Chubby Hubby Bars

And I've got one word to sum this recipe up, FLOP. 

I saw this recipe on Pinterest and my mouth watered for them.  I was SO excited for them! 
An oooey- gooey, carmely & chocolately bar that I wanted so badly to master.  They were a complete FLOP!  The name of the bar was just to cute to pass up, and I knew it would be a bar that Derek would love.  If you are interested in giving them a whirl yourself, here is the recipe.  Good luck, and if they turn out deliciously for you, please drop some by our house. :)

Chubby Hubby Bars- courtesy of Pinterest
Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temp
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp coarse sea salt
• 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pretzels
• 1 (8oz) bag of Reese’s Mini cups (or 2 cups coarsely chopped full sized Reese’s)
• 1 (14 oz) bag of caramels, unwrapped
• 1 Tbsp water
• 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips, melted

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Spray a 9×13 pan lightly with cooking spray.
3. Beat together your butter and sugars until light and fluffy, approx 1 min.
4. Add eggs and vanilla, mix until incorporated.
5. On low speed add in your salt, baking soda and flour, mixing until just combined.
6. Slowly add in your Reese's and Pretzels, mixing until evenly distributed.
7. Spread in your prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes.
8. Let cool completely. Approx 30 minutes to an hour.
9. When cooled, melt your caramels and 1 Tbsp water in a microwave safe bowl stirring every minute until melted.
10. Pour over your bars.
11. Chill in fridge for 15 minutes to set caramel.
12. Melt your chocolate chips in a double boiler or microwave and spread over caramel.
13. Put back in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or until chocolate is set.
14. Cut into squares when ready to serve.

If you want a detailed, step by step guide, click here!  I don't have a picture of one of my adorable blue eyed boy's indulging in the bar like the website has.  Instead, I have this for you.  A picture of my attempt at removing the bars from the pan.  Like I said, totally embarrassing, but I didn't promise I would succeed at every new recipe I tried :)

I don't own a 9x13 pan, so could it be that I used a casserole dish?  Thank goodness my mom is buying me a new pan for Christmas!  I never would have thought I would be listing kitchen items, or crocheting supplies on my Christmas wish list.  You'd like I was a retired lady :)