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Carmelitas Recipe
Robyn Stone
Updated Nov 11, 2021
Carmelitas make an easy dessert recipe that everyone loves. Made with a buttery oat crust and topping, chocolate chips, caramel, and pecans, they are a favorite!
Through the years, I’ve tweaked her original recipe, adding nuts, removing nuts, adding more chocolate, but always keeping that delicious crust that encases it all! I’m not sure what ever happened to the Carmelita of my youth, but I can’t help but think she’d be smitten with her namesake bars as much as I am.
Here’s my Carmelitas recipe. I hope you love them as much as we do!
Ingredients
- ▢ 2 cups ( 240 g ) all-purpose flour
- ▢ 2 cups ( 178 g ) quick-cooking oats
- ▢ 1 teaspoon ( 6 g ) baking soda
- ▢ 1/4 teaspoon ( 0.6 g ) kosher salt
- ▢ 1 1/2 cups ( 320 g ) brown sugar
- ▢ 1 cup ( 226 g ) butter , softened
- ▢ 1 cup ( 170 g ) chocolate chips
- ▢ 1/2 cup ( 57 g ) chopped pecans
- ▢ 1 cup ( 328 g ) salted caramel sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º F. Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with nonstick baking spray or lightly butter and set aside.
- Combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, and softened butter in the bowl of a mixer.
- Mix on low until crumbly with a paddle attachment or mix with a wooden spoon, if desired.
- Press half the crumb mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 12 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips and chopped pecans over the crust. Pour the salted caramel sauce over the chocolate chips and nuts. Add the remaining crumb mixture on top of the caramel sauce. Do not press.
- Return the baking dish to the oven and bake until the crust begins to brown, about 15 more minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. You may refrigerate to shorten the cooling time, if preferred. Cut into squares or bars and serve.
Nutrition
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Enjoy! Robyn xo
Carmelitas Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups ( 240 g ) all-purpose flour
- 2 cups ( 178 g ) quick-cooking oats
- 1 teaspoon ( 6 g ) baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ( 0.6 g ) kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups ( 320 g ) brown sugar
- 1 cup ( 226 g ) butter softened
- 1 cup ( 170 g ) chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup ( 57 g ) chopped pecans
- 1 cup ( 328 g ) salted caramel sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º F. Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with nonstick baking spray or lightly butter and set aside.
- Combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, and softened butter in the bowl of a mixer.
- Mix on low until crumbly with a paddle attachment or mix with a wooden spoon, if desired.
- Press half the crumb mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 12 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips and chopped pecans over the crust. Pour the salted caramel sauce over the chocolate chips and nuts. Add the remaining crumb mixture on top of the caramel sauce. Do not press.
- Return the baking dish to the oven and bake until the crust begins to brown, about 15 more minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. You may refrigerate to shorten the cooling time, if preferred. Cut into squares or bars and serve.
Nutrition
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