Gooey Caramel Twix Bars

Name: Gooey Caramel Twix Bars
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 170 grams bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 79 milliliters condensed milk; 6 Twix candy bars, cut into 3/4-inch lengths; 142 grams cup all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters heavy cream; 1 Tbsp honey; 99 grams 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar; 158 milliliters pecans, rough chopped; 237 milliliters sugar; 6 servings Table salt; 142 grams 10 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes, divided; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Gooey Caramel Twix Bars a try. One portion of this dish contains about 7g of protein, 44g of fat, and a total of 795 calories. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of twix candy bars, condensed milk, honey, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 4 hours.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Line bottom and two sides of an 8- by 8- by 2-inch baking pan with foil, allowing edges to hang over the side.

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Baking Pan

Aluminum Foil

Oven

Heat sugar, 1/2 cup water, and honey in heavy duty saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring, until sugar dissolves and mixture begins to boil. Stop stirring and brush down sides of pan with water. Cook until color resembles maple syrup (see note above).

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Maple Syrup

Honey

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Remove from heat and immediately add butter, heavy cream, and 1/8 teaspoon salt, whisking until combined (see note). Set aside to cool completely.

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Heavy Cream

Butter

Salt

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Whisk

As the caramel is cooling, make the crust. Pulse flour, brown sugar, pinch salt, and butter until moist crumbs form. Press into bottom of prepared pan and bake until light golden, 20 to 25 minutes.

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Brown Sugar

Caramel

Butter

Crust

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Oven

Frying Pan

Transfer to wire rack to cool, about 30 minutes.

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Wire Rack

Scatter pecans, chocolate, and Twix bars over the crust. Measure out 1/2 caramel and reserve. Stir condensed milk and vanilla into remaining caramel.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Chocolate

Caramel

Vanilla

Pecans

Crust

Twix

Pour over crust. Spoon 8 teaspoons of the reserved caramel into filling (use leftover caramel for another use).

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Caramel

Crust

Bake until mixture is bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes.

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Oven

Transfer pan to wire rack to cool completely, about 3 hours. If bars are not set at room temperature, chill to firm. Lift bars from pan and cut into 12 pieces.

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Wire Rack

Frying Pan