Carmelitas
These soft, gooey homemade carmelitas are filled different layers of decadent sweetness that caramel lovers will adore.
Ingredients
- 2 bags Kraft pea-size caramels
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups oats
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups butter melted
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- ¾ cup walnuts chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Line a 9x13 pan with foil and spray the foil with nonstick spray.
- In a medium bowl stir together the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt.
- Stir in the melted butter until well blended.
- Press HALF of this oat mixture into the bottom of the foil-lined 9x13 pan. Set the other half of the oat mixture aside.
- Bake the crust in the oven for 8 minutes.
- While the crust is baking, in a medium pan over low heat, melt the caramels and cream, stirring occasionally until smooth. Then add in the vanilla.
- Remove the pan that has been baking in the oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Pour the caramel mixture over the top of the chips and walnuts.
- Crumble the remaining oat mixture evenly on top of everything and press down gently on the oat mixture.
- Return to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes.
- Let the bars cool completely before slicing.
Notes
TIP: The salt helps create a beautiful balance to the sweetness of this dessert, don't skip it!
TIP: Line the pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper and spray the foil with nonstick cooking spray. This makes clean-up a breeze because these are very ooey-gooey and messy!
TIP: Let the bars cool completely before slicing. Even though they’re tempting, don’t slice too soon or they’ll fall apart because of the melted chocolate and gooey caramel inside!
Nutrition
Sodium: 210mgCalcium: 49mgVitamin C: 1mgVitamin A: 427IUSugar: 16gFiber: 1gPotassium: 125mgCholesterol: 37mgCalories: 299kcalSaturated Fat: 11gFat: 19gProtein: 3gCarbohydrates: 31gIron: 1mg