Oatmeal Double-Chocolate Caramel Bars Recipe

Ingredients

Homemade Caramel Sauce

• ¼ cup butter

• ½ cup Truvia Brown Sugar Blend

• ½ cup heavy whipping cream

• ½ tsp vanilla

Bars

• 2 cups quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats

• ¾ cup unbleached flour

• ¾ cup whole wheat flour

• ½ cup Truvia Brown Sugar Blend

• 1 tsp baking soda

• ½ tsp salt

• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened

• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

• ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips

• ½ cup candy-coated chocolate candies

Directions

• 1.  

  Heat oven to 350° F.

• 2.  

  Make caramel sauce: Microwave butter in 4-cup microwaveable measuring cup or medium microwaveable bowl until melted, about 45 seconds. Stir in Truvia Brown Sugar Blend and whipping cream. Microwave 2-2 ½ minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, or until mixture is bubbly and slightly thickened. Stir in vanilla. Cool at least 10 minutes.

• 3.  

  Combine dry ingredients. Add softened butter and mix with pastry blender or fork until it resembles coarse crumbs.

• 4.  

  Reserve 1 cup crumbs. Press remaining crumbs into a greased 9x13 baking pan.

• 5.  

  Bake 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes.

• 6.  

  Drizzle caramel sauce over crust.

• 7.  

  Sprinkle nuts, chips and candies over caramel layer. Crumble remaining 1 cup crumbs over top.

• 8.  

  Bake 10-15 minutes or until top is lightly browned. Cut into 48 bars when cool.