TO DIE for Chocolate Caramel Bars

WARNING!! WARNING!! These are so amazing and delicious that you will probably eat the entire batch unless you share with family and friends!!! Just wanted to warn you bc I don't want to be at fault when you cant control yourself! lol  I have this problem and often times just go with it bc why not?! I work out, I deserve a pan full of heavenly goodness. I'm sure a few crunches will burn the entire batch off, right?? My mom and sis in law both make this, one with and one without nuts for those allergic family members (my HUBBY). Both are equally as yummy. Here's the one with nuts:

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 flour
• 1 c quick oats
• 1/2 C brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 C Cold butter
• 1 C chopped walnuts
• 2o caramels
• 1 14oz can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk
• 2 C chocolate chips (or more if you love the heavenly morsel)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven 375*
2. Mix in large bowl: flour, oats, baking soda, & salt (*this is crumb mix)
3. Cut in butter until crumbly
4. Save 1 1/2 C of crumb mix and press rest into 13x9" pan and bake for 15 mins.
5. Add walnuts to saved crumb mix
6. In saucepan on low heat: melt caramel with milk
7. Layer chocolate chips, caramel mix, then crumb mix onto pressed mix and bake for 20 minutes.

That's it! That's all it takes to make a piece of Heaven! Enjoy!!!!


written by Brandi

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Steel Cut Oats Recipes

video by Heather

 I started cooking steel cut oats in the crockpot so that my family and I could wake up to a yummy, healthy and FILLING breakfast. My family isn't always the easiest to please, but these recipes has been a success with the masses. You can cook this on low over night, or put on High for  2 1/2 hours at night then store it in the fridge and warm up in morning (just add a lil liquid-almond milk, milk before warming)

Here are a few recipes that our families like:
***makes3-4 Servings

Maple/Brown Sugar Oats

• 2 tbs real maple syrup
• 2 tbs flax seed (optional)
• 1 cup uncooked steel cut oats
• 3 tbs brown sugar
• 1½ C unsweetened almond milk
• 1½ C water
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbs coconut butter/ or butter 

Spray crock pot with non stick spray

Add all ingredients in crock pot and stir

Chocolate Oats

1 c. steel-cut oats

4 c. water

1/2 c. almond milk 

1 T. cocoa powder

1 t. vanilla

1/4 t. salt

2 T. coconut sugar or brown sugar

Spray crock pot with non-stick spray. Combine the water, milk, vanilla.

Whisk in the cocoa, sugar, and salt.

Stir in the oats.

Spray crock pot with non-stick spray (this prevents the oatmeal from sticking).
* This recipe is best cooked for 21/2 hours on high in the crockpot. It sticks too much for overnight cooking.

***my kids like to add some brown sugar when I use coconut sugar to sweeten it up. I prefer to add peanut butter~yum!!! Chocolate and pb!!! Yes, seriously, what goes better together then those 2 ingredients!? I put the mini health chocolate bars on top for effect. As much as I wanted to eat the lil melting morsel, I with strained since it was 6:30 am ;), I should get an award.

Apple Cinnamon Oats

• 1/2 C Steel Cut Oats
• 1 3/4 C water
• 1/2 C peeled & chopped apple
• 1/4 C raisins
• 1 tbs butter
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
  1Tbs Brown Sugar

Spray crock pot with non stick spray

Add all ingredients in crock pot and stir

A 1/2 cup serving of cooked steel-cut oatmeal without anything in it provides only 150 calories. It is a great  source of complex carbohydrates, and provides 4 g of soluble fiber, which works to lower cholesterol. It also provides 5 g of protein.  Some other great options to add to your oats to make it even healthier: berries, wheat germ, and all nuts! Get crazy! and get healthy!  Let us know how you like your Steel Cut Oats!

Written By Brandi

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