These bars are very chewy! If you like caramel and sweet things these are for you.......I changed the recipe around just because we did not have all the right ingredients, I think they turned out for the better. One thing I changed that tasted good was the pecans, peanuts seemed to really taste wonderful in these even though pecans were part of the original recipe.
Chocolate-Caramel Bars
1 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 cups coarsely chopped pecans( I used 1 cup honey roasted peanuts)
1 cup flaked coconut
1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
2 teaspoons vanilla( I left this out)
20 vanilla caramels, unwrapped
2 T. milk
1 cup milk chocolate pieces( I used dark chocolate)
Preheat oven to 350. For crust: In a large bowl mix flour and sugar, cut in butter till mixture resembles coarse crumb. Press into 13x9 inch pan. Baker 15 min. Sprinkle with pecans and coconut over hot crust. Meanwhile for filling in a small bowl combine the condensed milk and vanilla. Carefully pour over pecans and coconut, spreading evenly. Bake for 25-30min. or till filing is set. Cool 10 min. Meanwhile in a small saucepan combine caramels and milk. over medium heat melt till smooth. Drizzle caramel over filling. Sprinkle with chocolate. Cool completely and cut into 24 bars.
