No-bake Salted Caramel Cups #Caramel

About 3 days ago, I officially graduated from the basic snack obsession to a more sweet, more luscious, more snack-meets-dessert type situation that includes a similarly delicious oat and date and pretzel base, a layer of chocolate with sea salt on top, and a little golden nugget of soft salted caramel tucked away inside. GOLDEN NUGGET. SOFT SALTED CARAMEL. NO-BAKE. I cannot. Buuut I really, really can. Things are getting serious and delicious.

These little snacky-dessert winners are called No-Bake Salted Caramel Cups, and they remind me of peanut butter cups but a more interesting, sophisticated and homemade version.

INGREDIENTS

• 1½ cups Quaker Rolled Oats
• 1½ cups pecan halves
• 1/2 cup pretzels
• 8 whole medjool dates, pitted
• 2/3 cup coconut oil, melted
• a pinch of coarse sea salt
• 1 cup thick caramel (could be homemade salted caramel, date caramel, or store bought caramel pieces melted into a sauce – but make sure it is a little bit salty!)
• 2 cups chocolate chips, melted
• sea salt, optional, for topping

INSTRUCTIONS

1. CRUST: Pulse the oats, pecans, and pretzels in a food processor until broken down into small pieces. Add the dates, coconut oil, and sea salt and pulse until a soft dough forms. Refrigerate for about 15-20 minutes to help the mixture become easier to work with.
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for full recipes please see : pinchofyum.com

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