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Sweets: Oat Bar - Chocolate

Base

-------- Line 9x9 pan with tin foil. Shiny Side to food. See: Tips & Tricks: Line Pan with Tinfoil

-------- Put in sauce pan
3/4 cup brown (golden or white) sugar
3/4 cup butter - can use 1/2 if you want less fat
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp water - (or milk: cow, oat, rice... or evaporated milk if making Sweets: Nanaimo Bar: Free Style.)
1/2 cup coca powder
3/4 tsp salt
-------- Stir sort of constantly, to prevent scorching.
-------- I start low heat, until butter mostly melted, then raise to medium.
-------- Bring to gentle boil.
-------- Remove from heat

-------- Add to saucepan and stir
1 tsp vanilla

-------- Add to saucepan and stir
-3- cups quick oats (wheat and gluten free)

-------- Spread mixture evenly in 9x9 foil lined pan See: Tips & Tricks: Line Pan with Tinfoil
-------- Refrigerate until set - about 30 minutes
-------- Store in fridge

-------- Clean up: Rinse pot and spatula/spoon in hot water, for easier washing.

TitleRecipe: Sweets: Oat Bar - Chocolate
AboutIts amazing how dense these bars are.
I cut them into 16, each having 1/4 cup oatmeal in them.
My breakfast porridge is 1/4 cup oatmeal.

Photo shows bar with chocolate topping.

Water works just fine in this recipe.

I use this as an alternative Nanaimo Bar Base!

Photo shows bar with chocolate topping.
First Made2020
Modified2022-May
hashtags#chocolate #oat #bar #oatbar
(c)Photo copyright SJR