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I am loving the “sweet treats” Starbucks has come out with- little dessert treat under 200 calories. One of my favorite’s by far Starbuck’s Caramel Pretzel Square.
I tried making several recipes on the Internet that I found and none of them quite hit the right note of salty and sweet.
Soo… After a few attempts and some tweaking here is MY version of Starbucks Caramel Pretzel Square Recipe.

Tastes Like Starbucks Caramel Pretzel Square Recipe

Base:
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine ( I used both and butter does taste MUCH better- also better texture)
1 tsp. REAL vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup all-purpose flour

Topping
4 tablespoons milk
70-80 Kraft caramels ( or similar)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup chopped nuts ( pecans or walnuts)
2 cups of crushed pretzels STICKS

Fudge
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup evaporated milk ( can use low fat no problem)
2 tbsp. butter
2 cups marshmallows
2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 375F

Mix together is mixing bowl at medium speed the butter, sugar, salt and vanilla until thoroughly mixed.. Bleand in flour. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.
Press the mixture into 8 inch square pan. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes.

Combine milk and caramels and cook in double boiler or use microwave ( check at 30 second intervals) . Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and remove from heat.

Remove the crust from oven. Pour the caramel mixture (reserve some caramel for top) t. Sprinkle with pecan and pretzel mixture. Bake again at 375° for 15 minutes. Let cool.

Combine sugar, evaporated milk and butter in a saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil over medium heat, stirring often. Boil 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate and marshmallows . Stir until combined. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

Pour fudge mixture on top of cooled squares, then warm reserved caramel in microwave and add a pinches of salt and drizzle over the fudge layer. Take knife and gently run it through the salted caramel ribbon to make sure its swirled throughout.

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I am ADDICTED to these. It seems like when ver I go to Star bucks lately for my favotire- pumpin scones- lately they are sold out of my favorite pumpkin scone. If you are in Canada, they make a very similar scone at www.cobsbread.com .

Taste’s Just like Starbucks Pumpkin Scones Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups all-purpose flour
7 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
3 tablespoons half-and-half
1 large egg
6 tablespoons cold butter

PLAIN GLAZE:

1 cup plus 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
2 tablespoons whole milk

SPICED ICING:

1 cup plus 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 tablespoons whole milk
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
pinch ground ginger
pinch ground cloves

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon cloves, and 1/4 teaspoon ginger in a large bowl.

3. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together pumpkin, half-and-half, and egg.

4. Cut butter into cubes then add it to the dry ingredients. Use a pastry knife or a fork to combine butter with dry ingredients. Continue mixing until no
chucks of butter are visible. You can also use a food processor: Pulse butter into dry ingredients until it is the texture of cornmeal or coarse sand.

5. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients, then form the dough into a ball. Pat out dough onto a lightly floured surface and form it into a 1-inch thick
rectangle that is about 9 inches long and 3 inches wide. Use a large knife or a pizza wheel to slice the dough twice through the width, making three equal
portions. Cut those three slices diagonally so that you have 6 triangular slices of dough.

6. Bake for 14 to 16 minutes on a baking sheet that has been lightly oiled or lined with parchment paper. Scones should begin to turn light brown.

7. While scones cool, prepare plain glaze by combining ingredients in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed. Mix until smooth.

8. When scones are cool, use a brush to paint a coating of the glaze over the top of each scone.

9. As that white glaze firms up, prepare spiced icing by combining ingredients in another medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed. Drizzle this thicker icing over each scone and allow the icing to dry before serving (at least 1 hour). A squirt bottle works great for this, or you can drizzle with a whisk.

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