German Chocolate Caramel Bars Recipes

GOOEY CHOCOLATE CARMEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup of the butter with the cake mix and egg. Work the mixture with your hands until everything is well blended. The mixture will be crumbly. Press the mixture evenly into a 10 x15 inch jellyroll pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove and cool for 10 minutes.
• In a saucepan , combine the remaining 1/2 cup of butter with the evaporated milk and caramels, over medium heat. Stir occasionally until smooth. Remove from heat and pour the mixture over the baked crust, turning the pan from side to side so that it is evenly coated.
• Return to the oven, and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until it is bubbly all over. Cool and drizzle with icing. Allow icing to set before cutting into squares.
• To make the icing, stir together the confectioners' sugar with the water and vanilla until smooth. If the icing is too thick, add more water. If it is too thin, add more confectioners' sugar.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Lightly grease or spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan.
• In medium bowl, mix butter and cake mix with fork until crumbly; reserve 1 cup. Press remaining mixture in bottom of pan.
• Bake 10 minutes. Sprinkle chocolate chips over baked layer. Drop frosting by tablespoonfuls over chocolate chips. Stir milk into reserved cake mixture. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto frosting layer.
• Bake 24 to 28 minutes or until cake portion is slightly dry to touch; cool 10 minutes. Carefully loosen edges of bars with knife. Cool completely. Refrigerate until firm. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Store loosely covered.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over low heat, melt caramels with 1/4 cup milk; stir until smooth. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Beat in dry cake mix and remaining milk., Spread half of the dough into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 6 minutes; sprinkle with chocolate chips. , Gently spread caramel mixture over chips. Drop remaining dough by tablespoonfuls over caramel layer. Return to the oven for 15 minutes.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE BARS

Steps:

• Place cake mix in a large bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Press 2-1/2 cups into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes; immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips. Drop frosting by tablespoonfuls over the chips., Stir milk into the remaining crumb mixture; drop by teaspoonfuls over top. Bake 25-30 minutes longer or until bubbly around the edges and top is cracked. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate for 4 hours before cutting.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Mix the 1st cake mix with 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter and 1/3 cup of evaporated milk.
• Press this into a 9 x 13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 mins or until top is flaky. (It depends on your oven, my oven is weird so I always have to take a fork to the top and kind of pull a little back to see if it's still gooey in the middle).
• Melt entire bag of caramels with 1/3 cup evaporated milk until smooth.
• Pour over the first layer after it is finished baking.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top of the Carmel. (you can use as many as you want to).
• Mix 2nd cake mix with other 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter and 1/3 cup evaporated milk.
• Because of the melted Carmel you won't be able to spread this over the top for the second layer so you have to make it into patties and lay them on top.
• Once the second layer is on top, Bake for another 18 mins or until the top is flaky.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 13 x 9 inch pan.
• Melt caramels with 1/3 cup condensed milk.
• In a separate bowl, combine cake mix with melted butter and 1/2 cup of condensed milk. Stir well.
• Spread 1/2 of the cake mix mixture in pan and bake for 6 to 8 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cover with caramel, chips and nuts. Put remaining cake mix on top. Bake for another 10 minutes.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE BARS

Steps:

• Brownies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13x9" pan with cooking spray.
• Combine the brownie mix, egg, water, oil and coconut extract in a large bowl.
• Mix just until blended.
• Stir in the 1/2 c coconut and 1/2 c pecans.
• Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until done.
• Frosting: Combine 3/4 c sugar, butter, milk and egg yolks in a saucepan.
• Cook on medium high heat, stirring, until thickened (about 13-15 minutes).
• Add in the 1 c coconut, 3/4 c pecans and vanilla.
• Cook about 2 more minutes.
• When the brownies are done, pour on the warm topping and spread to the edges.
• Cool 20 minutes on a wire rack.
• Chill until ready to serve.
• You can use the foil to life the brownies out of the pan to make slicing easier.

BAKER'S GERMAN'S CHOCOLATE, CARAMEL & COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray. Beat butter and sugar in medium bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and flour; mix well. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until lightly browned. Cool 10 min.
• Microwave caramel bits and milk in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min.; stir until bits are completely melted and mixture is well blended. Add coconut; mix well. Spread evenly over crust.
• Melt chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over dessert. Cool completely.
• Run knife around edges of pan to loosen dessert. Use foil handles to remove dessert from pan before cutting into bars.