Who doesn’t like a good bar cookie? Your family will love these Gluten Free Oatmeal Carmelitas.
Gluten Free Oatmeal Carmelitas
The buttery oatmeal mix in this bar cookie does double duty in the recipe as a crust and crumb topping . The middle layer is filled with creamy caramel, chocolate, and some walnuts or pecans.
Make, Bake, Cool, and Cut!
Gluten Free Oatmeal Carmelitas Recipe Tips
Making the recipe is easy and I’ve got a few tips for helping make it successful for you as well.
Gluten Free Flour – I use King Arthur Gluten Free Measure for Measure Flour for this recipe.
Gluten Free Oats – Oats are known to be cross contaminated sometimes with grains containing gluten during processing. Use a certified Gluten Free Oat such as Bob’s Red Mill if oats are a trigger for you.
The Nuts – Use walnuts, pecans, or no nuts for this recipe. While I like the taste and texture of the nuts in the recipe, if you have a nut allergy leave them out.
Mixing the Crust – I find using a pastry blender works well in mixing the crust. A couple other good options would be two knives or possibly a food processor.
All the Crumbs – The oatmeal carmelitas have a crumb topping so some of the crumbs like to fall into the storage container. DON’T THROW THOSE AWAY!!! Put them into a small container. They make a great yogurt topping!
The only other thing you need to know about these Gluten Free Oatmeal Carmelitas is that your family in friends that eat gluten won’t know they’re gluten free unless you tell them. Now get to baking!
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More Easy Gluten Free Desserts
Check out these other easy gluten free desserts.
Gluten Free Heavenly Oreo Dessert – This is a no bake dessert perfect for gatherings and pot lucks. It’s Easy, Quick, Creamy, and Delicious.
Gluten Free Chocolate Cream Pie – A rich and creamy pie made in a gluten free vanilla wafer crust. This recipe is a classic!
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake – This Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake uses shortcuts like cake mix and instant pudding for an easy chocolatey dessert.
Gluten Free Bakers One Bowl Brownies These are fudgy and delicious! It’s an easy recipe with just a little clean up to cure that chocolate fix.
Gluten Free Peanut Butter Pie – An easy no bake pie with a favorite flavor combination that’s rich and decadent.
Gluten Free Oatmeal Carmelitas
Ingredients
Crust and Crumb Topping
- 2 Cups Gluten Free Measure for Measure Flour
- 2 Cups Gluten Free Quick-Cooking Rolled Oats
- 1 ½ Cups Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- 1 ¼ Cups Unsalted Butter, Softened (2 ½ Sticks)
Filling
- 1 11 oz Bag of Caramel Bits or Squares, like Kraft
- 2 Tbs. Milk
- 1 Cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
- ½ Cup Chopped Walnuts Or Pecans, Optional
Instructions
- Grease 13×9-inch baking pan.
- In a large bowl, combine gluten free flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt and mix well.
- Add butter mix at with a pastry blender or two knives until crumbly. Could also try the paddle attachment of your stand mixer but a hand mixer is not recommended.
- Reserve 3 cups of the crumb mixture for the topping.
- Press remaining crumb mixture in bottom of the greased pan.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake for 10 minutes once the oven is heated.
- In a Microwave safe bowl, combine caramel bits and 2 tablespoons milk.
- Microwave the caramel and milk in 30 second intervals, stirring between each 30 seconds until the caramel is melted and smooth. This will take 1 ½-2 Minutes.
- Remove the crust from the oven and sprinkle evenly with chocolate chips and nuts, if using.
- Drizzle the melted caramel over the chocolate chips and nuts and sprinkle evenly with reserved crumb mixture.
- Bake the bars for 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool 1 hour on the counter until completely cooled.
- Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours or until filling is set.
- Cut into bars.
