Oatmeal Fudge Bars
Chewy, sweet-and-salty oatmeal bars with a smooth and creamy, rich fudge filling
Servings: 24 people
Ingredients
Oatmeal Crust
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup brown sugar
- pinch salt
- 1¾ cup flour
- 1¾ cup rolled oats (oatmeal)*
- 1 tsp baking soda
Fudge Filling
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk)
- 1 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- For the crust, combine oil, eggs, brown sugar, salt, flour, oatmeal, and baking soda. Stir well. (It will be thick like cookie dough.)
- Press half into a greased 9x13 inch baking dish, covering the bottom completely. Set the rest aside.
- For the filling, in a medium saucepan, over medium heat, stir together the chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and butter. Continue cooking and stirring constantly until melted.
- Pour the filling over the crust. Top the filling with the remaining crust. (I press small handfuls of dough together to form blobs* * and drop them unevenly onto the top of the filling.)
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until the crust is golden.
Notes
*Old fashioned oatmeal is my favorite in this recipe, but quick-cooking oats work great, too. Steel-cut oatmeal won't work here.
**I tried so hard to think of a better word.