These Caramel Crunch Bars, with layer upon layer of delicious sweet, salty, caramel goodness, are one of my favorite easy no-bake desserts! 

Two caramel crunch bars layered on top of one another with a piece of wax paper in between.

No Bake Treats are everything during these hot summer months–am I right?! I could eat these scotcheroos, or this almond coconut chex mix, or these pretzel peanut clusters all summer looooong. Don’t make me pick a favorite.

If you were to make a mash-up of my graham cracker toffee bars, and my scotcheroos, you would get these Caramel Crunch Bars. They start with a layer of plain ol’ Club crackers, lining the bottom of a 9×13” pan.

A clear casserole covered with club crackers all laying on top of caramel.

Then you make a hot caramel filling and pour half of it over the crackers. Repeat with another layer of crackers, and the rest of the caramel filling.

A casserole dish with caramel being spread on top of club crackers.

Top it all with a melted mixture of chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and peanut butter. Refrigerate the bars to let everything set.

A rectangular block of caramel crunch bars, cut into squares and covered with chocolate.

Just look at those layers of crunch, caramel and chocolate. Amazing!

A close up of a caramel crunch bar with layers of club crackers, caramel, and chocolate.

I like to place a piece of parchment paper or tinfoil in the pan before making these. That way you can pull the bars completely out of the pan after they’ve been refrigerated, and they are way easier to cut. It also makes for really easy clean-up.

This recipe is adapted from an old Paula Deen recipe for homemade Kit Kat bars. While I agree that the texture is totally similar to a kit kat bar, the flavor is not. They definitely have a caramel taste to them.

I also love that the chocolate topping is a combination of peanut butter, chocolate chips and butterscotch chips, just like in my beloved Scotcheroos recipe.

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Recipe

Prep 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook 5 minutes
Total 1 hour 20 minutes
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Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Line an un-greased 9x13 inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on either end. 
  • Line the parchment paper with one layer of club crackers, cutting them to fit if necessary.
  • In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. 
  • Add graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, granulated sugar and milk. Stir well and bring mixture to a boil — boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. (Begin timing 5 minutes from when you see the first bubbles.) 
  • Remove from heat and spread half of the mixture over crackers and gently smooth it into an even layer. 
  • Place another single layer of crackers over the top, cutting to fit if necessary. Spread remaining mixture evenly over crackers. 
  • Top with one more layer of crackers. Set aside.
  • In a small saucepan, combine peanut butter, chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips. 
  • Melt over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Spread evenly over top of crackers.
  • Chill for at least 1 hour. Remove from fridge and allow chocolate to rest for a minute or so before cutting. This will help avoid breaks in chocolate as it's being cut. 
  • Pull up on the parchment paper to remove them from the pan. Cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator.

Notes

Recipe Adapted from Paula Deen's Homemade Kit Kat Bars, in Best Desserts Magazine.

Nutrition

Calories: 266kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 3gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 242mgPotassium: 111mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 250IUCalcium: 40mgIron: 1.1mg

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  1. 5 stars
    Lauren, thanks for the fantastic recipe! I make cookies for the coffee shop at church every other month, and bar cookies are such an easy way to accomplish the task. I’ll be using several of your recipes. (Butterfinger Bars are next!)

  2. I have a daughter that’s allergic to peanuts & treenuts. Can I just leave out the peanut butter or would I need to sub it out with something?

    1. Hi Brandee, I haven’t tried this with almond milk but I think it should work! Let me know if you try it 🙂