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Actually, I'd prepared these before when the recipe first came out, but I'd had to work with it. This time, the recipe made it! I also used MINI chocolate chips and that worked out well too! I baked bars a total of 30 minutes-10 minutes for crust and 20 minutes for the bar layer!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-04-16","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangeButton"},"reviewBody":"Has anyone Tried to use caramel topping for this?","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-02-10","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangeBattery"},"reviewBody":"This turns out awesome every time!!! I made it with Devils food cake mix and caramel bits...perfect!!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2009-12-04","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurpleBottleOpener"},"reviewBody":"My parents alwaysmade these at Christmas time, and this was one of the first recipes that I ever made when I was 9. It was always my job to take the wrappers off of the caramel, now my daughter does that for me.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-03-28","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"CyanHat"},"reviewBody":"I have made these decadent caramel brownies many, many times over the past 20 years. They continue to receive rave reviews wherever I take them. Unwrapping the caramels takes a lot of time but it is worth the effort. Highly recommended!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-06-03","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Orange8Ball"},"reviewBody":"My family loves!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-05-28","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"BlueBottle"},"reviewBody":"Winner! We actually call them \"almost better than sex\" bars, because they are almost that good!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-10-28","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurplePalmtree"},"reviewBody":"These bars are chewy like a brownie and have lots of chocolate flavor. I used a dark chocolate cake mix. I asked my husband to unwrap the caramels since he was the only one who would be eating them.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2016-02-04","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GreenLocomotive"},"reviewBody":"Whenever I make these, they disappear almost before I can finish cutting them. They are the best bars ever. 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