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Home » TWD » Caramel Crunch Bars

Caramel Crunch Bars

February 24, 2009 · WCC Administr@tr · 24 Comments

150-x-120-tuesdays-with-dorie-thumbnail-9640160This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie baking challenge are her Caramel Crunch Bars. These bars involve preparing and baking a buttery bottom base crust with a subtle hint of cinnamon and espresso. Chocolate is then sprinkled on top of the hot crust to melt and spread out smooth. The final touch is to top the chocolate with Heath Toffee Bits. Once cooled, it’s ready for cutting and enjoying!

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I had fun making these bars because I’m definitely a caramel and toffee fan. I prepared the recipe as written and my only change was substituting the Health Toffee Bits with Caramel Sprinkles I had on hand. The caramel sprinkles includes bits of raw sugar, almonds, and toffee and caramel bits. Overall it was a delicious bar that was super easy to make. They remind me of the popular Saltine Toffee Candy… only these are much easier to make and quite a bit more depth of flavor.

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Check out Whitney’s blog at What’s Left at the Table? for the recipe and to see how other TWD bakers did with their experience making this, check out the Tuesdays With Dorie site!

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  1. ~Amber~ says

    February 24, 2009 at 3:42 pm

    These look awesome! I might have to give them a try sometime soon.

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  2. Leslie M. says

    February 24, 2009 at 3:42 pm

    Ohhh I am craving chocolate so bad and these look so good! YUM!
    Leslie
    LeslieVeg@msn.com
    http://leslielovesveggies.blogspot.com/

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  3. farah says

    February 24, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    These look great, i glad you enjoyed them 🙂

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  4. Anonymous says

    February 24, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    They’re absolutely beautiful, J!! Love the pics! 🙂

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  5. Ruth Strong says

    February 24, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    Oh yum, hard to resist toffee, caramel or chocolate on their own never mind altogether!

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  6. Kayla says

    February 24, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    These look great!

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  7. Anonymous says

    February 24, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    Oh, your bars look fabulous. I have never heard of caramel sprinkles before…intriguing. Nicely done.

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  8. Unknown says

    February 24, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    Your bars look wonderful! The caramel sprinkles sound great too – nice substitution!

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  9. Anonymous says

    February 24, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    Oh, I bet those caramel sprinkles were perfect. I didn’t want to buy a whole bag of the Heath bits, so I had to chop of a candy bar.

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  10. Spryte says

    February 24, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    Those look so good!!! My daughter would LOVE them!

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  11. chocolatechic says

    February 24, 2009 at 6:06 pm

    Were the bits that you used from Pampered Chef?

    If so, that is a fabulous choice.

    They look wonderful.

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  12. Megan says

    February 24, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    Holy guacamole! Those are the best looking bars I’ve seen!

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  13. Pamela says

    February 24, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    They look great! Nice job.

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  14. Jescel says

    February 24, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    yum.. these would be good vanilla icecream topping.

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  15. Jennifer says

    February 24, 2009 at 7:42 pm

    Your bars look fabulous!
    I’d never heard of caramel sprinkles but that sounds wonderful.

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  16. Amy Green @ Sweet Home Amy says

    February 24, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    These look so delicious! Can’t wait to try them!

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  17. #1SAHM says

    February 24, 2009 at 9:00 pm

    these look and sound delicious!

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  18. Liz says

    February 24, 2009 at 11:52 pm

    They totally remind me of your saltine toffee candy– I thought the same as you!

    I love how distinct your layers look!

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  19. Jaime says

    February 24, 2009 at 11:52 pm

    those look fabulous!

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  20. Anonymous says

    February 24, 2009 at 11:52 pm

    They look delicious!! Did you build yourself a light box? The pictures look great!

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  21. Anonymous says

    February 25, 2009 at 2:12 am

    These look great! I thought they were pretty tasty too 🙂

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  22. Tangled Noodle says

    February 25, 2009 at 8:59 pm

    I’m being buffeted by these caramel crunch bars all over the blogosphere! Help – I need some now!

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  23. Peabody says

    February 26, 2009 at 12:56 am

    Those look super awesome.

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  24. Linda says

    March 2, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    That topping sounds terrific — your bars look fantastic!

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