Caramel Cashew Bars

Name: Caramel Cashew Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough; 1 bag (11.5 oz) Hershey's® milk chocolate baking chips (2 cups); 1 container (18 oz) caramel apple dip (1 1/2 cups); 3 cups crisp rice cereal; 1 1/4 cups cashew halves and pieces

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Updated Jan 19, 2024

Bake-Off® Contest 40, 2002

Kathleen Kildsig
Kiel, Wisconsin

Caramel Cashew Bars

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Prep Time 20 min
Total 1 hr 20 min
Ingredients 5
Servings 36

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Ingredients

1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
1 bag (11.5 oz) Hershey's® milk chocolate baking chips (2 cups)
1 container (18 oz) caramel apple dip (1 1/2 cups)
3 cups crisp rice cereal
1 1/4 cups cashew halves and pieces

Make With

Pillsbury Cookie Dough

Instructions

Step
1

Heat oven to 350°F. In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, break up cookie dough. With floured fingers, press dough evenly in bottom of pan to form crust. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER PRESSING DOUGH IN PAN WITH FLOURED FINGERS.)
Step
2

Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 15 minutes.
Step
3

Meanwhile, in 3- to 4-quart saucepan, cook 1 cup of the chocolate chips and 1 cup of the dip over medium heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in cereal and cashews.
Step
4

Spread cereal mixture over crust. In 1-quart saucepan, heat remaining chocolate chips and dip over medium heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Spread over cereal mixture. Refrigerate until chocolate mixture is set, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 by 6 rows.

Nutrition

180 Calories

7g Total Fat

2g Protein

26g Total Carbohydrate

17g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 180

Calories from Fat: 60

Total Fat: 7g; 11%

Saturated Fat: 2 1/2g; 12%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%

Sodium: 120mg; 5%

Potassium: 75mg; 2%

Total Carbohydrate: 26g; 9%

Dietary Fiber: 0g; 0%

Sugars: 17g

Protein: 2g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%

Vitamin C: 0%; 0%

Calcium: 2%; 2%

Iron: 4%; 4%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;