DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL-NUT BARS

Delicious Chocolate-Caramel-Nut Bars image

Start with a cake base, then add pecans, chocolate chunks and a layer of luscious caramel. Hey, we don't call these bars delicious for nothing!

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 48m

Yield 32 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 pkg. (12 oz.) KRAFT Caramel Bits
1 can (5 oz.) evaporated milk, divided
1 pkg. (2-layer size) German chocolate cake mix with pudding in the mix
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1-1/2 cups chopped pecans, divided
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks, divided

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Cook caramel bits and 1/3 cup milk in saucepan on low heat until caramels are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
Mix remaining milk, cake mix, cinnamon and butter; press half onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Bake 10 min.
Sprinkle 1 cup nuts and 1/2 cup chocolate chunks over crust. Top with caramel mixture; spread carefully to completely cover crust. Top with teaspoonfuls of the remaining cake mix mixture; press gently into caramel mixture with back of spoon. Sprinkle with remaining nuts and chocolate.
Bake 18 min. or until lightly browned. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 190, Fat 11 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Sodium 180 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g