Desserts

Caramel Crunch Bars

photo by:kraft

Creamy, crunchy, melty, salty, sweet. And as if that weren’t enough to make this the most mouthwatering bar you'll ever eat, there’s the chocolate drizzle. Yum.

time

prep:

10 min

total:

1 hr 10 min

servings

total:

12 servings

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What You Need

4-1/2

HONEY MAID Honey Grahams

pkg. (11 oz.) KRAFT Caramel Bits

Tbsp. milk

1/2

cup PLANTERS COCKTAIL Peanuts

1/2

cup JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallows

1/2

cup coarsely crushed pretzels

pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted

Make It

LINE 8-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray foil with cooking spray. Place grahams on bottom of pan, cutting to fit if necessary.

MICROWAVE caramel bits and milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until caramel bits are completely melted and mixture is blended, stirring every 30 sec. Pour over grahams; top with next 3 ingredients. Drizzle with chocolate.

REFRIGERATE at least 1 hour. Use foil handles to remove dessert from pan before cutting into bars to serve.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Prepare using HONEY MAID Chocolate Grahams.

Take Along

These bars travel well. Store in airtight container at room temperature before transporting to your destination.

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gumbo15

posted:5/2/2012

Wonderful. A keeper...

sylkwill

posted:12/20/2010

To previous posters: use caramel bits, so no unwrapping needed. These came out delicious, sweet and savory, would definitely make again

a cook

posted:12/19/2010

Just forgot to factor in the time it takes to unwrap all of those carmels. Not sure it's worth it

a cook

posted:12/1/2010

I did not like how this receipe turned out. Making was easy but the caramel melted the graham cracker bottom and them the bars would stick to the plate. If you took them out of the refrigerator they became to mushy and if you keep in the refrigrator they became to hard.

Max011

posted:11/29/2010

Great, however, I found that the marshmellows got stale after a day.

a cook

posted:11/18/2010

Very gooy.

kevsmom01

posted:11/14/2010

After reading the reviews I tweeked a couple of things and it came out excellent. First I did not use foil. I sprayed my pan with non-stick spray. Had no problems getting it out of the pain. Then after reading the caramel went under the graham crackers I layered the bottom with graham crackers and to seal the cracks because they do not align perfectly I crushed more grahams to sprinkle in between the cracks. It worked! The last thing I changed I don't know if this made a difference or not I substituted evaporated milk (only because I had some left from a recipe earlier). Anyway the carmel was smooth and set perfect in the fridge had no problems with this recipe. Did I mention it was delicious.

kristiw1970

posted:11/2/2010

These were delicious. I made three batches in one weekend because my family loved them so much. One suggestion - after reading the reviews I mixed the pretzels and the nuts in the caramel before putting them on the crackers and I pressed the marshmellows into the caramel after putting them on. I only used two blocks of chocolate and they were perfect. If you completely cut the entire pan as soon as they come out of the frig there is no problem cutting them because the caramel sticks. I also stacked them on parchment paper and had no problems later.

willowsweims

posted:10/26/2010

Yummy !! Oh so good... Try them you will love them..

hopemccarty

posted:10/20/2010

Loved it and it was easy to make. Really sweet so if you like sweet stuff with a little crunch this is what you want. It reminds me of the candy bar take five.