Whole Wheat Chocolate Revel Bars


Our snack situation at home reached a critically low level today.  Since fiber is the word around here lately, I reached for this recipe.  I'm not sure if I'd go so far as to call these bars healthy.  They are very rich, due to the large amounts of sugar and fat that they contain... so healthy... no.  But wholesome?  Perhaps.  In addition to the fat and sugar that you'll find in the recipe, you'll also find whole wheat flour, old-fashioned oats, and flax seed.  They are really filling.  I don't know about you, but it takes at least 3 cookies to satisfy my sweet tooth.  One of these bars will do it, but there is something about knowing that they contain whole grains and omega 3's that makes reaching for another one seem justifiable.



WHOLE WHEAT CHOCOLATE REVEL BARS

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
1/4 cup flax seed (optional)
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole-wheat flour
3 cups old-fashioned oats
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate pieces
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
2 teaspoons vanilla

Set aside 2 tablespoons of the butter.  In a large mixing bowl beat the remaining butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.  Add the brown sugar, flax seed and baking soda.  Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.  Beat in eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla until combined.  Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer.  Stir in any remaining flour.  Stir in the rolled oats.

For filling, in a medium saucepan combine the reserved 2 tablespoons butter, chocolate pieces, and sweetened condensed milk.  Cook over low heat until chocolate melts, stirring occasionally.  Remove from heat.  Stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla.

Press 2/3 of the rolled oats mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan.  Spread filling evenly over the oats mixture.  Dot remaining rolled oats miture on filling.

Bake in a 350 degree oven about 20-25 minutes or until top is lightly browned (chocolate filling will still look moist).  Cool on a wire rack.  Cut into bars.

Comments

  1. TraceyMarch 23, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    Yum! That sounds delicious! I can't wait to try them. Thanks!

    Tracey at www.LifeIsDifferentHere.blogspot.com

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  2. UnknownMarch 23, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    Wow, these sound really yummy! I will have to give them a try.
    Thanks!

    P.S. I found you through Raising Homemakers. :)

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  3. Tina @ MOMS CRAZY COOKINGMarch 23, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    We are having a CHOCOLATE... CHOCOLATE... and MORE CHOCOLATE linky party over at THIS WEEK’S CRAVINGS, we are already enjoying over 125 recipes so far and would love to have you link up your recipe too.

    It's gonna be a really SWEET week.

    http://momscrazycooking.blogspot.com/2011/03/this-weeks-cravings-21-chocolate-and.html

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  4. Tina @ MOMS CRAZY COOKINGMarch 24, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    Thanks a million for coming back and linking up a CHOCOLATE recipe! We have so many SWEET treats; I hope you had a chance to look around. And next week we are doing “SECRET INGREDIENTS”; so we hope you come back by and link up something “sneaky” that you add to a recipe.
    http://momscrazycooking.blogspot.com/search/label/THIS%20WEEKS%20CRAVINGS

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