Chocolate Caramel Cracker Bars

Make them on Saturday and they'll be gone by Monday! These chocolate and caramel bars with a cracker crust are just that good.

Chocolate Caramel Cracker Bars

Average Rating: 4.588235

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Cook: 10 min. + chilling
YIELD: 27 bars.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon plus 3/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 45 Club crackers (2-1/2x1 inch)
  • 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • 1. Line a 9-in. square baking pan with foil and grease the foil with 1 teaspoon butter. Arrange a single layer of crackers in the pan.
  • 2. In a large saucepan, combine milk, brown sugar, corn syrup and remaining butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to maintain a low boil; cook and stir 7 minutes. Remove from heat. Evenly spread a third of the mixture over the crackers. Repeat cracker and caramel layers twice.
  • 3. Immediately sprinkle chocolate chips over caramel; let stand 3-5 minutes or until glossy. Spread over top. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or until chocolate is set. Using foil, lift layers out of pan; cut into 3x1-in. bars.

Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 176 calories, 10g fat (6g saturated fat), 19mg cholesterol, 126mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.