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These salted caramel RITZ bars are so quick to prepare and everyone loves the sweet and salty flavor! Big thanks to NABISCO for supporting this post. Thank you for supporting the brands that support this blog!
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We had a bunch of friends over the other night and I had a cookie jar full of cookies and a pan full of these bars and do you know what happened? No one even opened my cookie jar.
What?! That never happens!
Everyone was going crazy for these bars. It’s like once they got a look at them they couldn’t even think about the cookies. Then they had a bite and it was game over.
These things are dangerously good and so stinkin’ easy to make! You’re going love them, because they only need 6 ingredients and 10 minutes in the oven. Hands on time is about 10 minutes, tops.
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Just look at the oozy caramel. It’s beckoning to you, isn’t it?!
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Salted Caramel Ritz Bars
Ingredients
- 13.7 ounce box RITZ crackers
- 1 can can 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 20 pieces small caramel candies unwrapped
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 teaspoon flaky sea salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add RITZ crackers to a food processor or blender and process until you have fine crumbs.
- Stir together the cracker crumbs and condensed milk in a medium mixing bowl.
- Press mixture into an 8x8 baking dish and bake for 10 minutes.
- While crust is baking, add the caramel candies and whipping cream to a small bowl and microwave for 3 minutes or until melted, stirring every 60 seconds.
- Remove crust from oven and immediately pour the caramel sauce over the top. Sprinkle with sea salt.
- Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the caramel sauce and let sit for 5 minutes to melt.
- Spread the melted chocolate chips over the caramel and let harden in the fridge for at least two hours before cutting and serving.
Alicia says
I made this (added the peanut butter like the commenter recommended too since I have a peanut butter loving hubby) and they were easy to make and are currently chilling in my fridge. Can’t wait to taste them! *I lined my pan with foil in hopes they would be easier to cut
Amy Hampton says
I made one batch following the recipe and thought it was ok, but needed something more. Today put half the cracker mix into the pan, then added 1/2 cup peanut butter to the other half of the cracker mix before spreading it on top then following the recipe as written. It is AMAZING!
Karly says
Ooh, I’ll have to try that!
Tammi Carter says
When I crushed the whole box of crackers and used the can of sweetened condensed milk, my mixture came out kind of crumbly, not moist like the video. What am I missing?
Karly says
Are you sure you used the correct size packages of crackers and condensed milk? The mixture isn’t super moist, but it’s also not really dry. Hope it worked out for you when you baked it!
Tracy says
Hi there! Making these tonight and had a quick question…Did you use milk chocolate chocolate chips, or the usual semisweet chocolate chips with this recipe? Thanks!
Karly says
Hi there! I use milk chocolate, because that’s what my family likes. Any type of chocolate chip you prefer will work great here though!
Jenna says
Jaw dropping open, trying not to lick screen. OMG. This looks seriously delicious Karly.
Susan says
I know this comment will not be received well but this recipe did not work at all for me. The finished product did not resemble the picture in any way and, after going to 4 stores to find the caramels, there was no caramel taste to be found in these bars. Also, they were very difficult to cut. I followed the recipe exactly and I am now left with what was supposed to be a Christmas treat for my family that they are not interested in eating. I would advise anyone making these to double the number of caramels.
Karly says
I’m sorry to hear this one didn’t work out for you.
Bonnie says
Is this 1 box of ritz crackers 200 grams?
Karly says
It would be closer to 400 grams.
Lindsay says
So did you use all 4 sleeves of crackers?
Karly says
I used a full 13.7 ounce box. 🙂
Tracy | Baking Mischief says
LOVE the idea of using salty Ritz crackers in a sweet dessert. The finished cracker layer looks divine!! I would totally bypass cookies for one of these bars too. 🙂
Tabitha says
Would these need to stay refrigerated because of the condensed milk? Thinking about making these for cookie party.
Karly says
I didn’t refrigerate them. 🙂
Tabby Keys says
Great! Thanks!
Jenna says
These look amazing!
Joanne says
I love these bars! That gooey caramel looks so good!
ChiChi says
OMG, this looks mouthwatering delicious. Love it!!!!
Monica says
Do you happen to know the weight of 20 caramels? I’d like to use the equivalent weight of caramel bits so that I don’t have to unwrap the candies. 😉
Karly says
I’m fairly certain that I used half of a 14 ounce bag – so 7 ounces or about 1 cup of caramel bits. 🙂
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
WHAAAT? I would never have thought to make a recipe like this, and they’re so genius!!! gotta love the sweet & salty <3
Karly says
Sweet and salty is the best!