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    Home » Dessert Recipes » Bar Recipes

    Nutty Chocolate Oat Bars

    Lindsay Moe

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    Nutty Chocolate Oat Bars - A rich, hearty treat made with nuts, oats, and of plenty of chocolate! Full recipe at theliveinkitchen.com @liveinkitchen
    Nutty Chocolate Oat Bars - A rich, hearty treat made with nuts, oats, and of plenty of chocolate! Full recipe at theliveinkitchen.com @liveinkitchen
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    These Nutty Chocolate Oat Bars have a nutty oat crust and a rich chocolate filling!

    three chocolate oat bars with oatmeal on a wood cutting board

    I can feel myself starting to slow down.

    It started with rolling over in bed. It took effort, special tricks, and a little groaning. Next came the switch from running to walking when I’m out for my nightly exercise. Now it’s hard to get up off the couch, I’m making my trips to the floor count when I bend over, and I’m not sure I’ll continue prenatal yoga because it’s hurting my back.

    three nutty chocolate oat bars stacked on a white background

    This is all bad news because I still have quite a ways to go in this pregnancy. Sixteen weeks feels simultaneously long and short. There’s still so much I want to get done before the baby comes, and if I feel myself slowing down that means I need to get to work. Wait, that doesn’t make any sense, does it?

    I might have spent the last week stress eating these nutty chocolate oat bars instead of getting anything done. Pregnancy hormones, I tell you, are no joke. Now I’m eating veggie sandwiches for lunch and slipping just one of these out of the freezer for a treat afterwards. Balance? I like to think so.

    three oatmeal fudge bars on a wood cutting board

    I shared a similar recipe in my early days of blogging. This recipe really stands the test of time, so I figured it would be good to give it a little rebirth. Finely chopped pecans add the perfect toothsome chew to these bars as well as adding protein (which makes them dinner, right??).

    With the oats and white whole wheat flour these bars would probably qualify as health food in my book if it weren’t for the rich, gooey layer of chocolate that simply can’t be beat. It all works so well together in a sweet/salty/chocolate/crunchy kind of way.

    two chocolate oat bars on a wood cutting board

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    Nutty Chocolate Oat Bars

    Nutty Chocolate Oat Bars

    These bars are a decadent treat that’s full of chocolate and texture!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes
    Servings: 20
    Calories: 323kcal
    Author: Lindsay Moe

    Ingredients

    • ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
    • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
    • 1 ½ cups dark brown sugar, firmly packed
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 large egg yolk
    • 2 ¼ teaspoons pure vanilla extract, divided
    • 1 ¾ cup white whole wheat flour
    • 2 cups old fashioned oats
    • 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, or a mixture of both
    • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
    • ¾ teaspoon plus a pinch salt
    • 1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips
    • 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9×13 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
    • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together ¾ cup butter and brown sugar until creamy. Add the egg, yolk, and 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla and beat again.
    • In a medium bowl, combine flour, oats, ¼ cup nuts, baking soda, and ¾ teaspoon salt. Add to the egg mixture in two or three parts, beating just until incorporated each time.
    • In a medium saucepan, combine the chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Stir over low heat until smooth. Stir in ¾ teaspoon vanilla and remaining ¾ cup nuts. Remove from the heat.
    • Pat two thirds of the oat mixture into the prepared baking pan so that it covers the bottom. Pour the chocolate mixture over the top and spread it out evenly. Take the remaining dough and dot it over the chocolate. Bake 25 minutes or until the cookie top is just beginning to brown. Let cool completely in the pan before cutting and serving.

    Notes

    Adapted from Joy of Cooking
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 323kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 170mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 280IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1.8mg
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    1. Amy says

      July 16, 2015 at 12:31 pm

      Oats and whole what flour cancel out chocolate in my book! These look fantastic! Can’t wait to give them a try!

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    2. Heather (Delicious Not Gorgeous) says

      July 25, 2015 at 12:42 pm

      these sound really tasty- all that chocolate, plus the streusel-y topping!

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