Favorite Chocolate Caramel Nut Bars

Favorite Chocolate Caramel Nut Bars recipe

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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:6/23/2011

Fantastic bars!! So easy to make and oh soooo good!! After 2 days the bars were gone - was told to make again soon

rileyavery

posted:11/2/2010

I took this to a family get-together and it was a big hit! Chocolate, caramel & nuts...a great combination!

a cook

posted:10/26/2010

I have already shared it with several people - they are delicious - really easy to make but taste like they are a lot of work!

raysbysix

posted:10/5/2010

picked this recipe to make based on reviews that said it travels well.

qwertygirl01

posted:12/7/2009

I have been making these for over ten years and they are always a hit. I use chocolate chips instead of chunks, and I always skip the step of scattering more chocolate and nuts on top of the second layer of cake mix/dough. In my experience, they don't ever really adhere very well, and tend to fall off and be messy. I can get plenty of nuts and chips directly on top of the caramel.

chelsea08

posted:11/28/2009

Made this for Thanksgiving-everyone loved it!! Definitely a keeper

lmontoya

posted:10/7/2009

Made this for my son for his birthday, what a hit! All the kids loved and so did the parents. Will definately make this again, so YUMMY!!

albean

posted:9/21/2009

This is an excellent recipe. Everyone in our family loved it. I substituted pecans for the walnuts and it was even better. Next time I need a dessert I will definitely make this.

danimcdonald

posted:9/13/2009

Everyone in my family, and people at work raved about these bars! I used a plain chocolate cake mix, and milk chocolate chips instead of the chocolate chunks.Fantastic!!!

a cook

posted:8/28/2009

These were awesome. I made them with pecans because they go so well with the caramels and chocolate. They were like a Turtle Brownie. Took them to work and everybody raved about them. Will definitely make again.