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Salted Caramel Chocolate Chunk Bars are peak decadence
The bars use soft caramels and sweetened condensed milk for a creamy filling, and the recipe yields 24 small bars that freeze well.
Sarah Nasello shares her Salted Caramel Chocolate Chunk Bars, a decadent recipe featuring buttery brown sugar dough, creamy caramel, and chocolate chunks with a flaky sea salt finish.
Unlike standard chocolate chips, Nasello recommends chopping good-quality semisweet or bittersweet baking chocolate to avoid additives that prevent melting and ensure superior texture throughout the bars.
Bake the bars in a 9-inch pan at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown, then let them cool completely for about 3 to 4 hours before cutting into 24 small bars.
These bars hold up well for up to 5 days in airtight containers at room temperature, making them ideal for advance preparation; the recipe leaves enough sweetened condensed milk to make Perfect Coconut Macaroons.
This recipe appears in the 'Home with the Lost Italian' column, a weekly series written by Sarah Nasello featuring recipes by her husband, Tony Nasello, who owned Sarello's in Moorhead and lives in Fargo.