Hi there-

I'm new to the Pillsbury community.  I joined today while looking for a recipe from the Pillsbury Cookbook: The All-Purpose Companion for Today's Cook.  I received this cookbook as a shower gift before my wedding in 1991 and I use it allll the time!!  The cookbook is in a binder format and I lost the page for a recipe that I make all the time.. just can't remember the specifics to make it.  It was on page 138 of the cookbook.  The recipe is for Chocolate Caramel Bars.  The ingredients are devils food cake mix, oatmeal, caramel icecream topping (mixed with some flour) and nuts.  You mix the devils food cake mix with some eggs and/or margarine (can't remember) and press into a pan and bake.  Then sprinkle chocolate chips on it and then spread the caramel mixture over that then top with remaining base mixed with nuts and then bake.  I need this asap as I'm hoping to make the bars for a PTO function tomorrow.  If anyone can help I'd appreciate it so much!!!

Thank you!!!

Thank you for joining us cassie072091. Hope this is the recipe you are looking for. Hope it's a great PTO meeting! Sincerely, Cate

Chocolate Caramel Bars


BASE

1 pkg. pudding-included devil's food cake mix

1/3 cup quick-cooking rolled oats

1/3 cup margarine or butter, softened

1 egg

TOPPING

6-oz. pkg. (1 cup) semi-sweet chocolate chips

314 cup caramel ice cream topping 3 tablespoons flour

1h cup chopped nuts



Heat oven to 350oP. Grease and flour 13x9-inch pan. In large bowl, combine all base ingredi­ents at low speed until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture in. bottom of prepared pan. Bake at 3500F. for 8 to 10 minutes or until base is slightly puffy.



Sprinkle warm base with chocolate chips. In small bowl, combine caramel topping and flour; pour evenly over chocolate chips. In small bowl, combine 1 cup reserved crumb mixture and nuts; sprinkle over caramel top­ping. Return to oven and bake an additional 10 to 20 minutes or until set in center. Cool completely. Cut into bars. 36 bars. 

Cate-

I can't thank you enough!!!  Yes, this is the recipe.  I'm so excited.  I knew that you guys would be able to help..you were my only hope as I couldn't find anything even close on searches on the internet.  You are a life saver.  Hope I can help someone in the future too.  Thank you for your response and your warm welcome!!!

-Catherine

No problem! Glad to help! Sincerely, Cate