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Caramel Oatmeal Bars Recipe

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Prep Time:
30 min

Cook Time:
35 Min

Servings:
3 Servings

Difficulty:
Easy

Prep Time:
30 min

Cook Time:
35 Min

Servings:
3 Servings

Difficulty:
Easy

INGREDIENTS

  • 3/4 C. Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
  • 1 1/2 C. McCann’s® Quick Cooking Rolled Irish Oats
  • 3/4 C. firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 C. all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 C. whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
  • 1/4 tsp. Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon
  • 1 1/3 C. milk chocolate chips
  • 1/2 C. chopped walnuts
  • 1 (12.5 oz.) jar caramel sauce

DIRECTIONS

  1. HEAT oven to 350°F. Coat a 9 x 9-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
  2. BEAT shortening, oats, brown sugar, 1/2 C. flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda and cinnamon in large bowl with an electric mixer at low speed until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 1/2 C. for topping. Press remaining crumbs into prepared pan.
  3. BAKE 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Sprinkle chocolate chips and nuts over crust. Stir together caramel sauce and 3 Tbsp. flour until well blended. Drizzle over chocolate chips and nuts. Top with reserved 1/2 C. crumbs.
  4. BAKE an additional 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. While still warm, run a knife around the outside edge of pan. Cool completely on rack.

Nutrition

Serving size
(1 bar, 1/36 of recipe)

  • Calories 160
  • Calories from Fat60g
  • Total Fat 7g
  • Saturated Fat 2g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
  • Monounsaturated Fat 0g
  • Cholesterol 0mg
  • Sodium 50mg
  • Potassium 0mg
  • Total Carbohydrates 21g
  • Dietary Fiber 1g
  • Sugars 13g
  • Protein 2g
  • Vitamin A 0%
  • Vitamin C 0%
  • Vitamin D 0%
  • Calcium 0%
  • Thiamin 0%
  • Niacin 0%
  • Zinc 0%
  • Riboflavin 0%
  • Iron 0%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet