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

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

Ingredients

• 32  caramels
• 2⁄3 cup evaporated milk
• 1  cup flour
• 1  cup oatmeal, uncooked
• 1  cup  nuts, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
• 1 1⁄2 cups  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.