Rolo Carmelita Bars are so delicious!!!
I have been thinking about them a lot….probably the pregnancy’s fault and decided I had to make them this week.
My original recipe calls for a package of caramels and a cup or two of chocolate chips. I always have chocolate chips on hand, but I didn’t have caramels or cream to make my own, so I was planning to pick some caramels up at the store when I went to get a few staples.
At the store, the caramels were sitting near the Rolo’s and an idea popped into my head, “Why not just use Rolo’s and skip the step of melting the caramels down and blah blah blah.” I am all about simplifying a process without skimping on results and I knew I couldn’t go wrong using Rolo’s. Plus the Rolo’s were cheaper than the caramels. Bonus!
The center is not quite as gooey as the original recipe, and they set up much quicker than the originals so you can start slicing them up and eating them faster. My only regret is that I forgot I wanted to sprinkle the Rolo layer with a little course salt before I topped it with the rest of the crumble. Don’t get me wrong they are still delicious but I think that would have taken it OVER THE TOP!
- 1¾ cup quick oats
- 1½ cups flour
- 1½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup melted butter
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 12-14 oz package of Rolo candies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- In a mixing bowl combine the first six ingredients and mix until thoroughly combined.
- Press half the cookie crumble mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 9x13 pan (I put my hand inside of a sandwich bag to make this step easier and less messy)
- Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes until it is just barely starting to get a tiny bit golden on the edges
- While the first layer is cooking, unwrap Rolo's and cut them in half
- When the baked crumble layer is out of the oven, evenly sprinkle the cut Rolo's over it. At this point, if you want to you can sprinkle it with a little coarse salt.
- Sprinkle the remainder of the cookie crumble on top of the Rolo layer and bake for 15 minutes.
- Take out and place pan on a cooling rack. Let cool completely before cutting into small squares. Makes 24 bars.
These darn bars are so tasty, it is hard to stay out of the pan, so make sure you have somewhere to take them when you make them. 🙂 This Rolo Apple Pie Braid is another of my favorite ways to use Rolo’s. SOOOOOO GOOOD!!!!
Enjoy!
Keep it Real!!!
Maria
These were so amazing and so simple to make. The worst part was unwrapping all the candies without eating any! I am already thinking of what other candies I can use, like peanut butter cups.
🙂 Awesome! I just made another batch today to take to a friend who helped me with something. I hope I don’t eat them all before I take them too her and yes, I think peanut butter cups would be delicious. I think half rolo half peanut butter cup would be AWESOME!
I wonder if an ingredient was missing from this recipe…..mine were hard like a rock & they ended up in the trash. I followed the recipe to a T. So disappointed as they sounded so good & easy to make as well. Hope someone can help me figure this out as I’d like to try them again. thank you
That is strange. Did they overcook? Try adding a little more butter next time and be sure not to over mix crumble mixture. Also try reducing cooking time. Depending on your oven they may not need the whole recommended cooking time.
Rolos? Yes, please. I’m a huge fan of ANYTHING with Rolos. Looks like my girls and I need to whip up a batch of these yummies. 🙂
These look delicious! I saw this in the BYBC group, hope to meet you at the conference!
Thanks, Julianne. I look forward to meeting you at the conference!
YUM! I can’t wait to try these. Your photo is awesome! I found you on the BYBC group and pinned this as well. See you this weekend perhaps :).
Thank You Anita, and thank you for pinning! I will look forward to meeting you this weekend. 🙂
These sound SO good! I was wondering if you’ve ever tried freezing these, if they defrost well. I need to take a dessert to an event over the weekend but the only time I have to bake is tomorrow.
I haven’t tried freezing them myself, but I have frozen similar type bars and I am sure they will do fine. Just make sure to freeze them in an airtight container or Ziploc bag.
I’m so glad you spotlight older recipes because just when I think I have looked through all that you have posted, I see one like this that make me wonder how I could have missed it. Carmelita bars are so nostalgic for me and I wouldn’t have though to make them with Rolos. Such a great idea! #marchgiveaway
Lol, this is definitely one you don’t want to miss. Such an easy way to get that caramelita flavor in a simple bar! It’s been a while since I made these, I need to grab some rolos next time I’m at the store.
I definitely will be trying this yummy recipe 😋
Yay! I love hearing that Kendra!
These are divine! My kids loved helping unwrap the Rolos. Will make over and over again! #septembergiveaway
YAY!!! So glad to hear this! Such and easy and fun way make a yummy treat!