Di's Nutty Chocolate Caramel Bars

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, divided
• 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1 cup cookie crumbs, chocolate
• 1/2 cup caramel topping
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
• 8 ounces cool whip, thawed
• 3/4 cup peanuts, chopped
• 3 tablespoons margarine

Recipe

• 1 chop 4 squares (half the chocolate) chocolate into small pieces, and set aside to add to mixture.
• 2 mix melted margarine with cookie crumbs. press into foil lined 9" square pan.
• 3 cover with caramel topping. set aside.
• 4 pour milk into bowl. add pudding mix, and mix together.
• 5 fold in cool whip, chopped chocolate and chopped nuts. pour pudding mixture over caramel. freeze until firm, about 4 hours.
• 6 melt remaining chocolate with 3 tablespoons margarine in the microwave. watch carefully! (or you can melt it using a double boiler, if you prefer). spread over frozen pudding mixture. the chocolate will harden immediately.
• 7 lift foil from pan.
• 8 cut into bars with a sharp knife.