Description
Salted Caramel Oatmeal Carmelitas - salted caramel, chunks of chocolate, and crunchy pecans, all nestled in a brown sugar, oatmeal cookie crust and topped with an oatmeal streusel topping.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup butter, melted (5.5oz, 156g)
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar (6.4oz, 181g)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour (5oz, 143g)
- 1 cup rolled oats (2.8oz, 80g)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips (6oz, 170g)
- 1/2 cup chopped, toasted pecans (2oz, 58g)
- 15 oz (425g) caramel sauce (click for link to my Easy Caramel Sauce)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Prepare an 8-inch baking pan by lining it with a large sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil. Spray with non-stick spray.
- Combine melted butter, brown sugar, and vanilla in a mixing bowl and whisk until smooth and the sugar has absorbed the butter.
- Add flour, oats, baking soda, and salt. Stir with a wooden spoon until thoroughly combined.
- Sprinkle half of mixture into prepared baking pan. Press flat with hands.
- Bake until set and golden on the edges, about 12 minutes. Remove from oven,
- Sprinkle chocolate chips and pecans evenly over the base. Pour caramel sauce over evenly.
- Crumble reserved half of dough and sprinkle in small pieces over caramel sauce.
- Bake until golden brown around the edges, about 25-35 minutes.
- Let cool to room temperature. Put in refrigerator until cold and firm. Slice into squares.
- Can be eaten directly out of refrigerator for a chewy bar. Or left to rest at room temperature until the caramel is softened.
- Store in refrigerator.
Notes
Use heavy duty aluminum foil to line the pan. Regular foil is too thin and may stick to the Oatmeal Carmelitas.
I'm offering a here a Caramel Sauce shortcut if you really don't want to make your own sauce, but I highly recommend my Easy Caramel Sauce for its amazing flavor and the importance of the caramel sauce to the recipe. It's a pure, simple caramel sauce made of sugar, cream and vanilla. It's easy to make and doesn't require a thermometer.
Caramel Sauce shortcut: Heat 11 oz (312g) of store bought caramels with 1/2 cup heavy cream and 1/4 teaspoon salt in the microwave until melted, about 90 seconds, stirring occasionally.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 50
- Category: dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 308
- Sugar: 32.5 g
- Sodium: 152 mg
- Fat: 14.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 43.8 g
- Protein: 3.3 g
- Cholesterol: 20.3 mg