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I made these for a dinner party last night and there were INHALED! Thank you! Can’t wait to make them again.
Hello, Caramel Corn Bars.
With a little peanut butter thrown in for good measure.
Drizzled with chocolate.
Sitting on a fluffy marshmallow pillow.
All carried by a chewy, melty chocolate chip cookie.
Is this real life?
Fortunately for you and I… yes. Unfortunately for my pencil skirt that I wore without knowing to take the X off the back…. yes.
Is it also real life that I can eat more than three of these dessert monsters after a long day in the classroom? And then give myself a workout pass (pass meaning no thank you I’d rather not) because I’m too full?
Whatever life that is, I’m stuck in it. Helppp.
A quick thanks to Pillsbury for this killer dessert bar recipe. Also a quick shout out to Pillsbury for sabotaging my three day health kick. Remember that whole P90X thing? …Yeah, me neither.
Caramel Corn Bars
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 16 1x
Description
These caramel corn bars have a cookie base and a marshmallow caramel corn topping, drizzled with chocolate. So addicting!
Ingredients
- 1 roll refrigerated chocolate chip cookies
- 3 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 bag butter-flavor microwave popcorn, popped
- 2/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1 bag peanut butter chips
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Press cookie dough into the bottom of a square baking pan (8×8 or 9×9). Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes or until the surface looks dry and starts turning golden brown.
- Start melting corn syrup, butter, and peanut butter chips over medium heat.
- Once cookies have been removed, sprinkle marshmallows on top of cookie layer and put back in the oven for 5 minutes until they puff up.
- Add popcorn to warm, melted peanut butter mixture and stir until well combined. Press on top of marshmallow layer. Drizzle with melted chocolate chips. Cool for several hours before cutting and serving. (I found it helpful to put them in the fridge.)
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: caramel corn bars, caramel recipe, caramel and chocolate
Caramel corn and peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies and marshmallows. They’re calling your name. I recommend that you listen.
I plan to make this recipe. What do you do with the honey butter? Just on the chicken? On the chicken and asparagus?
Hi, this looks great, I am planning on making this for Christmas.
I wanted to know approximately how many cups is in a bag of peanut butter chips
For the brand we used, there was about 1.25 cups. Enjoy!
Wow! My husband is like a child when he cooks so it was fun making these with him. His favorite thing in the world is caramel corn and he always requests it. This was like heaven for him! Perfect for football season dessert also. Thanks lady for the recipe! Super fantastic blog also!
Thanks! I love these bars.. .it’s been so long since I made them!
These are as delicious as they sound. Whipped up a batch a few evenings ago…I will use a 9×9 pan rather than the 8×8 next time. Also, I think 1/2 cup of melted semi-sweet chocolate chips would be sufficient.
OMG I saw this and opened the picture and said outloud…Is this real life!?!?! Then I read that you wrote the same thing 🙂 haha! Loving your recipes and blog!
Thank you Becky!
Oh – YUMMMMMMMMMM. Going to try these – they look A-MAZE-ING! Thanks for sharing!
I made these for a dinner party last night and there were INHALED! Thank you! Can’t wait to make them again.
Thanks Christy! Glad you liked them.
These look sooo yummy !!
It would be so great if you Could put up some pictures of each step .. Just a suggestion 🙂
Just made these for the Hubby, he proclaimed you a genius…
Ha. Genius credit goes to Pillsbury. Glad he liked them!
Why did i make these damn things!These are amazing and I can’t stop eating them! Ugg
LOL. Glad you liked them?
These look so good and super addicting! I can see them being a huge hit.
They were a huge hit at our house… even with just 2 people! 🙂
These look divine!! I must add them to my fall baking list!
Yes you must! You won’t be sorry!
I don’t think I’ve ever repinned, clicked a link, and clicked print faster than with this recipe! Wow, oh wow. My little Dudette will be a happy camper when she gets home from school. Of course, her mother and father will be happy a couple of hours before that, but we HAVE to test it after all, right? Thanks for sharing these amazing bars!
If one were to use regular popcorn, about how many cups do you think this recipe requires?
I think one bag of microwave popcorn makes about four or five cups.
Oh my lord, are you trying to expand my waistline because if so you have succeeded with this amazing looking dessert!!
Haha. I’m just trying to make your stomach happy.
This is the most perfect fall dessert EVER. It’s beautiful and delicious-looking and just YES!!!
“just YES!” 🙂 That’s how I feel, too!
These look amazing! I can’t wait to try them out this weekend when I am not doing school work! It will be a welcome relief to make this yummy treat:)
Love the new look to the website and the ability to print the recipe easier!
Hope your year is starting off well!!
Becky
Thanks Becky! I am happy about the new look, too. Hopefully it’s more user-friendly!
Ummmm….are you serious?!?! These look soooo good!