Update: Yay! My phone/photo/computer issues magically fixed themselves, so I was able to post my step-by-step photos below!
Today, I dealt with yesterday’s chocolate craving. And I managed to do it with a less decadent and over-the-top recipe than yesterday’s post. These oatmeal bars got my attention (and pin-I really do only pin things that I think I will actually do/make/wear, keeping my pin count lower than most pinterest addicts) because the recipe had few ingredients and sounded quick and easy. AND, it was filled with chocolate. The site the recipe came from is pretty bare bones, so I took all sorts of great pictures to go with each step. Unfortunately, I updated to the new iOS on my phone and now it has rebelled against me. From some reason, I can put the photos on my computer, but I can’t upload them to the blog. It says “Server rejected.” Whatever that means. I’ve already had to deal with the inconvenience of my Photo Stream randomly not working. Now I can’t use the nifty new photo apps that I just paid for! Grrrr. Anyway, here’s the recipe. If I can figure it out (and manage not to throw my phone out the window) I’ll update and post my photos later. By, the way, these were delicious.
Today, I dealt with yesterday’s chocolate craving. And I managed to do it with a less decadent and over-the-top recipe than yesterday’s post. These oatmeal bars got my attention (and pin-I really do only pin things that I think I will actually do/make/wear, keeping my pin count lower than most pinterest addicts) because the recipe had few ingredients and sounded quick and easy. AND, it was filled with chocolate. The site the recipe came from is pretty bare bones, so I took all sorts of great pictures to go with each step. Unfortunately, I updated to the new iOS on my phone and now it has rebelled against me. From some reason, I can put the photos on my computer, but I can’t upload them to the blog. It says “Server rejected.” Whatever that means. I’ve already had to deal with the inconvenience of my Photo Stream randomly not working. Now I can’t use the nifty new photo apps that I just paid for! Grrrr. Anyway, here’s the recipe. If I can figure it out (and manage not to throw my phone out the window) I’ll update and post my photos later. By, the way, these were delicious.
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup of butter (or margarine)
- 1/2 cup of brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 3 cups of quick oats
- 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup of peanut butter
Directions:
- Over medium heat, melt butter in a large saucepan. Mix in brown sugar and
vanilla. Once combined, add the oats. - Cook over low heat 2-3 minutes, until ingredients are well blended.
- In a 9×9 greased pan, press half of the oatmeal mixture into the bottom of
the pan and place the remaining half to the side. - In a small saucepan melt chocolate chips and peanut butter until smooth.
Pour mixture evenly over the oatmeal crust. - Top chocolate with the remaining oatmeal mixture. Cover and refrigerate
several hours until the chocolate peanut butter mixture has set.
Marjie @ Home Again Jiggety-jig! says
Been meaning to thank you for this recipe. I’ve made these a bunch of times, and really enjoyed them. You might want to tag them as gluten free. There are so many people looking for GF recipes.
A couple of times I’ve just made the “filling” as a candy. It is yumm. When I make the crust, I’ve learned to cook the sugar mixture until it is good and bubbly, and to leave the oats in for a minute or two, otherwise it really crumbles.
Nicole Burkholder says
I’d forgotten all about these! I need to make them again so I can get a decent photo! Thanks for the tip about gluten free!
Marjie @ Home Again Jiggety-jig! says
Thought I’d mention that my research has shown that you must not buy quick oats, because most quick oats are cut with flour.
In order for them to be guaranteed gluten free, they must be at Old Fashioned oats or scotch oats or something else than quick oats, AND the package must say it one the outside.
Nicole Burkholder says
Thank you! I really don’t know much at all about the “rules” of gluten free eating, so that helps a lot!