Favorite Chocolate Caramel Nut Bars

Favorite Chocolate Caramel Nut Bars recipe

photo by:kraft

Chocolate chunks, walnuts and gooey caramel are sandwiched between a chocolate crust and topping in these rich, decadent bar cookies.

time

prep:

30 min

total:

48 min

servings

total:

32 servings, 1 bar each

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What You Need

bag (14 oz.) KRAFT Caramels

can (5 oz.) evaporated milk, divided

pkg. (2-layer size) German chocolate cake mix with pudding in the mix

1/2

cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted

1-1/2

cups chopped PLANTERS Walnuts, divided

cup BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunks, divided

Make It

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Place caramels and 1/3 cup of the milk in heavy saucepan; cook on low heat until caramels are completely melted, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; set aside. Mix remaining milk, dry cake mix and butter in large bowl. Press half of the cake mixture firmly onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan to form crust. Bake 10 minutes.

SPRINKLE 1 cup of the walnuts and 1/2 cup of the chocolate chunks over crust. Top with caramel mixture; carefully spread to edges of pan. Top with teaspoonfuls of the remaining cake mixture; press gently into caramel mixture with back of spoon. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup each walnuts and chocolate chunks.

BAKE an additional 18 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely. Cut into 32 bars to serve.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Use Your Microwave

To melt the caramels in the microwave, place caramels and 1/3 cup of the milk in medium microwavable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 3 to 4 minutes or until caramels are completely melted, stirring every 2 minutes.

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a cook

posted:10/3/2005

Make sure to let cool completely or caramel will be too chewy; great with or without nuts! Next time I want to try it with semi-sweet morsels instead of baking squares for an easier recipe; also, I want to try it with pecans instead of walnuts for a "turtle treat"!

a cook

posted:4/28/2005

These bars are AMAZING! I have made them several times and I constantly have my friends asking to make them again...keeper recipe!

Arial's Mom

posted:4/14/2005

has anyone tried this with a different cake type - like maybe devil's food or butter yellow?

sandi6569

posted:3/19/2005

I have made these bars several times and always get rave reviews. Great for an office goody day or to please your better half!

loverofthelord

posted:2/4/2005

I thought this recipe was awsome. They were very moist and gooey.

domesticgodess4

posted:2/4/2005

Very good!! We ate them while they were still warm and they were pretty messy. Maybe try refrigerating before cutting?

Yummy_Roxy

posted:12/26/2004

This was a very good recipe, especially since it still tasted great after overcooking it 30min.

a cook

posted:9/26/2004

I have made this recipe numerous times over the past several years. It is always a hit with family and friends, and very simple to make - the most difficult and time-consuming task was opening all the caramels.

a cook

posted:12/2/2003

Wow! What a great bar cookie! Nothing left but a few stray walnuts in the pan! Everyone LOVED these....very yummy!

a cook