Oatmeal Carmelitas

By KRed

Dave found. A chewy chocolate filling rests on an oatmeal-brown sugar crust in these winning bars.
Serving Size: 1 Bar Calories 200

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2 cups (8.8 oz.) Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour
• 2 cups (6.8 oz.)quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1 1/2 (10.5 oz. )cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups margarine or butter, softened
• Filling:
• 1 (12.5-oz.) jar (1 cup) caramel ice cream topping
• 3 tablespoons Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour
• 1 (6-oz.) pkg. (1 cup) semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (I don't add)

Details

Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 175mins
Adapted from pillsbury.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In large bowl, combine all crust ingredients; mix at low speed until crumbly. Reserve half of crumb mixture (about 3 cups) for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture in bottom of greased pan. Bake at 350°F. for 10 minutes:

2 Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine caramel topping and 3 tablespoons flour; blend well:

3 Remove partially baked crust from oven; sprinkle with chocolate chips and nuts. Drizzle evenly with caramel mixture; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture:

4 Return to oven; bake an additional 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until filling is set. Cut into bars: