Holiday Caramel Candy Bars

Name: Holiday Caramel Candy Bars
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 32
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 355 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 355 milliliters butter, softened; 397 grams pkg. red and green candy-coated milk chocolate pieces; 237 milliliters crisp rice cereal; 473 milliliters Gold Medal® all-purpose flour; 79 milliliters milk; 237 milliliters quick-cooking rolled oats; 1 teaspoons salt; 35 vanilla caramels, unwrapped

Holiday Caramel Candy Bars might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 32. One portion of this dish contains about 2g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 222 calories. If you have candy-coated milk chocolate pieces, salt, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray. In large bowl, combine brown sugar and butter; beat until smooth. Stir in oats and cereal.

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Cooking Spray

Brown Sugar

Butter

Cereal

Oats

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Add flour, baking soda and salt; mix until well blended. Reserve 3 cups oat mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture in bottom of sprayed pan.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Frying Pan

Bake at 350°F. for 10 minutes.

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Meanwhile, in small saucepan, combine caramels and milk; heat over low heat until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth, stirring constantly.

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Caramel Candy

Milk

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Remove partially baked base from oven.

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Base

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Sprinkle with 1 cup of the chocolate pieces.

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Chocolate

Drizzle with caramel mixture, being careful not to let caramel touch sides of pan. Drop reserved oat mixture by heaping teaspoonfuls over caramel mixture.

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Caramel

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Sprinkle with remaining chocolate pieces.

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Chocolate

Return to oven; bake an additional 20 to 24 minutes or until center is set and top is golden brown. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled.

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Cut into bars.