Indulge in a culinary adventure with our guide to creating the ultimate millionaires shortbread or creamy caramel and oat squares. This delectable dessert combines layers of buttery shortbread crust, a luscious caramel center, and a decadent chocolate topping, resulting in a symphony of textures and flavors. Whether you prefer the classic millionaires shortbread or the comforting warmth of creamy caramel and oat squares, our curated collection of recipes will guide you through the process of crafting these irresistible treats. Prepare to tantalize your taste buds and embark on a journey of sweet satisfaction.
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MILLIONAIRE SHORTBREAD BARS
Millionaire Shortbread Bars boast tender layers of shortbread, topped with soft caramel and melted dark chocolate.
Provided by Land O'Lakes
Categories Shortbread Butter Caramel Sweet Baking Cooking Making It Photo-Ready Dairy Bar Dessert
Yield 48 bars
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges; set aside.
- Combine 1 cup butter and sugar in large bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt; mix to combine (mixture will be crumbly). Press into bottom of prepared pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Remove from oven; let cool while making caramel.
- Stir all Caramel ingredients together except vanilla in heavy-bottomed saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, 20-25 minutes or until candy thermometer reaches 236-239°F. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. (Caramel may be speckled with brown bits.) Pour caramel over baked crust and spread evenly (mixture will be very hot). Let cool 1 1/2 hours.
- Microwave chocolate at 50% power in 30-second intervals until melted and smooth. Spread over cooled caramel; sprinkle with sea salt. Refrigerate 20 minutes or until chocolate is just set. Let bars sit at room temperature 20 minutes before cutting.
- To cut into sticks, remove from pan using foil overhang. Cut bars in half into 2 (9x6 1/2-inch) rectangles. Cut each rectangle into thirds to make 6 (1/2x3-inch) rectangles. Cut each of these rectangles into 8 (3x3/4-inch) sticks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 170 calories, Fat 9 grams, SaturatedFat grams, Transfat grams, Cholesterol 20 milligrams, Sodium 160 milligrams, Carbohydrate 20 grams, Fiber 1 grams, Sugar grams, Protein 2 grams
PERFECTED MILLIONAIRE'S SHORTBREAD RECIPE
A dessert so rich you have to name it Millionaire's Shortbread! Also known as Caramel Squares, this dessert from my childhood has three decadent layers of shortbread, caramel, and chocolate.
Provided by Gemma Stafford
Categories Dessert
Time 1h35m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) then butter and line an 8-inch (or 9-inch) square pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, using an electric handheld mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in the flour and salt and mix until the dough comes together. Press into the pan until leveled.
- Bake for roughly 32-35 minutes or until lightly browned on top. Set aside to cool completely.
- Place the sweetened condensed milk and butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat while whisking constantly.
- Continue to simmer over low heat until the mixture thickens and turns into a light amber color, about 15-20 minutes (See above video). Remember to whisk all the time so the caramel won't stick t the bottom of the pot and burn.
- Pour the thick golden caramel over the cooled shortbread and spread evenly. Allow to fully cool at room temperature for about 2-3 hours.
- Melt the chocolate and pour over the caramel. Smooth until leveled. Allow setting at room temperature for the chocolate to harden and cut into 16 squares using a warm knife. Store any leftovers at room temperature in an airtight container for 5 days.
MILLIONAIRE'S SHORTBREAD
This is a delicious Millionaire's shortbread recipe! It makes a great dessert or snack that will have your family begging for more. The only problem you are going to have is trying to stop yourself from eating it all!
Provided by Miija Veley
Categories Desserts Cookies Bar Cookie Recipes
Time 1h50m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square pan.
- Sift flour into a bowl. Rub in butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Mix in brown sugar and shape dough into a ball.
- Press dough into the prepared pan. Prick all over with a fork.
- Bake in the preheated oven until set and golden brown, about 20 minutes. Let cool.
- Meanwhile, combine condensed milk, butter, and brown sugar in a nonstick saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until caramel comes to a boil. Reduce heat and cook until golden and pulling away from the sides of the pan, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Pour caramel over cooled crust and refrigerate until firm to the touch, about 1 hour.
- Place chocolate in top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes.
- Spread melted chocolate over cooled caramel. Refrigerate until chocolate hardens, about 15 minutes. Cut into bars.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 364.2 calories, Carbohydrate 44.7 g, Cholesterol 44.8 mg, Fat 18.7 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 11.4 g, Sodium 136.5 mg, Sugar 31.6 g
MILLIONAIRES SHORTBREAD OR CREAMY CARAMEL AND OAT SQUARES
This is a well used recipe in my house-everybody loves it, and it's so simple to do! I sent some of these to my husband's office as part of a Christmas cookie platter, they fought over these-so I guess they liked them! N.B-If you need help with conversions please see HokiesLady's review!
Provided by Noo8820
Categories Kid Friendly
Time 50m
Yield 12-16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy, and then beat in the flour and oats.
