Search Pillsbury
Search

Caramel Cashew Bars

Caramel Cashew Bars Recipe

Refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough makes a base for a scrumptious nutty-caramel topping.

Prep Time: 20 Min

Total Time: 1 Hr 20 Min

Makes: 36 bars

Kathleen Kildsig
Kiel, Wisconsin
Bake-Off® Contest 40, 2002
Recipe
Tips (0)
Reviews (14)
RECIPE TOOLBOX

INGREDIENTS

1
 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated chocolate chip cookies
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 Fisher® Cashew Halves and Pieces

DIRECTIONS

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

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft)

Nutritional Information

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Bar)
  • Calories 180
    • (Calories from Fat 60),
  • Total Fat 7g
    • (Saturated Fat 2 1/2g,
    • Trans Fat 0g),
  • Cholesterol 0mg;
  • Sodium 120mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 26g
    • (Dietary Fiber 0g,
    • Sugars 17g),
  • Protein 2g;
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 0.00%;
  • Vitamin C 0.00%;
  • Calcium 2.00%;
  • Iron 4.00%;
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;
Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 2;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Hershey's trademark and associated trade dress are registered trademarks of the Hershey Company used under license.
Fisher is a registered trademark of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Elgin, IL 60123-7820
2009 © and ®/™ of General Mills
Bake-Off is a registered trademark of General Mills ©2009

You can be the first of our members to weigh in on this recipe!

Click here to add your own tip
Click here to add your own tip
You can be the first of our members to weigh in on this recipe!
Click here to add your own review
Click here to add your own review
Pin It

What People Are Saying

User Rating (247) full starfull starfull starfull starempty star

You can be the first of our members to weigh in on this recipe!

Write a Review

Would you make it again?  yes | no

89 % of people say yes.
Advertisement

You May Also Enjoy

Save Money on Your Favorite Brands

SAVE 60¢
when you buy ONE BOX Original Cheerios® cereal (the one in the yellow box)
SAVE 60¢
when you buy ONE BOX Reese’s® Puffs® cereal
SAVE 60¢ ON TWO
when you buy TWO BOXES any flavor/variety Betty Crocker® Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot®, Fruit Gushers® ...
See All Coupons

In the Community

Latest Activity

+ See More- See Less

Contribute to the Community!

Learn More | Sign Up | Login
Advertisement
X
Report Abuse
Log In / Register
No thanks
Tell Us What You Think
Share with us any thoughts, tips, comments, or anything else you have to add to this recipe.
Your Tip: (600 character limit)
Submitting submitting...
cancel
Submit
Sorry, we have detected some problems with this form. Please revise
Review This Recipe
Your Review: (600 character limit)
Rate this Recipe
(Click a star to select)
full starfull starfull starfull starempty star
Submitting submitting...
cancel
Submit
Sorry, we have detected some problems with this form. Please revise.

Featured Web Sites

General Mills Brands

Corporate Sites

Pillsbury RSS
Pillsbury RSS
To learn more about Pillsbury baking products, visit PillsburyBaking.com
Contact Us / Privacy Policy / Terms of Use / Community Rules / Sitemap

© 2012 General Mills

Bake-Off is a registered trademark of General Mills ©2012
Portions of content provided by Pillsbury Store powered by Cooking.com

Advertise on Platefull
My Pillsbury
 
Follow Pillsbury: