Description
Millionaire Bars are an indulgent layered dessert made with a buttery shortbread crust, a rich homemade caramel filling, and a smooth chocolate ganache topping that slices cleanly after chilling.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature (shortbread)
- 3/4 cup superfine granulated sugar (shortbread)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract (shortbread)
- 1/2 tsp salt (shortbread)
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature (caramel)
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, room temperature
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract (caramel)
- 1/2 tsp salt (caramel)
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy cream (ganache)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 9×9-inch pan with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and superfine sugar until light and fluffy.
- Mix in flour, vanilla, and salt until a soft dough forms.
- Press dough evenly into the pan and bake 20–25 minutes until lightly golden.
- Cool the shortbread crust completely.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine condensed milk, butter, brown sugar, and cream.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until thick and deep golden.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and salt.
- Pour caramel over cooled crust and let set until firm.
- Heat chocolate chips and cream in short intervals until smooth.
- Spread ganache evenly over caramel layer.
- Refrigerate 1–2 hours until fully set.
- Lift out using parchment and slice into bars.
Notes
- Store bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- For a richer flavor, use dark chocolate for the ganache.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg