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Chocolate Oatmeal Bars are chewy on the bottom, a thick fudgy middle and crispy on top. Full of yummy flavor and great texture.
Why You’ll Love this Recipe!
These Chocolate Oatmeal Bars are going to be a favorite of all your chocolate lovers. The middle chocolate layer has a fudge like consistency and is guaranteed to satisfy any chocolate craving.
Tips from leigh Anne
- These bars need about an hour of cooling time to make them easier to cut so plan ahead for that.
How to Make Chocolate Oatmeal Bars
For the Crust:
- Combine butter, flour, oatmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Remove 1 1/4 cup of mixture and set aside.
- Press remaining mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 9 baking pan. I line my pan with parchment for easier removal. If not using parchment paper, spray the pan with baking spray.
- Bake this layer at 325 degrees F for 8 minutes. Cool completely.
For Filling:
- Melt chocolate and butter in a bowl. Add in eggs.
- Combine flour, sugar and salt in a bowl and pour this into chocolate mixture.
- After crust has cooled, pour filling mixture over the top.
- Sprinkle with reserved oatmeal mixture and bake at 325 F for 35-40 minutes.
- Cool the bars to room temperature or at least one hour.
- Cut into squares after they are cooled and enjoy. I love mine with a glass of cold milk!
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Oatmeal Chocolate Bars
Chocolate Oatmeal Bars are chewy on the bottom, a thick fudgy middle and crispy on top. Full of yummy flavor and great texture.
Prep:20 minutes
Cook:50 minutes
Cooling Time:1 hour 20 minutes
Total:2 hours 30 minutes
Ingredients
Crust
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup quick cooking oats
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter melted and cooled
Filling
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour 1/2
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
- 4 Tbsp. butter cut into pieces
- 3 eggs
Instructions
For Crust
- Combine butter, flour, oatmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Remove 1 1/4 cup of mixture and set aside.
- Press remaining mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 9 baking pan lined with parchment paper or sprayed with nonstick spray.
- Bake this layer at 325 degrees F for 8 minutes. Cool completely.
For Filling:
- Melt chocolate and butter in a bowl. Add in eggs.
- Combine flour, sugar and salt in a bowl and pour this into chocolate mixture.
- After crust has cooled, pour filling mixture over the top.
- Sprinkle with reserved oatmeal mixture and bake at 325 F for 35-40 minutes.
- Cool the bars to room temperature or at least one hour.
- After they have cooled cut into squares and enjoy. I love mine with a glass of cold milk!
Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 352kcal (18%) Carbohydrates: 43g (14%) Protein: 4g (8%) Fat: 19g (29%) Saturated Fat: 11g (69%) Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 55mg (18%) Sodium: 222mg (10%) Potassium: 204mg (6%) Fiber: 3g (13%) Sugar: 28g (31%) Vitamin A: 325IU (7%) Calcium: 45mg (5%) Iron: 2mg (11%)
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Beth says
This sounds delightful!
I doubled the ingredients using your doodad on the recipe, so I could make this in a 9×13″ pan, but the instructions didn’t change. I know to double the amount reserved for the topping, but have you done this to be able to tell me the bake time for the bottom crust and then after the filling/topping is added?
Chris says
These bars look intense! I made your lemon bar recipe, wow! Everyone I shared them with couldn’t believe I made them! Rave reviews! So I quadrupled the recipe and they disappeared in record time. I did have a lot of drizzle mix left over, will cut that part back. Thanks for the recipe. They are on my repeat list!
Chris says
Your lemon bars are to die for!
Brenda says
Don’t have quick oats. Would rolled oats work?