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Chewy Chocolate-Oat Bars

Wonderful Whole Grains

Eating at least 3 servings of whole grains daily is recommended. Try using whole-grain oats or whole wheat flour in baked goods.

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Melted chocolate and fat-free sweetened condensed milk make a fudgy layer in these yummy bars. From eatbetteramerica.

Prep Time:20 min

Start to Finish:2 hr 15 min

makes:16 bars

1/2	cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/3	cup (from 14-oz can) fat-free sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
1	cup Gold Medal® whole wheat flour
1/2	cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
1/2	teaspoon baking powder
1/2	teaspoon baking soda
1/4	teaspoon salt
3/4	cup packed brown sugar
1/4	cup canola or soybean oil
1	teaspoon vanilla
1/4	cup fat-free egg product
2	tablespoons old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
2	teaspoons no-trans-fat stick margarine, softened*

1.	In 1-quart heavy saucepan, heat chocolate chips and milk over low heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth; set aside.
2.	Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8-inch or 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
3.	In large bowl, mix flour, 1/2 cup oats, the baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. In medium bowl, stir brown sugar, oil vanilla and egg product with fork until smooth; stir into flour mixture until blended. Reserve 1/2 cup dough in small bowl for topping.
4.	Pat remaining dough in pan (if dough is sticky, spray fingers with cooking spray or lightly flour fingers). Spread chocolate mixture over 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.
5.	Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until top is golden and firm. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. *Only use margarine with at least 65% vegetable oil.

Nutritional Information

1 Bar: Calories 160 (Calories from Fat 50); Total Fat 6g (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 115mg; Total Carbohydrate 25g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 17g); Protein 3g % Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 4% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2 MyPyramid Servings: 1 tsp Fats & Oils, 1 oz-equivalents Grains
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

5 Reviews

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chewy and chocolatey

My two kids and I really liked these. Sure you can taste the wheat flour, but they're sweet adn chewy with a lot of chocolate flavor. Even better the next day or when you actually wait until the bars are completely cool as the recipe instructs. My husband thought they tasted "healthy, but good." I would give them 5 stars, except that my husband didn't go gangbusters over them. The kids and I didn't mind though because we were fighting over the last few.
Posted at 9:11 AM on February 18 2009 by islander10

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I made these bars last night. My husband, a lover of all sweets, loved them. My vote is a big "yes" too. You have to have some fun planned into your healthy way of eating. These fit that bill!
Posted at 1:54 PM on January 27 2009 by carollehman

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Heavenly

I made these bars for my coworkers and they were a hit. They were so good, I saved a few for myself!
Posted at 9:51 AM on January 16 2009 by Chris

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I didn't have any condensed milk so i used 5 floz skim milk. That made the chocolate a little runny. The first oat base for the bars was a little skimmpy too and it didn't cover all of my 8 inch pan. The topping was also lacking so I made more plain oatmeal using 1/4 cup oats and 1/4 cup skim milk and some water then spread it on top. The end result was delish though.
Posted at 9:40 AM on October 1 2008 by AmaznA

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These bars are excellent. My mom used to make something similar, but these are much healthier. I added 1/4 natural peanut butter to the chocolate sauce. My whole family loves them!
Posted at 9:49 AM on September 8 2008 by EdensMommy