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Salted Caramel Butter Bars

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 6/30/17Updated: 1/19/23

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Salted Caramel Butter Bars

Salted Caramel Butter Bars have a rich buttery shortbread crust topped with creamy caramel and sprinkled with salt!  Pretty much melt in your mouth buttery goodness.

Salted Caramel Butter Bars

One of the things on my list to bring home from my recent trip to France was some French salt or Fleur de Sel.  If you haven’t ever tried fleur de sel before, you must.  I knew I wanted to use my new salt in a salted caramel recipe, and these bars were the perfect choice.

Salted Caramel Butter Bars

This recipe has three of my favorite things, salt, caramel and butter.  And boy do these bars have butter.  Yes, the recipe is correct.  The recipe calls for 1 lb. of butter.  They are called butter bars for a reason!!

Salted Caramel Butter Bars

You can use individually wrapped caramel squares but I like to use the Kraft Caramel Bits.  No more unwrapping individual caramels!!

Salted Caramel Butter Bars

What Type of Salt is best for Salted Caramel

When making salted caramel, you need a good salt.  Do not use the stuff that comes out of the blue container with the little girl with the umbrella.  A coarse salt is best and since you all can’t hop on over to France to buy some you can find the same salt I brought home with me right here on Amazon!  It’s a little bit more expensive than what I paid for but there is no plane ticket required.  And besides being amazing salt, it comes in a super cute container.   Don’t skimp on the salt.  It adds amazing flavor to the butter bars.

Salted Caramel Butter Bars

So be warned, these things are amazing and addictive and you are going to want to eat the whole pan but be nice, share with someone you love.

Check out more of my favorite salted caramel recipes:

  • Salted Caramel Brown Sugar Cookies
  • Homemade Salted Caramel Ice Cream
  • Double Chocolate Brownies with Salted Caramel Frosting
  • Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Pecan Pie
  • Salted Caramel Cheesecake Blondies
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Salted Caramel Butter Bars

Salted Caramel Butter Bars

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Salted Caramel Butter Bars have a rich buttery shortbread crust topped with creamy caramel and sprinkled with salt! Pretty much melt in your mouth buttery goodness.
serves: 24 bars
Prep:20 minutes
Cook:50 minutes
Total:1 hour 10 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb. salted butter softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 T vanilla
  • 4 cups flour

Caramel Filling

  • 1 bag 12 oz. caramel bits
  • 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tsp coarse salt fleur de sel

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 Degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 baking pan with cooking spray.
  • Beat together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
  • Add in vanilla and mix to combine.
  • Add in the flour and beat on low until dough forms.
  • Press half the dough into the bottom of pan, evenly. Refrigerate remaining dough.
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes or until edges just begin to turn golden brown.
  • While dough is baking begin the filling.
  • Place caramel bits, whipping cream and vanilla in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat and stir until completely melted.
  • Pour caramel filling evenly over baked crust.
  • Crumble refrigerated dough evenly over the caramel.
  • Sprinkle with salt.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the toppiong is firm and beginning to turn golden brown on the edges.
  • Cool and cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 290kcal (15%) Carbohydrates: 32g (11%) Protein: 3g (6%) Fat: 17g (26%) Saturated Fat: 11g (69%) Cholesterol: 45mg (15%) Sodium: 354mg (15%) Potassium: 34mg (1%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 14g (16%) Vitamin A: 521IU (10%) Calcium: 11mg (1%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Dessert
Cuisine:American
Salted Caramel Butter Bars
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  1. Dorothy says

    Posted on 7/28 at 12:01 pm

    Leigh Ann,
    I’m having trouble finding the caramel bits. Do you suppose a jar of Mrs. Richardson’s Butterscotch ice cream topping would work just as well? Or would it be too runny?

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 7/28 at 2:57 pm

      DOrothy, That would probably be too runny. Try using the Kraft caramels. The kind that come individually wrapped for caramel apples.

      Reply
  2. Margaret Coker says

    Posted on 7/25 at 8:20 am

    Would Kosher salt work?

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 7/25 at 8:25 am

      It would, you just want a coarse salt. There will be a flavor difference.

      Reply
  3. Erin says

    Posted on 7/1 at 6:16 am

    Wow, Leigh Anne, these look so good. I’m curious if you think there would be a noticeable difference in flavor if I used the fleur de sel rather than the Trader Joe’s sea salt that I already have in my pantry. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 7/9 at 5:54 pm

      I think the TJ salt would work fine. The French salt is a little “stronger” though I think.

      Reply

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