M & M Caramel Bars - Use up That Leftover Halloween Candy!

Submitted by senseicheryl

"I received an email from the www.recipe4living.com website and the title of the email said "31 recipes to use up that leftover Halloween candy.""

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 24 bars
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 32 caramels
• 157.80 ml evaporated milk
• 236.59 ml flour
• 236.59 ml oatmeal, uncooked
• 236.59 ml nuts, chopped
• 118.29 ml brown sugar, packed
• 2.46 ml baking soda
• 2.46 ml salt
• 118.29 ml butter, melted
• 354.88 ml M&M's

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
2. Combine caramels and milk in pan and cook until melted, stirring constantly.
3. Combine flour, oatmeal, nuts, sugar, soda and salt; add butter and mix well. Reserve 1°C for the top. Press remaining mixture in bottom of your prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
4. Sprinkle 1 cup M&M's over crust, drizzle caramel mixture over candy, then sprinkle reserved crumbs over caramel and rest of M&M's.
5. Bake 20 to 25 minutes longer.