Chocolate-Oat Bars

Name: Chocolate-Oat Bars
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 177 milliliters packed brown sugar; 2 teaspoons butter, softened; 59 milliliters canola or soybean oil; 59 milliliters fat-free cholesterol-free egg product or 1 egg; 237 milliliters Gold whole wheat flour; 118 milliliters old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats; 2 Tbsps old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips; 79 milliliters fat-free sweetened condensed milk (from 14-ounce can); 1 teaspoon vanilla

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Chocolate-Oat Bars a try. This recipe serves 16. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 143 calories, 3g of protein, and 4g of fat. Head to the store and pick up salt, quick-cooking oats, vanilla, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Heat chocolate chips and milk in 1-quart heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth; set aside.

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Chocolate Chips

Chocolate

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Heat oven to 35

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Oven

Spray square pan, 8x8x2 or 9x9x2 inches, with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Frying Pan

Mix flour, 1/2 cup oats, the baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl; set aside. Stir brown sugar, oil, vanilla and egg product in medium bowl with fork until smooth; stir into flour mixture until blended. Reserve 1/2 cup dough in small bowl for topping.

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Baking Soda

Brown Sugar

Vanilla

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Oats

Salt

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Pat remaining dough in pan (spray fingers with cooking spray or lightly flour if dough is sticky).

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Cooking Spray

Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Frying Pan

Spread chocolate mixture over dough.

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Chocolate

Spread

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.

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Chocolate

Butter

Dough

Oats

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Blender

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until top is golden and firm. Cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

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Servings:

1teaspoons

baking powder 1teaspoons

baking soda 177milliliters

packed brown sugar 2teaspoons

butter, softened 59milliliters

canola or soybean oil 59milliliters

fat-free cholesterol-free egg product or 1 egg 237milliliters

Gold whole wheat flour 118milliliters

old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats 2Tbsps

old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats 0teaspoons

salt 118milliliters

semisweet chocolate chips 79milliliters

fat-free sweetened condensed milk (from 14-ounce can)1teaspoon

vanilla

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern can be paired with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Selbach Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett Halbtrocken with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 21 dollars per bottle.