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    Home » Dessert Recipes » Bar Recipes

    Carmelitas

    Lindsay Moe

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    Carmelitas are a super sweet treat filled with chocolate, caramel, and oats!

    a slice of Carmelitas on a white plate on top of an orange napkin
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    It finally happened.

    I’ve been talking about carmelitas for ages. I would see recipes everywhere and be dying to try them but just hadn’t found the perfect excuse to fill my house with such an indulgence.

    I finally had the opportunity this past weekend when my church had a community lunch. Maybe this is a little backwards but I love having a group to try out new recipes on. At least that way I’m not eating an entire pan of caramel studded bars myself. And I totally would.

    top down view of Carmelitas

    Be warned: these are rich. Indulgent. Decadent. You might not want to eat them right before going to the dentist. Or right after going to the dentist. Or if you’re trying to fit into that really cute pair of jeans. So when is it acceptable to eat these? Church gatherings, cold days, and general happy-good-times.

    a slice of Carmelitas on a white plate on top of an orange napkin

    I totally destroyed a few of these taking pictures of them, pretty much defeating the purpose of making them to take to church. Aaand that’s why you don’t invite a food blogger to a party. Whomp, whomp.

    a stack of caramelitas on a white plate

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    stack of caramelitas on a white plate

    Carmelitas

    Gooey sweet bars filled with caramel, chocolate, and oats!
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    Prep Time: 40 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    Servings: 16
    Calories: 317kcal
    Author: Lindsay Moe

    Ingredients

    • 32 caramels,, unwrapped
    • ½ cup heavy cream
    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 1 cup old fashioned oats
    • ¾ cup light brown sugar,, packed
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 10 tablespoons butter,, melted
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
    • Coarse kosher or sea salt

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Generously butter an 8×8 baking dish.
    • In a microwave safe bowl, pour heavy cream over the caramels and heat on high in 30 second intervals, stirring well after each interval until melted and smooth. Set aside.
    • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, and ¼ teaspoon salt. Add melted butter and vanilla and use a fork to stir until evenly combined. Press half of the oat mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Pour the caramel evenly over the chocolate layer and sprinkle with the remaining oat mixture. Bake 16-20 minute until lightly golden. Remove from the oven and sprinkle lightly with coarse salt to taste.
    • Allow to cool 20 minutes at room temperature before transferring to the refrigerator to chill until cool enough to cut into squares (about 2 hours). Cut into squares and store in an airtight container at room temperature.

    Notes

    Adapted from Cooking Classy, originally adapted from Lulu the Baker
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 317kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 223mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 340IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1.4mg
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    1. Tabitha says

      April 10, 2015 at 8:36 am

      I’ve clicked the print button on two different recipes, and I’m getting an error message- 404 Page Not Found.

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      • Lindsay Moe says

        April 14, 2015 at 2:22 pm

        I apologize, there seems to be a problem with the plug-in I use to print some of my older recipes. I recommend you copy and paste the recipe into a word document and print from there until I am able to work out the problem. I apologize for the inconvenience!

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        • Tabitha says

          April 14, 2015 at 2:37 pm

          Thanks

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    Hi, I'm Lindsay! I've been creating easily customizable vegetarian recipes since 2011. I love the outdoors, brownies, and brand new books. I live and work in La Crosse, Wisconsin and founded Wild Flour Media to expand on my love for food photography and videography to my community and beyond.

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