Chocolate Chip Caramel Oatmeal Bars
Oatmeal bars with an ooey gooey caramel chocolate chip center.
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cup oats
- 1 ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 ¼ cups butter melted
Filling
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1 12 oz jar caramel ice cream topping
- 2 Tbsp flour
Instructions
- Mix together flour, oats, brown sugar, soda, salt, and melted butter in a mixing bowl till crumbly.
- Spread half of the dough in a well greased 9x13" pan. (For easier cutting and cleanup, line the pan with foil first.)
- Bake at 350° for 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, stir together caramel and flour.
- Remove crust from oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips and nuts. Drizzle caramel mixture evenly over the top. Crumble the remaining dough over the top of the caramel. It's OK if some of the filling is showing.
- Return to the oven and bake for 20-25 more minutes or till golden brown and bubbly. Cool before cutting.
Notes
- The original recipe called for 1 1/2 cups butter. I always thought they were a bit greasy, so I cut it down a bit. First I tried 1 cup, but they were dry. With the 1 1/4 cup, they taste just as rich and buttery, but aren't as greasy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 354kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 4gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 277mgPotassium: 171mgFiber: 3gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 320IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 2mg
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