Caramel S'mores Bars
With a thick layer of baked graham cracker crust, a middle layer of milk chocolate caramel bars, and a final layer of crunchy-on-the-outside, gooey-on-the-inside toasted marshmallow, these Caramel S'mores Bars are what your s'mores dreams are made of!
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 164kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ¼ cup dark brown sugar packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 ½ 3.5 ounce Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Caramel bars or 16 Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Squares
- 16 regular marshmallows or ½ 7-ounce can of marshmallow fluff
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Line an 8 x 8 inch baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the butter, brown and granulated sugars and beat on medium until well combined, about 1-2 minutes.½ cup unsalted butter, ¼ cup dark brown sugar, ½ cup granulated sugar
- Add in egg and vanilla and beat again on medium for 1 minute, scraping the sides and bottom of bowl, as needed.1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- With mixer off, add in flour, baking soda, salt, and graham cracker crumbs. Stir until combined. Do not over mix.½ cup all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- Press graham cracker mixture into bottom of prepared baking dish.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until edges of graham cracker layer are just beginning to turn golden brown and the middle looks set.
- Remove from the oven and place chocolate gently on top of graham cracker layer to cover graham layer completely.I was able to fit two full chocolate bars side-by-side, then break the 3rd bar into pieces to fill the remaining space in an even, single layer.If using the squares, approximately 16 should fit nicely in one layer across the top of the graham layer.2 ½ 3.5 ounce Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Caramel bars
- Next, place 16 marshmallows, if using, on top of chocolate bars. If using marshmallow fluff, do not add until after bars have baked for another 15 minutes (see next step).16 regular marshmallows
- Return pan to the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and turn on the broiler. If using marshmallow fluff, carefully spread fluff on top of chocolate in a thick layer.
- For both marshmallows and marshmallow fluff, return to oven and broil for 1 minute. Watch carefully to make sure the marshmallows do not burn.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
- Using the parchment paper overhang, carefully lift bars out of the pan and cut into 16 squares.
Notes
- Store baked bars in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Marshmallow may melt a bit, but that’s part of the fun!
Nutrition
Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 171mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 194IU | Vitamin C: 0.001mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg
