German Chocolate Bars

33 Reviews

“These are just like German chocolate cake, but you can eat them with your hands!” - by R. Staffel

Ingredients

1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 (18.25 ounce) package German chocolate cake mix
3/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts

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Original recipe yields 20 bars

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 13 x 9 inch pan.
Melt caramels with 1/3 cup condensed milk.
In a separate bowl, combine cake mix with melted butter and 1/2 cup of condensed milk. Stir well.
Spread 1/2 of the cake mix mixture in pan and bake for 6 to 8 minutes.
Remove from oven and cover with caramel, chips and nuts. Put remaining cake mix on top. Bake for another 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (20 total)

Calories
356 cal
18%

Fat
17.4 g
27%

Carbs
48.9 g
16%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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NENG

Oct. 13, 2003

"These are absolutely delicious! However, a few adjustments need to made to the recipe to make it work. You need to use half of the can of condensed milk with the caramels and the other half with the..." See more cake mix. DON'T prepare the cake mix first, use the cake mix like flour for this recipe. And the butter should be melted, not softened. Also, baking it for 15 more minutes instead of 10 results in a more firm bar and not so gooey."

PEACHEY

Jun. 22, 2007

"These are really yummy as-is. However, they are more like turtle brownies. To make them actually taste like german chocolate bars, substitute pecans for the walnuts and add 1 cup of coconut. One point..." See more of clarification is needed in the recipe... The cake mix is to be used as flour, not made as directed on the box."

Chrissy

Sep. 27, 2006

"These bars taste fab!! The cake mix batter is more like the consistency of brownies –I pressed ½ of the mixture in the pan then baked it for 8 minutes. Instead of walnuts, I used pecans and I also ad..." See moreded coconut which makes them stick together better. I crumbled the rest of the cake mixture on the top, and then used a piece of wax paper to spread it out a little bit. I also refrigerated them overnight –and brought then to room-temp before serving. Everyone loved them!!"

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