Dessert

Chocolate Caramel Peanut Bars is for Dessert.

Chocolate Caramel Peanut Bars takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Chocolate Caramel Peanut Bars takes 30 minutes to cook.

Chocolate Caramel Peanut Bars makes 24 servings.

The ingredients for Chocolate Caramel Peanut Bars are:

1 pkg 2-layer-size white cake mix
1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg
2 tbsp milk
1 8-oz pkg reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel)
1 12.25 oz jar caramel ice cream topping
1 11.5 oz pkg milk chocolate pieces
1 cup cocktail peanuts

Here is how you make Chocolate Caramel Peanut Bars:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Coat a 13x9x2" pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside. For crumb mixture, in a large mixing bowl combine cake mix and oats. Using a pastry blender, cut in peanut butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Beat egg with milk; add to crumb mixture, stirring until well-mixed. Reserve 3/4 cup of the mixture. Press remaining mixture into bottom of pan. For filling, beat cream cheese with a mixer until smooth. Add caramel topping and beat until mixed. Spread on top of crumb mixture. Sprinkle chocolate pieces on top, ten add the peanuts to cover. Sprinkle evenly with reserved crumb mixture. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into 24 bars. Store, covered, in the refrigerator.Makes 24 bars.Number of Servings: 24Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user C_ANEMONE.

The nutritional information for Chocolate Caramel Peanut Bars is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 24
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 327.0

• Total Fat: 15.0 g
• Cholesterol: 17.0 mg
• Sodium: 141.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 47.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
• Protein: 6.7 g