Carmelita Bars
Carmelita Bars takes roughly 55 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 24 and costs 22 cents per serving. One portion of this dish contains approximately 2g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 183 calories. If you have semi sweet chocolate chips, light brown sugar, sweetened shredded coconut, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Simply Recipes. This recipe is liked by 399 foodies and cooks. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. Overall, this recipe earns a rather bad spoonacular score of 13%. Oatmeal Carmelita Bars, Rolo Carmelita Bars, and Caramel Apple Oatmeal Carmelita Bars are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 24
Preparation duration: 10 minutes
Cooking duration: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup plus 2 Tbsp (separated) all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup melted butter
1 cup caramel sauce
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 cup plus 1/3 cup (separated) quick oats
1/4 teaspoon of salt
6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
Equipment:
baking pan
oven
bowl
Cooking instruction summary:
1 Preheat oven to 350°F.2 Stir together the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt. Stir in the brown sugar, then the melted butter, then the coconut.3 Spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray, or spread with butter. Pat the dough into an even layer at the bottom of the pan. 4 Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Cover with the caramel sauce. Spread out into an even layer. In a small bowl, mix together 2 Tbsp of flour and 1/3 cup of oats. Sprinkle the flour oat mixture over the top of the caramel.5 Put back in the oven and bake for another 25 minutes.6 Remove from oven and let cool first for 5 minutes. Cut into bar shapes. Then let cool an additional 20 to 30 minutes before serving. The bars will firm up a bit as they cool, though they should still be rather chewy.
Step by step:
1. 1 Preheat oven to 350°F.2 Stir together the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt. Stir in the brown sugar, then the melted butter, then the coconut.3 Spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray, or spread with butter. Pat the dough into an even layer at the bottom of the pan. 4
2. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.
3. Remove from oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Cover with the caramel sauce.
4. Spread out into an even layer. In a small bowl, mix together 2 Tbsp of flour and 1/3 cup of oats. Sprinkle the flour oat mixture over the top of the caramel.5 Put back in the oven and bake for another 25 minutes.6
5. Remove from oven and let cool first for 5 minutes.
6. Cut into bar shapes. Then let cool an additional 20 to 30 minutes before serving. The bars will firm up a bit as they cool, though they should still be rather chewy.
Nutrition Information:
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