June 2015 Rotation

Twix Caramelitas

Ingredients
3/4 cup butter, melted
3/4 cup brown sugar
pinch of salt
3/4 cup of flour
1 cup old fashioned oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
5 milk chocolate bars (I used symphony bars)
24 caramels
1/4 cup evaporated milk
10 twix minis, chopped (I used bite sized, and chopped them in half-and did as many as would fit)

Instructions
1. In a glass bowl, unwrap the caramels and add the evaporated milk. Melt in the microwave in 30
second intervals, stirring between. Set aside.
2. Heat the oven to 350.
3. In a bowl, combine the melted butter, brown sugar, flour, oats, salt, and baking soda. Stir to
combine and press 1/3 into an 8x9" pan. (I put them in a 9" pie plate.) Bake for 8-10 minutes and remove from the oven.
4. Lay the chocolate down, top with caramel and twix and sprinkle the remaining crust mixture on
top. Bake an additional 15 minutes and set aside to cool before cutting. Or serve warm, which is
our favorite but more messy.  (I think it would have been yummier with vanilla ice cream!)

http://www.ohsweetbasil.com/twix-carmelitas-recipe.html

Peanut Butter Brownie Caramelitas

Ingredients
1 cup butter melted, then cooled
4 eggs
2 teaspoons McCormick® vanilla
2 cups white sugar
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup peanut butter morsels
1 eleven ounce bag of Kraft® Caramel Bits
1 teaspoon McCormick® vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk (I used whipping cream!) 

Instructions
1. Melt butter in microwave and set aside to cool slightly.
2. Sift together all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
3. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with the vanilla. Add into the dry ingredients and gently stir.
4. Pour the melted butter into brownie mixture and mix until just incorporated.
5. Spread 1/2 of the brownie batter (about 2 cups) into a prepared 9-inch square pan and bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees.

Caramel Sauce
6. Place caramel bits in a medium saucepan and turn heat to medium-low. Add in milk and stir until all caramel bits are melted (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat and add in vanilla, stir to fully incorporate.
7. When time is up, remove brownie from oven and cover with 1 cup of peanut butter morsels. (I used more than 1 cup)
8. Pour caramel sauce over over peanut butter morsels.
9. Cover caramel sauce with remaining two cups of brownie batter.  (This didn't really "spread" over the caramel sauce for me--I just dropped it in about 9 dollops around the pan...)
10. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until edges start to get a little dark. (It took more like 30-35 min to bake.)
11. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely, at least 4 hours.

http://iambaker.net/peanut-butter-brownie-caramelitas/