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--- sugar_free_carmelitas [2024/05/18 13:39] – created karin
+++ sugar_free_carmelitas [2025/07/23 10:39] (current) – [Cookie Base] karin
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-====== Sugar-Free Carmelitas ======
+====== Sugar-Free Vegan Carmelitas ======
 ===== Ingredients =====
-  * 1 1/2 c. butter, melted
+==== Cookie Base ====
-  * 1 1/2 c. brown sugar substitute (I use [[https://www.amazon.com/Swerve-Replacement-Sweetener-Substitute-Non-Glycemic/dp/B0C2RH34PR|Swerve brown sugar substitute]])
-  * 2 c. white whole wheat flour
+  * 1 1/2 c. vegan margarine (possibly contains soy), melted
-  * 2 c. oats
+  * 1/2 c. brown sugar substitute (I use [[https://www.amazon.com/Swerve-Replacement-Sweetener-Substitute-Non-Glycemic/dp/B0C2RH34PR|Swerve brown sugar substitute]])
+  * 1 c. sugar substitute (I use [[https://www.walmart.com/ip/Splenda-Zero-Calorie-Granulated-Sweetener-9-7-oz-Resealable-Pouch/10309711|Splenda]])
+  * 2 c. white whole wheat flour
   * 2 t. baking soda
-  * 1 jar of sugar-free caramel sauce (I use [[https://www.amazon.com/Smuckers-Sundae-Syrup-Caramel-Flavored/dp/B009LI0XCM|Smucker's)
+  * 2 c. rolled oats
-  * 12 oz. sugar-free chocolate chips (I use [[https://www.amazon.com/Chocolate-Sweets-Sweetened-Low-Carb-Gluten-Free/dp/B07HL57HF1|Lily's Dark Chocolate]])
+==== Caramel/Chocolate Filling ====
+  * 1 recipe [[sugar_free_vegan_caramel_sauce|sugar-free vegan caramel sauce]]
+  * 12 oz. sugar-free chocolate chips (I use [[https://www.target.com/p/lily-s-dark-chocolate-baking-chips-9oz/-/A-54518945|Lily's Dark Chocolate Chips]])
+==== Cookie Topping ====
+  * 1/2 c. vegan margarine (possibly contains soy), melted
+  * 1/4 c. brown sugar substitute (I use brown Swerve)
+  * 1/4 c. sugar substitute (I use Splenda)
+  * 2/3 c. white whole wheat flour
+  * 2/3 t. baking soda
+  * 2/3 c. rolled oats
 ===== Directions =====
   * Preheat the oven to 350º F.
-  * Cream together the melted butter and the brown sugar. Add in the dry ingredients (flour, oats and baking soda) and mix until combined.
+  * Make the cookie base: Melt the margarine for the cookie base in the microwave in a large microwave-safe mixing bowl. Once the margarine is melted (don't worry if it's not absolutely all melted), add the brown sugar for the cookie base to the bowl and mix them together. Add in the flour and baking soda for the cookie base and mix until combined. Stir in the oats for the cookie base by hand until they are well incorporated. Press the cookie dough for the base into the bottom of two 9 x 13 baking pans (greased). Bake for 10 minutes. Take cookies out of oven and allow to cool for at least 10 min.
-  * Press half of the cookie dough into the bottom of an 9 x 13 baking pan (ungreased). Bake for 10 minutes.
+  * Make the [[:sugar_free_vegan_caramel_sauce|sugar-free vegan caramel sauce]] and allow it to cool on the stovetop.
-  * Take cookies out of oven and allow to cool for 10 min. Pour a generous amount of caramel sauce over the bars (not the whole bottle; I just do it until it looks right) and then sprinkle the chocolate chips over the caramel. Crumble the rest of the cookie topping over top of the chocolate chips and caramel. Bake for 20 minutes more, until edges are golden brown and slightly crispy. Cookies will be wobbly when you take them out because of the center of **molten caramel** -- they are baked, do not be fooled.
+  * Make the cookie topping: repeat the steps for making the cookie base, with the cookie topping ingredients (1/2 c. butter, 1/2 c. brown sugar, 2/3 c. flour, 2/3 t. baking soda and 2/3 c. oats).
+  * Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
+  * Pour the caramel sauce over the cookie base and then sprinkle the chocolate chips over the caramel.
+  * Crumble the cookie topping over top of the chocolate chips and caramel. Bake for 20 minutes more, until edges are golden brown and slightly crispy. Cookies will be wobbly when you take them out because of the center of **molten caramel** -- they are baked, do not be fooled.
   * Wait until cookies have cooled COMPLETELY before cutting or you will have an unholy mess on your hands. Also they will be too hot to eat so just don't do it (no matter how much you want to!)
 ===== Notes =====
-  * If you didn't want or need to make this vegan, you can use a pre-made non-vegan caramel sauce, or make your own homemade caramel sauce with sweetened condensed milk (instead of the sweetened condensed coconut milk).
+  * This recipe makes two pans worth of the Carmelitas, which I cut fairly small (24 per pan). If you don't want to make two pans worth, cut the recipe in half. Of course, then you will have leftover vegan caramel sauce. Such a tragedy. :-P
-  * I've made these as a sugar-free cookie also (not vegan). Substitutions:
+  * I would normally use all brown sugar substitute (rather than a combo of brown sugar substitute and Splenda) but I was low on brown sugar substitute so had to improvise.
-    * Use a sugar-free caramel sauce (I use [[https://www.walmart.com/ip/Smucker-s-Sundae-Syrup-Sugar-Free-Caramel-Flavored-Syrup-19-25-Ounces/20894370|Smuckers]]) instead of the homemade caramel sauce. How much? I'm not sure, I just pour it on until it looks right.
+  * If you didn't want or need to make this vegan, you can use a pre-made non-vegan sugar-free caramel sauce, or make your own homemade caramel sauce following my [[vegan_caramel_sauce|vegan caramel sauce]] recipe, using a brown sugar substitute in place of the brown sugar and sugar-free sweetened condensed milk (it exists!) in place of the sweetened condensed coconut milk.
-    * Use sugar-free chocolate chips (I use [[https://www.target.com/p/lily-s-dark-chocolate-baking-chips-9oz/-/A-54518945|Lily's]])
+  * If you wanted or need to make these gluten-free, you could try following this recipe ([[gluten_free_carmelitas|Gluten-Free Carmelitas]]), using brown sugar substitute instead of the brown sugar, but note the **Important caveat** that **this recipe does not actually work** and try adding an egg to the cookie base, as I suggest (this will make the recipe non-vegan, but can still be dairy-free).
-    * Use a brown sugar substitute instead of the brown sugar (I use [[https://www.walmart.com/ip/Swerve-Brown-Sugar-Alternative-12-oz/250768818|brown Swerve]]), in the same amounts as in the recipe. (Most sugar-free recipes need the sugar increased by about a half, but not this one, probably because of the sweetness from the caramel sauce)
+  * If you just want them to be vegan (but not sugar-free), follow this recipe: [[vegan_carmelitas|Vegan Carmelitas]]
-    * I use white whole wheat flour instead of regular white flour because I don't eat white flour. Regular whole wheat would work fine as well, or I would also try oat flour.
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   * A vegan version of the recipe from the [[http://www.thebakerupstairs.com/2012/11/carmelitas.html|The Baker Upstairs]]: Carmelitas
+  * Yield: 48 cookies
+  * Last updated: 7/16/25
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