Chewy Chocolate-Oat Bars
From henrie 15 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 16
Melted chocolate and fat-free sweetened condensed milk make a fudgy layer in these yummy bars. Doubt you will actually get 16 servings.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips shopping list
- 1/3 cup (from 14-oz can) fat-free sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated) shopping list
- 1 cup Gold Medal® whole wheat flour shopping list
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar shopping list
- 1/4 cup canola or soybean oil shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla shopping list
- 1/4 cup fat-free egg product shopping list
- 2 tablespoons old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats shopping list
- 2 teaspoons no-trans-fat stick margarine, softened* shopping list
How to make it
- In 1-quart heavy saucepan, heat chocolate chips and milk over low heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth; set aside.
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8-inch or 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
- In large bowl, mix flour, 1/2 cup oats, the baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. In medium bowl, stir brown sugar, oil vanilla and egg product with fork until smooth; stir into flour mixture until blended. Reserve 1/2 cup dough in small bowl for topping.
- Pat remaining dough in pan (if dough is sticky, spray fingers with cooking spray or lightly flour fingers). Spread chocolate mixture over dough. Add 2 tablespoons oats and the butter to reserved dough; mix with pastry blender or fork until crumbly. Drop small spoonfuls of oat mixture evenly over chocolate mixture.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until top is golden and firm. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. *Only use margarine with at least 65% vegetable oil.
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Oh what those oats can do! another winner!
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Right up my ally! got my 5
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