{"id":6998,"date":"2026-08-01T22:07:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T22:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6998"},"modified":"2026-08-01T22:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T22:07:06","slug":"chocolate-caramel-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/chocolate-caramel-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Caramel Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Chocolate Caramel Bars<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For the Crust<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups graham cracker crumbs<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup unsalted butter, melted<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the Caramel Layer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>1 cup packed light brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons light corn syrup<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the Chocolate Topping<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup milk chocolate or chocolate hazelnut spread (for the swirl)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Mix the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and sugar until evenly combined.<\/li>\n<li>Press the mixture firmly into a greased <strong>9\u00d713-inch<\/strong> baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>8\u201310 minutes<\/strong>, then let cool slightly.<\/li>\n<li>In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in the brown sugar, sweetened condensed milk, and corn syrup.<\/li>\n<li>Bring to a gentle simmer, stirring constantly for <strong>6\u20138 minutes<\/strong>, until thick and smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and salt.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the caramel over the cooled crust and spread evenly.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the hot caramel. Let sit for 2\u20133 minutes until softened, then spread into a smooth layer.<\/li>\n<li>Dollop the milk chocolate or chocolate hazelnut spread over the top and use a knife or skewer to create a swirl pattern.<\/li>\n<li>Refrigerate for <strong>2\u20133 hours<\/strong>, or until fully set.<\/li>\n<li>Slice into bars and serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Storage<\/h3>\n<p>Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to <strong>1 week<\/strong>. For the cleanest slices, chill well before cutting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chocolate Caramel Bars Ingredients For the Crust 2 cups graham cracker crumbs \u00bd cup unsalted butter, melted \u00bc cup granulated&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6998"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7000,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6998\/revisions\/7000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}