Caramel Nut Bars are easy to make. If you like this recipe you’ll want to check out my Salted Nut Roll Bars recipe which is very similar. This recipe has a salted nut bar base and it’s topped with caramel, which gives it a rich taste. These bars are for all of the caramel lovers out there! However, I have to warn you about these bars. Once you eat one bar, it will be hard to stop eating them. The first time I served these bars to my family they loved them. They couldn’t stop raving about how it was the perfect combination of a salty and sweet treat!
These are no bake bars so you can give your oven a break. You can even let your kids make these bars, since it’s a simple recipe. So put your little bakers to work!
Caramel Nut Bars Recipe
Ingredients
- 16 oz. Roasted salted peanuts
- 12 oz. Peanut butter chips
- 10 oz. Bag of miniature marshmallows
- 14 oz. Can of sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/2 tbsp. Butter
- 11 oz. Bag of baking caramel squares
- 3 tbsp Heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Grease a 9x13 pan.
- Sprinkle half of the peanuts in the bottom of the pan.
- Melt peanut butter chips and butter together.
- Stir in sweetened condensed milk.
- Mix in marshmallows and make sure all marshmallows are coated.
- Pour mixture on top of peanuts in the pan.
- Sprinkle the rest of the peanuts on top and press down on them to make sure they stick.
- Refrigerate for a couple hours.
- Unwrap caramels and put them in a microwave safe bowl and add heavy whipping cream. Microwave for 20 second increments and stir until caramel is melted. Don’t over heat the caramel.
- Dip the top of each bar into caramel and place them on wax paper to cool. Make sure you don’t have any caramel dripping onto the wax paper. The caramel sticks to wax paper and to the bottom of pans. Enjoy!
This is what the bars will look like before you dip them in caramel.
Directions: How to make Caramel Nut Bars
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Grease a 9×13 pan.
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Sprinkle half of the peanuts in the bottom of the pan.
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Melt peanut butter chips and butter together.
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Stir in sweetened condensed milk.
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Mix in marshmallows and make sure all marshmallows are coated.
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Pour mixture on top of peanuts in the pan.
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Sprinkle the rest of the peanuts on top and press down on them to make sure they stick.
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Refrigerate for a couple hours.
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Unwrap caramels and put them in a microwave safe bowl and add heavy whipping cream. Microwave for 20 second increments and stir until caramel is melted. Don’t over heat the caramel.
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Make sure to only spread the caramel on top of the bars and do not dip each bar in caramel. The caramel sticks to wax paper and to the bottom of pans.
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When you store the bars, don’t place them on top of each other and don’t use wax paper in-between as a separator. Store these bars in a pan with only one layer. If you stack the bars on top of each other they will stick.
Can you freeze Caramel Nut Bars?
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Yes, you can freeze these bars. Take the bars out of the freezer for about 20 minutes before serving, so the caramel can get softer.
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