French Caramel Pecan Bars (bake off)
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 1 package French Vanilla cake mix
- 1 egg
- 2 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 can Caramel Pecan or Coconut Pecan Frosting
- 12 ounce semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 15x10x1" baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place melted butter in large bowl. reserve 3 Tbsp. of the cake mix; set aside. Add remaining cake mix to butter; blend well. Add egg; mix well. Stir in oats. Press 2/3 of cake mix mixture (about 2 1/2 cups) in bottom of prepared pan. Place frosting in med. microwavable bowl; microwave on HIGH for 1 min. Add reserved 3 Tbsp. cake mix; stir until large lumps disappear. Drizzle half of frosting mixture over cake mix mixture in pan; spread evenly. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and pecans. Drizzle remaining frosting mixture on top. Crumble remaining cake mix mixture over frosting mixture. Bake for 25-30 min. or until top is golden brown and edges are bubbly. Cool 1 1/2 hours or until completely cooled. Cut into bars.