Chocolate Caramel Oatmeal Bars

Ingredients:

2 1.2 cups Caramel Sauce (0r 65 caramels unwrapped

1 cup heavy cream

1 1/2 cup butter, melted

1 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

2 cup flour

2 cup rolled oats

2 teaspoon baking soda

12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (I sometimes like to use half white and white semi sweet. MMMMM)

Combine caramels and cream in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until completely smooth; set aside. In a separate bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar, flour, oats, and baking soda. Pat half of the oatmeal mixture into the bottom of an 9x13" pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove pan from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over crust. Pour caramel mixture over chocolate chips. Crumble remaining oatmeal mixture over caramel. Return to oven and bake an additional 15-20 minutes, until the edges are lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool completely before cutting.

Recipe adapted from here. Thanks Lulu the Baker for a Yummy idea!!

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Orange Pudding Cake :) YUM!

Ingredients:

1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix

4 eggs (can use just egg whites)

1 cup vegetable oil

1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange segments

1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice

1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.

2. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, oil and mandarin oranges with juice. Beat until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan.

3. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

4. To make the topping: In a large bowl, beat together whipped topping, pineapple with juice and dry pudding mix until blended. Spread on cake.

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About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Homeschooling Mother of 7 (ages: G12, G11, B8, G6, B5, B2, G1). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew and blogger at BellaOnline and Latter-Day Homeschool and JuddzWorld!! Happy & Satisfied!!