Recipe of Favorite Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars)
- By Stanley Shelton
- 17 Apr, 2020
Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars) Recipe. How to prepare it? What are the ingredients? Cooking tips and more… This is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i’am gonna make it a little bit tasty.
Where Does Millionaire's Shortbread Come From? However, it is believed that the name actually came from Scotland.
Here is the best “Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars)" recipe we have found so far. This will be smell and look delicious.
Ingredients of Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars)
- It’s of For the shortbread crust.
- Prepare 3/4 cups of unsalted butter, at room temperature (1 1/2 sticks).
- You need 1/3 cup of granulated sugar.
- It’s 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour.
- Take 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- You need of For Caramel Layer.
- You need 1 (14 ounce) of can sweetened condensed milk.
- Take 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
- It’s 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla.
- Make ready of For Chocolate Layer.
- Make ready 4 ounces of good quality milk chocolate, I used Lindt Excellence Extra Creamy Milk Chocolate, chopped.
- Prepare 2 ounces of good quality semi sweet bar chocolate, chopped.
- Take 1/2 tablespoon of salted butter.
- It’s 1/2 cup of English toffee bits, I used Heath enlist toffee bits.
When you bite into a Millionaire Shortbread Bar it's like enjoying both a cookie and a candy bar at the same time.It has three delicious layers; a buttery shortbread, creamy caramel, and a shiny layer of dark chocolate.Cover with a piece of aluminum.Make extra of these bars…they go quick!
Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars) step by step
- Preheat the oven to 350. Line a 8 by 8 baking dish with foil with sides extending over the edge for easy removal of bars. Spray foil woth non stick spray.
- Make Shortbread Crust.
- In a bowl beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
- Add flour and salt and beat just until the dough forms clumps.
- Press onto prepared pan evenly and bake about 25 to 30 minutes until light golden.
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- Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Make Caramel Layer.
- Pour sweetened condensed milk in to a heatproof bowl and stir in salt and vanilla.
- Place bowl over simmering water, cover with foil and cook until a golden caramel forms about 60 to 90 minutes. Stir occasionally and check to be sure the water level is ok..
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- Remove from heat and beat until smooth with a whisk..
- Spread caramel over cooled shortbread crust. Let caramel firm up about 60 minutes before adding chocolate layer.
- Make Chocolate Layer.
- Combine both chopped chocolates and butter in a microwave safe bowl, microwave carefully until just melted then stir smooth.
- Let sit about 5 minutes to cool a bit then pour over caramel layer.
- While chocolate is still warm evenly top with Toffee bits.
- Let chocolate set before cutting g into bars. Refrigerate for easy cutting. To cut remove entire shortbread from pan in one piece, then cut. Store in refrigerator or freeze individual bars for layer.
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Using the foil overhang, lift the bars out.Easy to make salted caramel millionaire bars with a shortbread cookie base, salted tahini caramel filling and topped with dairy free chocolate.Both vegan, gluten free and paleo!
We know exactly how these bars got their name - they taste like a million bucks!The perfect buttery crust, filled with a deliciously salty, homemade caramel and then topped off with creamy chocolate…this treat is seriously the stuff dreams are made of.This Millionaire's Shortbread is the perfect trifecta: Sweet simple, crisp shortbread, rich chewy, homemade caramel, and thick dark chocolate ganache.But after explaining for the fourth time to my fourth sibling what Millionaire's shortbread even is ("It's like a fancy, homemade, gourmet twix bar".These millionaire bars are super easy to make, and irresistable!