Caramel Oatmeal Pecan Bars Food

CARAMEL PECAN BARS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. In a small bowl, beat eggs and vanilla. Gradually add hot sugar mixture, stirring constantly. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to the butter mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans. , Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs and edges are crisp. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Cut into bars.

OATMEAL CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• To a saucepan over low heat, add the caramels and milk; cook and stir constantly, until caramels melt; set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, add flour, oats, brown sugar, soda, and salt; stir to combine.
• Add the egg and butter; stir until mixture is crumbly.
• Press half of the oatmeal mixture into a greased 13x9 inch baking dish.
• Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle chocolate morsels and pecans evenly over the top; pour caramel mixture evenly on top.
• Sprinkle with remaining oatmeal mixture.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Let cool and cut into bars.
• Chill 8 hours.

GOOEY CHOCOLATE CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Set half aside for topping. , Press the remaining crumb mixture into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with the chocolate chips and pecans. , Whisk caramel topping and remaining flour until smooth; drizzle over top. Sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 2 hours before cutting.

OATMEAL CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix the cake mix, oats and brown sugar in a bowl. Carefully stir in the oil and egg. Stir until everything is mixed together.
• With your hands pat down half the dough into a well greased 9x13 inch baking dish. The dough will be gooey.
• With the back of a spoon spread teh ice cream topping over the dough. Now crumble the rest of the dough on top.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top crust is a golden brown. They are easiest to cut about 5-10 minutes after you take them from the oven. Let them cool completely before you remove them from the pan.

CARAMEL PECAN OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Place pecans in a single layer in a 13 x 9 inch pan.
• Bake at 350F for 4 to 5 minutes or until toasted, stirring occasionally.
• Remove nuts from pan.
• Line bottom and sides of pan with aluminum foil, allowing 2 to 3 inches to extend over sides; lightly grease foil.
• Stir together cake mix and oats in a large bowl.
• Stir in butter with a fork until mixture is crumbly and dry ingredients are moistened.
• Press half of oat mixture evenly onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Sprinkle chocolate morsels and toasted pecans evenly over oat mixture in pan.
• Sprinkle with remaining oat mixture.
• Bake at 375F for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown.
• Microwave caramels and 1 Tablespoon water in a microwave safe bowl at HIGH 1 minute or until caramels are melted.
• Drizzle evenly over warm bars in pan.
• Let cool on wire rack 1 hour or until completely cool.
• Lift baked bars from pan using foil sides as handles.
• Place on cutting board and cut into 24 bars.