Binge Bars
Indulge in these irresistible Binge Bars, featuring a decadent oatmeal cookie crust topped with layers of rich chocolate and creamy caramel. Once you take a bite, you’ll be hooked for good!
My sweet friend had surgery last week so I offered to bring her and her family dinner last Sunday. I had surgery myself not to long ago, and I remember when my sisters would bring us dinner it meant the world to me. I wanted to do the same for her so I made my homemade chicken pot pie ( I really need to post that recipe), green salad, rolls and these incredible Binge Bars for dessert.
These Binge Bars are addicting, so don’t say I didn’t warn you. They have an oatmeal cookie crust with layers of milk chocolate and caramel. After they’ve cooled they stay soft and chewy! I love that in a dessert bar. They are scrumptious and it is impossible to eat just one!
This recipe makes a 9×13-inch pan so it was perfect to give half to her family and the rest for us! Even though they leave you wanting more, they are rich, so I like to cut them small. The pics show a normal square size but I even cut those in half. It’s the perfect amount to indulge in.
I promise, you will be moaning every time you eat one! 😀
Binge Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 bag (11 ounces) caramels, unwrapped
- 3 Tablespoons heavy cream
- 3 Tablespoons salted butter
- 1 ½ cups milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Place butter, brown sugar, flour, oats, baking soda and salt in a medium size bowl. Using an electric hand mixer, beat together until combined. Press 3/4 of the cookie dough mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. (It will be a thin layer) Bake or about 15 min or until lightly browned. Do not overbake.
- While the crust is baking, melt the 3 Tablespoons butter, heavy cream and caramels over very low heat. Stir constantly and only keep on low heat as this can burn easily. Cook just until just melted and smooth. Pour melted caramel mixture over warm baked crust. Sprinkle milk chocolate chips evenly over caramel.
- Crumble remaining cookie dough evenly over chocolate and caramel. Carefully place back in oven for another 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool completely before cutting into bars. Serve and enjoy!
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These sound awesome! Anything with oats in it always has such a good flavor!
I just love your blog. PLEASE post the chicken pot pie recipe you referenced above! Thanks!
I’m going to soon! 🙂
For me its like anything with caramel is just awesome and I just love these types of cookies or bites.Gonna try this soon.
I would love to get your Chicken Pot Pie recipe! It’s my husbands favorite and I haven’t found a recipe that I love.
These are so amazing, i have made them over and over and over! EVERYONE asks for the recipe and seeks me out to compliment the bars. I feel like Wonder Woman whenever I bring them to parties haha! Thanks for deliciousness!
Have you ever tried caramel ice cream topping?
I used my homemade caramel sauce and it worked great! I did refrigerate them before cutting to help firm up the caramel. they held up great when I brought to worlk the next day.
Made a double batch of these tonight to take to funeral luncheon. Didn’t have boughten caramels so made homemade. They look awesome! Find out tomorrow!
I just made these today and Holly you are right it is hard to eat just one. I followed the recipe exactly and they came out perfect. So easy to make and I will be making these again real soon. I plan on sharing them with our neighbor. Holly I try so many of your recipes and have not made a bad one yet. Thank you for sharing.
They are so good! Thank you for the recipe!
These were amazing and so easy. Definitely a recipe I will return to time and time again which is a rare recipe for me. They taste almost like a Twix bar!
These look really good. I was just wondering salted or unsalted butter? thank you
I always use salted butter 🙂
the binge bars were absolutely delicious! several friends at the party asked for recipe. I sent them the link. thank you!
These are fabulous! My son always asks me to make these when he’s invited to a party. They are always the first things eaten. He has given out the recipe many times. Thanks for a recipe that is truly a hit!
These bars look GREAT! I have not made these yet, but I plan to over this weekend! YUMMY!
Recipe is a lot like carmelita.
Has any tried with dark chocolate or semi sweet chocolate?
I made them with semi-sweet chocolate chips and i added pecans! Divine decadence! Mmm mmm mmm!!
these are so good! Made them many times now!
I’ve Also made them twice with about 1/3 cup of peanut butter mixed in with the caramel and it’s delicious!
Best bar recipe ever! This has been my go to recipe. Simple to make and so very delicious. Thank You Holly for another great recipe!
I just made these and they are spectacular! I followed your recipe with one exception, i only had semi-sweet chocolates on hand! The ingredients come together so perfectly! I will make these again and again…. Thank you for the scrumptious binge bar recipe! Now, back to my binging!
My grandson has an egg allergy so we tried these and they were a big hit! Great flavors! Everyone enjoyed them.
This will 💯 be my go to bar for pot lucks. Incredible.