Christmas

Oatmeal Carmelitas is for Dessert.

Oatmeal Carmelitas takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Oatmeal Carmelitas takes 30 minutes to cook.

Oatmeal Carmelitas makes 36 servings.

The ingredients for Oatmeal Carmelitas are:

2 cups - Flour, white, 2 cup
2 cups - Quaker Oats 100% Natural Whole Grain oatmeal
1.5 cups packed - Brown Sugar
1 tsp - Baking Soda
0.5 tsp - Salt
1.5 cups - Margarine, soft or melted
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1.5 cups - Caramel topping
6 tsp - Flour, white
1-12 oz. bag - Nestles Chocolate Chips
0.5 cup - Almonds, sliced (optional)

Here is how you make Oatmeal Carmelitas:

Mix all ingredients (before the line) except for the margarine together in a bowl. Then add the melted margarine. This mixture will make the bottom crust and top crumbles.Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 pan (for thinner bars) or a smaller 8x11 pan for thicker bars. Cook the crust for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.Mix 6 tsp. of flour with the Caramel topping.Remove the crust, add chocolate chips, caramel mix, and optionally the nuts and top it off with crumbles from the crust mix. Cook for an additional 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees.Number of Servings: 36Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BLESSEDDLO.

The nutritional information for Oatmeal Carmelitas is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 36
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 269.5

• Total Fat: 13.7 g
• Cholesterol: 0.1 mg
• Sodium: 245.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 35.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
• Protein: 1.9 g