Carmelitas

 Recipe courtesy of:  Nicole the Nomad

3/4 cup unsalted butter (melted)

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

caramel sauce (in a jar or the squeeze kind)

sea salt

3/4 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper.

Combine melted butter and brown sugar in a large bowl until smooth.  Add oats, flour, baking soda, salt and vanilla until combined.  Press half of your oat mixture into the bottom of the pan and cook for 10 minutes.

Remove pan from the oven and pour a generous drizzle of caramel all over the top to completely cover the base.  Sprinkle with sea salt.  Sprinkle a layer of chocolate chips on top of that until covered.

Crumble the rest of your oat mixture on top sprinkling it evenly until the caramel and chocolate chips are mostly covered.  Return to the oven for about 15 more minutes or until perfectly golden brown.  It should be oozing!

Let cool for at least 10-15 minutes and enjoy!