- Press the mixture into an 8" square tin, and bake at Gas mark 4 for 25 minutes until golden. Allow to cool.
- For the caramel filling, mix all of the ingredients in a pan until well combined and boil over a low heat until thick-about 3-4 minutes.
- Pour over the biscuit base and leave to set.
- Melt the chocolate and pour over the caramel, leave to set, but just before it gets too hard, mark out your portions. If you do it when completely set, the chocolate shatters.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 268.7, Fat 15.2, SaturatedFat 9.4, Cholesterol 30.3, Sodium 94.1, Carbohydrate 32.1, Fiber 2, Sugar 18.8, Protein 4.6
MILLIONAIRE'S SHORTBREAD
Plain shortbread, a combination of the most basic ingredients in the baker's pantry, is an understated sweet, but millionaire's shortbread is a spectacle. It's a flashy cookie, topped with swoops of chocolate and chewy caramel made from condensed milk, butter and Lyle's Golden Syrup. A British confection made from cane sugar, Lyle's is found near the honey and maple syrup in any well-stocked supermarket, but if you can't find it, corn syrup makes a fine, if slightly less flavorful, substitute.
Provided by Samantha Seneviratne
Categories candies, cookies and bars, dessert
Time 4h
Yield 32 bars
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Make the shortbread layer: Heat oven to 325 degrees. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides. In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add flour and salt, and beat on low just until the mixture is evenly combined and the texture of coarse sand.
- Tip mixture into prepared pan, and press down firmly into an even layer. Bake until top is dry and light golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.
- Make the caramel layer: In a medium saucepan, combine condensed milk, butter, Golden Syrup and salt. Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly with a heatproof spatula, until it has thickened and changed from a milky yellow color to the color of butterscotch pudding, 10 to 20 minutes. It should read 220 degrees to 225 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. Adjust the heat as necessary to keep the bottom from scorching. Stir in vanilla extract. Immediately pour the caramel over the baked crust and spread it into an even layer.
- Prepare the chocolate: In the microwave or over a double boiler, melt the chocolate in short bursts, stirring often. Spread melted chocolate in an even layer over caramel. Chill until chocolate is set, about 30 minutes. To serve, cut the parchment-free sides away from the pan with a sharp knife, then transfer the shortbread to a cutting board using the parchment overhang. Cut into 32 small bars.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 162, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 20 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 77 milligrams, Sugar 14 grams, TransFat 0 grams
EASY MILLIONAIRE'S SHORTBREAD
Combine the crunch of a shortbread base with a gooey caramel middle and chocolate topping, and you have millionaire's shortbread - the ultimate sweet treat
Provided by Member recipe by fetchgirl
Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert, Treat
Time 1h
Yield Makes up to 24 squares
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Lightly grease and line a 20-22cm square or rectangular baking tin with a lip of at least 3cm.
- To make the shortbread, mix 250g plain flour and 75g caster sugar in a bowl. Rub in 175g softened butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Knead the mixture together until it forms a dough, then press into the base of the prepared tin.
- Prick the shortbread lightly with a fork and bake for 20 minutes or until firm to the touch and very lightly browned. Leave to cool in the tin.
- To make the caramel, place 100g butter or margarine, 100g light muscovado sugar and the can of condensed milk in a pan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Continually stir with a spatula to make sure no sugar sticks to the bottom of the pan. (This can leave brown specks in the caramel but won't affect the flavour.)
- Turn up the heat to medium high, stirring all the time, and bring to the boil, then lower the heat back to low and stirring continuously, for about 5-10 minutes or until the mixture has thickened slightly. Pour over the shortbread and leave to cool.
- For the topping, melt 200g plain or milk chocolate slowly in a bowl over a pan of hot water. Pour over the cold caramel and leave to set. Cut into squares or bars with a hot knife.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 248 calories, Fat 13 grams fat, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 29 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 21 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients: This will make a big difference in the taste of your Millionaire's Shortbread or Creamy Caramel and Oat Squares.
- Don't overmix the dough: Overmixing will make the shortbread tough.
- Chill the dough before baking: This will help the shortbread to hold its shape.
- Bake the shortbread until it is golden brown: This will ensure that it is cooked through.
- Let the shortbread cool completely before cutting it: This will help to prevent it from crumbling.
- For the Creamy Caramel layer: Use a heavy saucepan to prevent scorching. Stir the caramel constantly to prevent it from burning.
- For the Oat layer: Use old-fashioned oats for the best texture. If you don't have old-fashioned oats, you can use quick-cooking oats, but they will absorb more liquid and the bars will be less chewy.
Conclusion:
Millionaire's Shortbread and Creamy Caramel and Oat Squares are both delicious and easy-to-make treats. With a few simple tips, you can make these recipes perfectly every time. So next time you're looking for a sweet treat, try one of these recipes. You won't be disappointed!
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