Millionaire Caramel Bars

Caramel bars are a classic dessert with 3 layers: a buttery shortbread crust, topped with homemade caramel and melted chocolate on top! Tasty Millionaire Bars are a crowd pleasing favorite that everyone enjoys!

Prep Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Millionaire Caramel Bars

Servings:

Calories: 364kcal

Author: Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

BUTTERY CRUST

1 cup butter 2 sticks, softened to room temperature
½ cup white sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour

CARAMEL LAYER

1 cup butter 2 sticks
¾ cup white sugar
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
4 TBSP light corn syrup

CHOCOLATE TOPPING

2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

BUTTERY CRUST

Cream butter and sugar together and then add flour to the mixture. It will be crumbly and seem a little bit dry, but that's perfect!
Pat the mixture into a greased 9X13 pan - I'm sure you could use a spoon or something, but I always just use my fingers and it works great.
Bake the crust at 350°F for 15 minutes.

CARAMEL LAYER

Once the crust is out and cooling, you can begin making the caramel layer. In a sauce pan, bring all of the ingredients except the chocolate to a boil, stirring constantly, until mixture is a light toffee color. If you have a candy temperature, the mixture will be ready once the mixture reaches 240 degrees Fahrenheit (soft ball stage). It will take about 10-15 minutes.
Pour mixture over baked crust and immediately sprinkle semi-sweet chocolate chips on the top of the caramel layer.

CHOCOLATE TOPPING

You want to sprinkle them as evenly as possible so that there is a single layer of chocolate chips - if you have chocolate chips on top of other chocolate chips, they will not melt properly. Wait a couple of minutes, until all of the chocolate chips are "shiny" and then they will be melted enough to spread.
Spread the chocolate chips evenly into a smooth layer on top of the chocolate layer.
Chill in fridge and cut into bars when set. Enjoy!

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