Choc-Oat Caramel Chewies
No one will guess they are eating 'light' when they take a bite of these delicious caramel chewies.
Recipe Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups quick or old-fashioned oats
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed Splenda® Brown Sugar Blend
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, melted
2 cups (12-ounce package) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Cooking Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease bottom of 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
- Combine oats, 1 1/2 cups flour, Splenda® Brown Sugar Blend, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Stir in butter; mix well. Reserve 1 cup oat mixture; press remaining oat mixture onto bottom of prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with morsels and nuts. Mix caramel topping with remaining flour in small bowl; drizzle over nuts to within 1/4 inch of pan edges. Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.
- Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack; refrigerate until firm. Cut into bars.
Makes 30 bars.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1 bar): Calories 190 | Calories from Fat 100 | Fat 11g (sat 5.0g) | Cholesterol 10mg | Sodium 105mg | Carbohydrates 22g | Fiber 2g | Sugars 12g | Protein 3g.
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