{"id":37421,"date":"2023-12-06T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/?p=37421"},"modified":"2025-01-02T13:23:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T21:23:35","slug":"caramelitas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/caramelitas\/","title":{"rendered":"Caramelitas Family Favorite Chocolate Caramel Oat Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Who doesn't love a decadent treat? Caramelitas are a delicious combination of ooey-gooey caramel, buttery oat cookie, semi-sweet chocolate, and crunchy nuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only are they incredibly delicious, but they are so easy to make. Which makes them perfect for a special occasion or anytime you want a little something sweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My mother-in-law makes these every year at Christmas time, along with about 15-20 others. Many of us would be perfectly content if she only made these. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used her recipe (below, in her own handwriting!) to make these:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Except, I used butter instead of margarine and changed up the caramel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caramel Options for Caramelitas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first time I made these exactly as directed. Unwrapping 50 caramels from their little plastic straitjackets then melting them with milk is not a lot of fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A jar of caramel sauce is much easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, when I went to make these for the marching band Bake Sale recently, I'd forgotten to buy the caramel sauce. So, I made my own with a can of sweetened condensed milk, butter and brown sugar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boiling a can of sweetened condensed milk works, but it takes 3 hours and the flavor profile isn't quite right. This method is faster and more like caramel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make sweetened condensed milk caramel<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n