Caramel Cappuccino Bars
Ready In: 30 mins
Serves: 24
Yields: 48 bars
Ingredients
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 2 1⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups brown sugar, packed
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee or 1 tablespoon espresso powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3⁄4 cup caramel ice cream topping
- 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
- In a large bowl mix oats, flour, 1 cup pecans, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar and beat until combined. Beat in eggs, 1 tablespoon coffee powder, and vanilla until combined.
- Beat in as much of the oat mixture as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining mixture with a wooden spoon. Reserve 2 cups of the mixture for the topping.
- Using floured hands, press remaining oat mixture evenly into bottom of prepared pan. Spread caramel topping evenly over crust to within 1/4 inch of edges. Drop spoonfuls of reserved topping mixture over caramel topping; sprinkle with 1/2 cup pecans.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until edges are set (do not overbake). Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.
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