These Oatmeal Carmelitas are a quick go-to-dessert. This one of my newest favorite desserts because they are so delicious and great for all occasions.
Servings: 24 bars
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats
1 1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup butter, melted
1 package (12-oz.) semisweet chocolate morsels
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted (optional)
1 (14-oz.) package caramels
1/3 cup half-and-half
Directions:
1. Stir together first 5 ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add butter, stirring until mixture is crumbly. Reserve about 2 1/2 cups of mixture. Press the remaining mixture into bottom of a lightly greased 13×9 inch pan. Sprinkle with chocolate morsels and pecans or walnuts (if you wish).
2. Microwave caramels with half-and-half in a microwave-safe bowl on medium (50% power) for 3 minutes. If caramels aren’t melted completely, stir and cook for another minute. Let stand 1 minute. Pour evenly over chocolate morsels. Sprinkle evenly with reserved crumb mixture.
3. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until light golden brown. If the top starts getting too brown, place a piece of foil lightly over pan.
4. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats
- 1½ cups firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 1 package (12-oz.) semisweet chocolate morsels
- ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted (optional)
- 1 (14-oz.) package caramels
- ⅓ cup half-and-half
- Stir together first 5 ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add butter, stirring until mixture is crumbly. Reserve about 2½ cups of mixture. Press the remaining mixture into bottom of a lightly greased 13x9 inch pan. Sprinkle with chocolate morsels and pecans or walnuts (if you wish).
- Microwave caramels with half-and-half in a microwave-safe bowl on medium (50% power) for 3 minutes. If caramels aren't melted completely, stir and cook for another minute. Let stand 1 minute. Pour evenly over chocolate morsels. Sprinkle evenly with reserved crumb mixture.
- Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until light golden brown. If the top starts getting too brown, place a piece of foil lightly over pan.
- Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.
~Adapted from Best Loved Cookies
Oh these look so sticky and gooey and ooey and fabulous! I know if and when I make these… they will end up in my stomach.
These sound amazing! Caramel is definitely one of my favorite additions to desserts 🙂
That looks SO good! I love desserts with oatmeal as an ingredient 🙂
This just made my tummy happy. Never thought about oatmeal and caramel before.
omg, these look AH-MAZING.
That gooeyness. Ahhh. I kind of could go for one right now. Probably not a good thing, but love how easy they seem to be!
These look and sound so yummy! What a wonderful dessert for fall!
Holy moly, these look so good! I’m a sucker for caramel, and the oatmeal thrown in will be just enough to fool me into thinking it’s somewhat healthy!Pinned!
These look delicious and perfect for fall! Thanks for sharing!
Olivia
These bars look so delicious! If I make these I’m going to have to keep them to myself.
YUM YUM YUM! These sounds like the perfect treat to make this weekend.
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