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Fully Loaded Bars

The surprise twist to chocolate, caramel, oat and nut bars? Pretzels!

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Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 1 hr 50 min
Servings 36

Ingredients

3/4: cup packed brown sugar

3/4: cup butter or margarine, softened

1: egg

1 1/2: cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1: cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats

1: bag (14 oz) caramels, unwrapped

1/3: cup half-and-half

1: cup semisweet chocolate chunks

1: cup coarsely chopped mixed nuts

1/4: cup broken pretzel twists

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F (if using dark or nonstick pan, heat oven to 325°F). Grease 13x9-inch pan with shortening or spray with cooking spray.
2 In large bowl, beat brown sugar, butter and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour and oats. Spread in pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown.
3 Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat caramels and half-and-half over low heat, stirring occasionally, until caramels are melted. Pour caramel mixture over crust. Sprinkle with chocolate chunks, nuts and pretzels.
4 Bake 5 to 8 minutes or until chocolate is softened. Cool about 1 hour or until chocolate is set. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.

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Pop these crunchy-chewy bars into the refrigerator for quick cooling.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 180
Calories from Fat: 80),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 9g; 9%
(Saturated Fat 4g, 4% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 20mg; 20%;
Sodium: 90mg; 90%;
Total Carbohydrate: 23g; 23%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 13g 13% ),
Protein: 3g; 3%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 4%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

1 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 1/6/2010 2:19:00 PM REPORT ABUSE angelicamartin said:

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These are good, but the caramel never would set up.

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Posted 4/20/2009 8:49:37 PM REPORT ABUSE Gymcoach123 said:

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This recipe was fabulous! I made it for volunteer appreciation night at school and everyone went crazy for the bars!

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Posted 4/9/2007 10:17:57 AM REPORT ABUSE Super! said:

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I made these for a pot-luck, at work. I only had taken a little corner. When I went to get a bigger piece THEY WERE GONE!!!! So, next day I made some for home. Went to bed, next morning GONE! my teens ate them all!Needless to say these are great! I did a little sustituting each time. Candy covered macadamian nuts chopped up on the first batch, and peanut brittle on the second batch. Toppings can be endless. I also cut back on the flour and added in extra oatmeal instead.

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