Buttery oat layers sandwich a warm, gooey caramel and chocolate filling to create irresistibly chewy dessert bars perfect for sharing.
Ingredients
2 cups flour
2 cups quick oats
1½ cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1½ cups butter, melted
1 12-ounce bag caramels
5 tablespoons skim milk
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Stir in melted butter until thoroughly mixed. Set aside half of mixture. Press the remaining half of oat mixture into a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake for 10 minutes, sprinkle chocolate chips on the baked crust.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, combine caramels and milk. Microwave on high power about 3 minutes or until caramels are melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Pour caramel mixture over chocolate chips. Sprinkle reserved oat mixture on caramel layer. Bake 20 minutes. When completely cooled, cut into bars.
