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DESSERTS: BARS
Chocolate Oatmeal Carmelitas
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Chocolate- Oatmeal Carmelitas |
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Quite possibly
the best bar recipe out there...
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3
cups + 3 Tbsp. |
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all-purpose flour, divided |
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1½
tsp |
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baking soda |
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½
tsp |
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salt |
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4
sticks |
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(1
pound) unsalted butter, softened |
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3
cups |
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quick-cooking rolled oats |
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2¼
cups |
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light brown sugar |
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1½
cups |
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(16
ounces) dulce de leche* |
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1½
cups |
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semi-sweet chocolate chips |
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¾
cup |
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chopped pecans |
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Preheat oven
to 350°F. Butter a 9x13-inch metal baking pan. |
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In a large
bowl, whisk 3 cups of the flour with the baking
soda and salt. Add the butter, oats and brown
sugar and mix until combined. In a small bowl,
mix the dulce de leche with the remaining 3
Tbsp. flour. |
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3 |
Pat half of
the oat mixture into the baking pan. Bake for 15
minutes. Scatter half of the chocolate chips and
pecans over the crust. Dollop half of the dulce
de leche mixture on top. Crumble the remaining
oat mixture evenly into the pan. Cover with the
remaining chocolate chips, pecans and dollops of
dulce de leche. |
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Bake for
about 35 minutes, or until the edges are set.
Let stand, uncovered at room temperature
overnight. Cut the carmelitas into bars and
serve. |
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Yield: 24 bars |
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Cooking Tips |
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*You can make your
own dulce de leche (latin caramel sauce), or you can
purchase pre-made dulce de leche in a can or bottle.
Nestle makes it (among other manufacturers.) We found
ours in the Latin section of our market. |
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**Once cooled, the
carmelitas can be kept in an airtight container at room
temperature for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 1
month. |
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Recipe Source |
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Food and Wine |
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Ratings:
****Restaurant
Quality!- would
make it again. "These were so incredibly amazing. I
split them up and served them at two different events, where they were
very well received. Many asked where they could get the recipe!"
-San Diego, CA
***Liked it, but
didn't love it!- would
not make it again. "I
made these last night and cut into them this morning. They are OK at
best. I think that any dessert that makes me wait a day to taste it
should be fantastic and this just wasn't. They look impressive but the
flavor didn't meld together like I had hoped. Just too much going on.
I'm also not sure what the Dulce de Leche really did for the bar- its
sort of bland I think in this? Pretty though"
***Hey, This One's a
Keeper!- would
make it again. "A
hit with the family and co-workers!"
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