot crust. Drizzle caramel mixture evenly over chocolate chips and walnuts to within 1/2 inch of edges. Crumble reserved oat mixture over top.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 2 hours. Using foil to lift, remove bars from pan. Remove foil. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8x8 or 9x9inch baking pan with parchment paper (2 pieces to wrap up both sides), or foil to cover the sides, then nonstick spray. Set it aside.
• Add the sugar, melted butter, and vanilla extract to a large mixing bowl and stir them together.
• Add in the flour, oats, baking soda and salt and stir it together until you have a nice soft cookie dough.
• Press half of the oatmeal cookie mixture into the prepared pan. And set the other half aside.
• Bake the bottom layer for 10 minutes, and remove it from the oven.
• Add the caramels and heavy cream to a microwave safe bowl. Microwave in 30 second increments, stirring after each time until you can stir it completely smooth.
• Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the cooked crust.
• Pour the caramel mixture evenly over the chocolate chips and crust.
• Press pieces of the remaining oatmeal cookie dough between your hands to flatten, and place them around the top of the caramel, covering the caramel as much as you can.
• Return the pan to the oven and bake the bars for another 14 to 16 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
• Remove the bars from the oven and let them cool completely, this may take 3 to 4 hours. If you want to speed up the cooling time, let the pan cool to touch, then add it to the fridge to chill for another hour or two.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the flour, oats, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Melt the butter, let it cool, and pour into the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients. Stir (I just used a wooden spoon) until a soft dough forms. It should be just slightly crumbly. If the dough feels wet and heavy, add a little more flour.
• Press 3/4 of the dough into a 9×13 baking dish. Reserve the remaining 1/4 for topping. Bake for about 13 minutes or until the top is barely golden brown.
• While crust is baking, unwrap caramels and melt in the microwave with the cream. Stir until the mixture is smooth and pourable.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips over the baked crust. Pour the melted caramel over the chocolate chips. Crumble the remaining dough with your fingers (add a little more flour if it's not crumbly enough) and sprinkle over the top of the bars. Bake for another 15-20 minutes, until the top layer is golden brown. Let stand for several hours or until the caramel is cooled.

OATMEAL-CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease bottom and sides of 8-or 9-inch square pan.
• In medium bowl, stir softened butter and egg. Stir in cookie mix (dough will be stiff). Reserve 1/2 cup dough for topping. Press remaining dough into pan.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, microwave caramels and milk uncovered on High 2 to 3 minutes or until cramels are completely melted, stirring every minute.
• Spread caramel mixture evenly over crust. Drop reserved cookie dough by teaspoonfuls over caramel mixture. Bake an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around edges of pan. Cool completely before cutting.

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Grease a 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and vanilla extract. Add oats and cook over low heat until combined, 2 to 3 minutes. Spread 1/2 of the oat mixture into the prepared pan.
• Melt chocolate chips with peanut butter in small heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently until smooth, about 4 minutes. Pour chocolate mixture over oat layer and spread evenly. Crumble remaining oat mixture over chocolate, pressing in gently.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill until set, 2 to 3 hours or overnight. Bring to room temperature before cutting into bars.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL OAT BARS (CARMELITAS) RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350˚F (175˚C).
• In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, and melted butter. Mix until well combined and has a crumbly consistency.
• Line a 9x13 (22 x 33 cm) baking pan with parchment paper and lightly coat with a nonstick spray.
• Pour about ½ of the oat mixture into the pan and press with the back of a spoon or spatula until it's nice and compact. Save the other ½ of the oat mixture for later.
• Pour two cups (350 grams) of chocolate chips over the oat mixture and spread them out evenly. Save the ½ cup (85 grams) for the top.
• In a saucepan, melt the soft caramels, and the heavy cream until it becomes a smooth.
• Pour melted caramel over the chocolate chips and oat mixture. Carefully spread the caramel until it covers the chocolate.
• Pour the rest of the oat mixture over the caramel and spread out evenly.
• Add the other ½ cup of chocolate chips on top.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the crust has turned a golden brown. (Times and temperatures may vary from oven to oven). Allow to cool COMPLETELY before cutting into bars.
• Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 inch square baking pan.
• To prepare Filling: In a heavy pot, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter and chocolate chips. Add the evaporated milk and 1/4 cup of the white sugar. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in nuts and cool.
• To prepare cookie base: Cream 1 1/2 cups of the butter and the brown sugar together. Add the vanilla and the egg, and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add the flour, baking soda, and 1 3/4 cups of the oats and blend well.
• Press 2/3 of this mixture into the bottom of the greased pan. Spread the cooled filling on top of the cookie crust.
• Mix the remaining 1/4 cup of oats with the remainder of the cookie base, and crumble over the filling. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine all crumb ingredients in a large bowl, stopping after adding the salt. Beat at medium speed until mixture is crumbly (about 3 minutes). Reserve 1 cup of crumb mixture.
• Press remaining crumb mixture into bottom of a 13x9 inch pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
• Combine milk and caramels in a saucepan. Cook over medium low heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture is creamy.
• Sprinkle partially baked crust with 1 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
• Pour caramel mixture evenly over chips and nuts. Sprinkle evenly with reserved crumb mixture and pat lightly.
• Bake for 18-22 minutes or until caramel is bubbly around the edges.
• Cool completely. Melt the remaining cup of chocolate chips and spread over the top. Sprinkle with remaining nuts and pat lightly.
• When chocolate hardens, cut into bars.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350°F and line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper.
• In medium bowl whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
• Using electric beater beat together butter, brown sugar and vanilla until creamy. Scrape down side of bowl. Beat in flour mixture, mix in oatmeal. Using floured hands press about 2/3 of the mixture evenly into pan.
• Bake until deep golden brown around edges, about 25 minutes.
• Add 1/2 of the milk chocolate (caramilk bars) into remaining oatmeal mixture, mix well with your hands.
• Remove base from oven when baked. Evenly drizzle condensed milk over the hot base. Sprinkle with remaining caramilk and choc chips. Crumble remaining oatmeal mixture over top (will not cover completely).
• Bake until topping is deep golden brown and edges are bubbling, about 25-27 minutes.
• Cool in pan on rack, cut into bars store in an airtight container.
• Makes 30 bars. This came from Chatelaine magazine.

GOOEY CHOCOLATE CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Set half aside for topping. , Press the remaining crumb mixture into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with the chocolate chips and pecans. , Whisk caramel topping and remaining flour until smooth; drizzle over top. Sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 2 hours before cutting.