Caramel Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

Caramel Chocolate Oatmeal Bars or Carmelita is a soft, deliciously satisfying bar that is the perfect snack. They are truly addictive in the best possible way. Great for after school snacks, meetings, or any time you want a crowd-pleasing treat. These Chocolate Caramel Oatmeal Squares hit all the senses. You start with decadent chocolate, have the gratifying flavor of a butter oatmeal cookie, the sweet caramel sauce and finally the crunch from the pecans.

Author: It is a Keeper

Meal Type: Eggs Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Servings: 48 Servings

Calories: 132 kcal per serving

Ingredients

2 cups - Old-fashioned oats, or Quick Oats
1 ¾ cups - All-purpose flour
¾ cup - Brown sugar
1 tsp - Baking soda
1 cup - Butter
1 cup - Butterscotch caramel ice cream topping
½ cup - Pecans
16 ounces - Semi-sweet chocolate morsels

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 13×9 pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Combine oats, 1 ½ cups flour, brown sugar and baking soda in mixing bowl. Add butter and mix until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup of the crumb mixture.
Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of pan.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Combine ice cream topping and remaining ¼ cup flour in bowl, whisk until smooth.
Drizzle over bottom of crust and spread to edges.
Combine pecans and reserved crumb mixture. Sprinkle mixture and chocolate morsels evenly over caramel mixture.
Bake 15-18 minutes or until golden and bubbly.
Cool completely and cut into bars.

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