Best Chocolate Fudgy Caramel Bars Recipes

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL REVEL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix cookie mix, butter and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in oats and caramel bits until blended. Remove 3/4 cup of the cookie dough; set aside. Press remaining dough evenly in bottom of pan.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat chocolate chips and condensed milk over low heat 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Spread mixture on top of cookie base. Break remaining cookie dough into small pieces, and sprinkle over top.
• Bake 34 to 38 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 2 1/2 hours.
• Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in airtight container at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over low heat, melt caramels with 1/4 cup milk; stir until smooth. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Beat in dry cake mix and remaining milk., Spread half of the dough into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 6 minutes; sprinkle with chocolate chips. , Gently spread caramel mixture over chips. Drop remaining dough by tablespoonfuls over caramel layer. Return to the oven for 15 minutes.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL-FUDGE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan. In small saucepan, cook caramels and milk over low heat until caramels are melted and smooth, stirring frequently.
• In medium saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar, vanilla and eggs. Stir in flour, cocoa and salt until well blended. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the chocolate chunks and 1 cup of the pecans. Spoon and spread batter in pan.
• Gently and evenly drizzle caramel filling over batter to prevent large pockets of caramel and to prevent caramel from reaching bottom of bars. (Caramel can cover entire surface of batter.)
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until set.
• In small saucepan, melt remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chunks with oil over low heat, stirring until smooth. Drizzle over warm brownies. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup pecans; press in lightly. Cool 20 minutes. Refrigerate 1 hour 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. Cut into squares. If refrigerated longer, let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes before serving.

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment, leaving an overhang on all sides; butter parchment, excluding overhang. Beat butter and brown sugar on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add flour and table salt, and beat until just combined.
• Press dough evenly into pan, and bake until lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
• Chocolate Caramel: Place chocolate in a medium bowl. Heat granulated sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, washing sides of pan with a wet pastry brush to prevent sugar crystals from forming, until amber, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat. Add butter, cream, and table salt. Bring to a boil, stirring until smooth. Pour over chocolate. Let stand for 2 minutes. Stir to combine, and let stand until cool, about 10 minutes.
• Pour mixture over crust. Refrigerate at least 4 hours, or overnight. Run a knife around edges; lift parchment to remove whole bar from pan. Sprinkle with sea salt. Trim edges, and cut into 16 bars. Bars can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.

GOOEY CARAMEL FUDGE BARS

Steps:

• Mix together cake mix, butter, and 1/3 cup of the evaporated milk.
• In a greased cake pan, spread half of the batter evenly in the pan and bake at 350 degrees for 6 minutes.
• Meanwhile, over low heat or in the microwave, melt unwrapped caramels and 1/3 cup evaporated milk until smooth and creamy, stirring often.
• Remove half baked crust from oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips.
• Drizzle caramel over crust.
• Drop remaining batter on top of crust and bake for 14-17 minutes.
• Cool slightly and refridgerate to allow caramel to set up.

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Generously grease or spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan. In large bowl, beat cake mix, butter and egg with electric mixer on low speed until well mixed.
• Stir in oats until crumbly (use fingers if necessary). Reserve 1 cup cake mixture. Press remaining mixture in pan (use plastic wrap or waxed paper to press mixture if it is sticky).
• In heavy 2-quart saucepan, heat caramels and milk over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until melted. Pour over chocolate layer in pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and pecans. Crumble reserved cake mixture into small pieces; sprinkle over top.
• Bake 24 to 29 minutes or until caramel bubbles along edges and cake mixture on top appears crisp and dry. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen bars. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered.

OATMEAL CHOCOLATE FUDGE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cream butter, sugar and salt in a mixer.
• Add flour and oatmeal, blend until it holds together.
• Heat milk in a pan and add chocolate chips.
• Use low heat and stir until the chips are melted and you have a smooth chocolate cream.
• Using a 9x13 pan, press 3/4 of the dough mixture in the pan, spreading and patting it to cover the whole surface.
• Pour chocolate cream over crust.
• Crumble last bit of dough over the chocolate, creating a third spotty layer.
• Bake for 30 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Cool, cut, transfer to a wax paper lined tray and allow to firm up a bit before serving- I leave them for a few hours and they become fudge-like, but they are still yummy if you eat them sooner than that.
• You can also use a smaller pan- I have used a 10" square and just baked a little longer for a thicker bar, which required a longer cooling time as well.
• Note: removing to the wax paper is necessary-- if you cool them too long in the pan they are hard to remove, as the bottom crust tends to stick to the pan.

CHOCOLATE-FUDGY CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Line 8-inch square baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Spray foil lightly with cooking spray; set aside. Melt 2 Tbsp. butter. Mix with graham crumbs and 1 Tbsp. sugar; press onto bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of pan.
• Microwave chocolate and remaining butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Add 3/4 cup sugar; mix well. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour until well blended. Spread half of the chocolate mixture over crust; set aside.
• Microwave caramel bits and water in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. stirring after 1 min. Stir until caramel bits are completely melted and mixture is well blended; pour over chocolate batter on crust. Top with remaining chocolate batter and walnuts. Press walnuts lightly into batter to secure.
• Bake 15 to 20 min. or until center is set. Cool completely.