Chocolate Pear Oatmeal Bars Recipes

CHOCOLATE OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 inch square baking pan.
• To prepare Filling: In a heavy pot, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter and chocolate chips. Add the evaporated milk and 1/4 cup of the white sugar. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in nuts and cool.
• To prepare cookie base: Cream 1 1/2 cups of the butter and the brown sugar together. Add the vanilla and the egg, and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add the flour, baking soda, and 1 3/4 cups of the oats and blend well.
• Press 2/3 of this mixture into the bottom of the greased pan. Spread the cooled filling on top of the cookie crust.
• Mix the remaining 1/4 cup of oats with the remainder of the cookie base, and crumble over the filling. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Grease a 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and vanilla extract. Add oats and cook over low heat until combined, 2 to 3 minutes. Spread 1/2 of the oat mixture into the prepared pan.
• Melt chocolate chips with peanut butter in small heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently until smooth, about 4 minutes. Pour chocolate mixture over oat layer and spread evenly. Crumble remaining oat mixture over chocolate, pressing in gently.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill until set, 2 to 3 hours or overnight. Bring to room temperature before cutting into bars.

CHOCOLATE OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream 1 cup butter and brown sugar.
• Beat in eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
• Combine the oats, flour, 1 teaspoon salt and baking soda; stir into creamed mixture.
• Press two-thirds of oat mixture into a greased 15 x 10-inch baking pan.
• In a saucepan, combine milk, chocolate chips and remaining butter and salt.
• Cook and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted.
• Remove from the heat; stir in walnuts and remaining vanilla.
• Spread over the crust.
• Sprinkle with remaining oat mixture.
• Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool.
• Cut into squares.

OATMEAL COOKIE PEAR BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, stir together crust ingredients until dough forms. Press in pan. Bake 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar until combined. Add milk; heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Arrange sliced pears on partially baked cookie crust. Drizzle brown sugar mixture over pears.
• In medium bowl, mix topping ingredients with fork until crumbly. Sprinkle over filling; press down lightly.
• Bake 20 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Cool in pan on cooling rack at least 15 minutes. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

OATMEAL CHOCOLATE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until and fluffy. Beat in corn syrup and vanilla. Stir in oats; press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter; stir until blended. Spread over cooled bars. Sprinkle with crushed candy bars. Chill until set; cut into bars.

CHOCOLATE OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 F (180 C/Gas 4). Lightly butter a 10 x 15 x 1-inch sheet pan
• In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup butter and brown sugar. Beat in eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract.
• In another bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and 1 teaspoon salt; stir in oats. Stir dry ingredients into the creamed mixture until well blended; set aside.
• Pat about three-quarters of the oat mixture into the bottom of the prepared sheet pan. Set aside the remaining oat mixture.
• In a heavy saucepan over low heat combine the sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, 2 tablespoons butter, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir until the chocolate chips have melted and the mixture is smooth. Stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla and pecans or walnuts.
• Spread the filling mixture over bottom crust in the baking pan, and then crumble the remaining oat mixture evenly over the top.
• Bake the bars in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool before cutting into squares.

CHOCOLATE FILLED OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a jelly roll pan (10x15 or so).
• In large mixer bowl cream margarine and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla and instant coffee.
• Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Batter will be stiff, stir in last part by hand, if necessary.
• Reserve approximately 2 cups dough. Press remainder evenly over bottom of jelly roll pan.
• Prepare chocolate filling:.
• Melt margarine in medium saucepan over low heat.
• Stir in cocoa and sugar.
• Add sweetened condensed milk.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thick.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Spread filling over oatmeal mixture in pan. Sprinkle reserved oatmeal mixture over chocolate.
• Bake 25 minutes or until top is golden brown. Chocolate will stay soft.

CHOCOLATE OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add the flour and oats; mix well. Pour into a lightly greased 11x7-in. baking pan. , Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack for 3-5 minutes. Sprinkle with chips; when melted, spread chocolate over bars. Top with nuts. Cool completely. Cut into bars.