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Chewy Chocolate Caramel Bars
Ingredients
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1
package 2-layer-size German chocolate cake mix
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3/4
cup butter, melted
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1
5 ounce can (2/3 cup) evaporated milk
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1
14 ounce package vanilla caramels, unwrapped
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1
cup chopped walnuts
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1
cup semisweet chocolate pieces
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degreesF. Grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan; set aside.
2. In large bowl, combine cake mix, melted butter and 1/3 cup of the evaporated milk. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Spread half the dough in prepared baking pan; set aside remaining dough. In a heavy large saucepan combine caramels and remaining 1/3 cup evaporated milk. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted and smooth. Pour evenly over dough layer in pan. Sprinkle with nuts and chocolate pieces. Crumble remaining dough evenly over nuts and chocolate pieces.
3. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Makes 48 bars.
From the Test Kitchen
- Storage Layer cookies between waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
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I made these for a holiday party and most people threw them away. If you cook them for the time on the recipe, they seem too raw; but if you cook them until the dough looks cooked (30 - 35 mins), the caramel is too chewy and sticks to your teeth. Would not make this again.
12/17/2011 12:07:15 PM Report Abusenot anything like the picture. The timing is so off, it was greasy! Would never do it again
11/13/2011 03:20:28 PM Report AbuseI had a German Choc cake mix on hand so I used that. I also used the little caramel balls. The cooking time IS off a bit and my oven is slow anyway. It really does not look like the picture. IF I make these again i will use probably 3/4 of the batter on the bottom and not so much to try to crumble on top. Not sure if I will make again tho.
11/7/2011 01:28:31 PM Report AbuseUsed an 11 oz prepackaged unwrapped caramel balls and it worked fine. Cooked it for 30 min., 5 min. longer than it called for. No problem cutting it out of the pan. Kept great for a week, which was all the longer it lasted as we rationed our bars each day.
11/3/2011 10:41:48 AM Report AbuseLML--I want to make this recipe, but how do you crumble wet cake dough?
9/7/2011 08:44:11 PM Report Abuse