Peanut butter 'n fudge filled bars
32 bars
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Margarine or butter softened |
| 2 | cups | Brown sugar, firmly packed |
| ¼ | cup | Peanut butter |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 2 | cups | Quaker Oats, uncooked (quick or old-fashioned) |
| 2 | cups | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt (optional) |
| 14 | ounces | Sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk) |
| 12 | ounces | Semisweet chocolate pieces |
| 2 | tablespoons | Peanut butter |
| ½ | cup | Chopped peanuts |
Directions
Heat oven to 350 F. Beat together margarine, sugar and ¼ cup peanut butter until creamy. Add eggs, beat well. Add combined dry ingredients; mix well. Reserve 1 cup for topping, set aside. Spread remaining oat mixture onto bottom of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. In medium saucepan, combine condensed milk, chocolate pieces and remaining 2 tablespoons peanut butter. Cook over low heat until chocolate is melted, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in peanuts. Spread mixture evenly over crust. Drop reserved oat toppingby teaspoonfuls over chocolate mixture. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely; cut into bars.
Nutrition Information (1 bar): * Calories 280 * Fat 14g * Sodium 140mg * Dietary Fiber 1g
Source: Quaker Oats Prize-Winning Recipes (Paula McHargue) Copyright 1994, The Quaker Oats Company Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias