Oatmeal Chocolate Fudge Bars

Submitted by Ms B.

"This is an adopted recipe that uses regular pantry ingredients for a simple and rich treat. Very easy and quick to put together, but you need to give them some time out of the oven to firm up."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• Dough

• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking oatmeal (your preference for texture) or 1 cup old fashioned oats (your preference for texture)

• Filling

• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Cream butter, sugar and salt in a mixer.
3. Add flour and oatmeal, blend until it holds together.
4. Heat milk in a pan and add chocolate chips.
5. Use low heat and stir until the chips are melted and you have a smooth chocolate cream.
6. Using a 9x13 pan, press 3/4 of the dough mixture in the pan, spreading and patting it to cover the whole surface.
7. Pour chocolate cream over crust.
8. Crumble last bit of dough over the chocolate, creating a third spotty layer.
9. Bake for 30 minutes, until lightly browned.
10. Cool, cut, transfer to a wax paper lined tray and allow to firm up a bit before serving- I leave them for a few hours and they become fudge-like, but they are still yummy if you eat them sooner than that.
11. You can also use a smaller pan- I have used a 10" square and just baked a little longer for a thicker bar, which required a longer cooling time as well.
12. Note: removing to the wax paper is necessary-- if you cool them too long in the pan they are hard to remove, as the bottom crust tends to stick to the pan.

Reviews

[Musical Joy]

Thank you, thank you! I 'needed' some chocolate and I love bars, and these were much easier to whip up than other choc/oatmeal recipes. I used a 9 x 13 cake pan and did spray it w/cooking spray. Next time I plan to add some walnuts or pecans to the top crust. My family loved these as well.

 

[newspapergal]

What a simple, delicious dessert. I followed the recipe exactly, using old-fashioned oats. I was surprised that these weren't as overwhelmingly 'chocolatey' as I expected, but the buttery-oatmeal crust is delicious. I think next time I'd cut back the flour a bit and up the oats a bit - b/c I love the oatmeal. And I think I'd sprinkle some pecans on top with the crumble. I'll definitely make these again -- ingredients I always have on hand, and super easy!

 

[Sari 2]

I was disapointed with these bars.... sorry

 

[LonghornMama]

These are really, REALLY good! Julie warned me not to be alone in the house with these, but I was practically beating the rest of the family away from them. I also took her suggestion and made them in a 9 inch square dish which made for a thicker bar. A crumbly oatmeal base and topping held together with rich gooey chocolate, I liked them equally well warm and cooled. Very easy, uses standard pantry ingredients and popular with the kids. Thanks, Julie, we'll be making these often!

 

[mermaidmagic]

Such a quick and easy to put together treat! I was craving chocolate and whipped this together in a few minutes. These are delicious both warm and cooled, though I think they are excellent when chilled. I sprayed the pan before cooking and had no problems with sticking. Thanks for sharing this recipe Julie, I'll be sure to use it many more times in the future. :)