Valentine's Day Millionaire Bars
This recipe for Valentine's Day Millionaire Bars is always such a treat for the holiday. Perfect, buttery, tender shortbread is topped with a thick layer of gooey caramel and then topped off with a layer of chocolate and sprinkles.
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, softened to room temp 2 sticks
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 11-oz. packages Kraft caramel squares
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 12 ounces white almond bark or white melting chocolate
- 1 cup red melting chocolate
- 1 cup pink melting chocolate
- Valentines sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper and lightly spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in the flour and vanilla and mix until just combined. Mixture will be crumbly.
- Gently press the shortbread mix in an even layer on the bottom of your prepared pan.
- Prick all over with a fork.
- Bake for 30 minutes until lightly golden.
- Remove from oven and let cool while you prepare the caramel.
- In a small pot over medium-low heat, stir caramels together with the cream until fully melted and no lumps remain.
- Pour the caramel over the shortbread layer. Set aside.
- For the chocolate layer, place each color of melting chocolate in a separate bowl.
- Microwave each color in 30 second intervals until smooth and melted.
- Pour the white chocolate over the caramel and spread out.
- Add small dollops of the red and pink over the white chocolate.
- Using a knife gently swirl the red and pink into the white. Make sure you do not drag your knife through the caramel layer or will look messy.
- Immediately sprinkle with the Valentines sprinkles and place in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes until completely cool.
- Slice into squares and serve! Enjoy.
Notes
Tips and Tricks:
- Store these in the refrigerator, tightly covered.
- You can use regular chocolate instead of the white chocolate.
- The wrapped caramels are the best to use for this as they give you the perfect consistency.
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