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These family-favorite chocolate revel bars feature two layers of a chewy oatmeal cookie filled with fudgy chocolate.
Ingredients
Fudge Filling
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Oatmeal Batter
- 3 cups quick cooking oats
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
Step 2
Make the oatmeal batter: Combine oats, flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
Step 3
Beat brown sugar and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until fluffy. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture until combined.
Step 4
Make the filling: Heat condensed milk, chocolate chips, butter, and salt in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in walnuts and vanilla.
Step 5
Pat 2/3 of the oatmeal batter into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread filling evenly over top, then dot with remaining batter.
Step 6
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and let cool completely before cutting into 24 bars.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 24 | |
| Calories 358 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat16g | 21% |
| Saturated Fat9g | 43% |
| Cholesterol44mg | 15% |
| Sodium293mg | 13% |
| Total Carbohydrate51g | 18% |
| Dietary Fiber2g | 8% |
| Total Sugars33g | |
| Protein5g | |
| Vitamin C1mg | 3% |
| Calcium80mg | 6% |
| Iron2mg | 9% |
| Potassium194mg | 4% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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Well, I don’t know if kids like it, but the people I cook for at work love things like this and rice krispy bars, so it’s similar tastes…They have a ton of calories, though, so cut them small and don’t eat too many! Very tasty bars.
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The creamy, rich fudge layer is perfectly balanced by the moist oatmeal layer. Lots of variations are possible with the nuts. Even chocolate lovers can only handle 2 pieces!
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These are wonderful! Everyone that has tried them has loved them!
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Baking for my co-workers is my job, so I was pleased that these were such a big hit. The chewy bar and soft, chocolatey center are a great combination.
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Well I guess if you could consider my husband a kid, he truly enjoyed these bars. They were easy to make and fun to eat!
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We ate these but I don’t think they are worth making a second time.
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Delicious and easy
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These are the best cookies ever! I have friends that ask me to make them so that they can take them to functions.
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These are the best, my family can’t get enough.
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very delicious
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My friend gave me this recipe about 10 years ago. I made them for my brother while he was in the Gulf War. The kept him alive – and popular. So happy to have found this recipe online because I just realized my hard copy of this was missing.
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This is a wonderfully easy recipe that will fulfill any chocoholics craving!
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This is an absolutely excellent bar. I took half to the office and they were gone in minutes. Had to take the rest back the next day so I wouldn’t eat them all.
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This is quick and easy. It is impossible to stop eating when still warm from the oven.
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good bars, chewy and easy.
also healthy, what with milk and oats and nuts…only a bit difficult to cut- maybe next time I won’t wait till they are cool. -
Super! The whole family enjoyed these. Two comments: I didn’t have quick cooking oats, just regular, and they worked fine. Also, the better quality chocolate chips you use, the better these bars. Ghiardelli chips worked great.
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Yummy! I took these to a school function and they were a hit!
Next time I would bake these in two shallow 9X13 pans as the bars were so thick in the baking pan. Also, I would skip the dollop of dough on the top because it baked up far too hard and crunchy. -
Excellent!
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These were a great change from the standard bar cookie. I have made them twice, but the second time I used a bar pan (I think it is 15 x 2). I poured the entire oatmeal mixture on the bottom and then topped it with all of the chocolate mixture. I think they were much prettier and easier to cut.
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These were delicous. It made so many that I passed them around to a lot of people and they drew raves from all.
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These are very rich and tasty bars. The oatmeal layer could probably be reduced by half for the 13×9 pan– it was thick and a little dry. Perhaps next time I will add less oatmeal. Also, I sprinkled the walnuts on top instead of adding them to the chocolate, which made a prettier presentation. The chocolate layer is delicious. With a little tweaking this recipe can be very good.
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It didn’t taste very good at all. It was dry and not flavorful.
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This recipe is very original and delicious. I loved the fudge filling. I noticed, however, that the bars will not taste fresh for more than several days, so eat them in a hurry!
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I recently made these to take on a large family vacation and they were LOVED by the children and adults!
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These were delicious. I took them to an outing and everyone loved them. I did make one mistake that ended up making them taste even better. I accidentally put about 1/4 cup of the sweetened condensed milk in the cookie layer part. It ended up making them very chewy and good. I’ll probably make this mistake again!
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I dont know what the hype is about. I ended up throwing away all but the 1 piece each my family tried. Too heavy. Just okay.
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These were good, but not great. Don’t know if I will make again.
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These are great bars! I always make this recipe in a larger bar pan and I find that it turns out better than in a 9 x 13 pan.
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My mom made these from her recipe from the 1970’s for Christmas this year. What a hit! She made hers in a jelly roll pan which makes a big difference. Once they’re cut, keep them in a cookie tin separated by wax paper to keep them fresh as plastic containers sometime don’t “agree” with chocolate/fudge type cookies. If your batch is DRY – YOU’VE OVERCOOKED THEM!!
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I am a new cook but wanted to make an impression on in-laws that were coming over for dinner. These bars were such a hit! I made the recipe exactly as it said and had no problems. This is very yummy! If you do not have a sweet tooth, you won’t want to eat too much. This is a keeper! Thanks Holly!
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Made this recipe for my husband and mother in law, and they loved it. Seems like it would be easy to overbake these though, so be careful. I nixed the nuts and it was great without them. The bits of crunchy oatmeal on top is great paired with the fudgy filling.
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Hands down the best cookie. I added choc. chips to the cookie layers and omitted the nuts in the fudge filling. Thank you for a wonderful recipe.
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Very good. Made them for husband to take to work. Even leaving out some ingredients because of the “assistance” of my 2 1/2 year old. They were still so yummy. My husband’s coworkers raved about them. Thank you for the recipe.
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A winner! The one thing that may not make it 5 stars, these are very rich (if you don’t like that don’t make them). My only change was to leave out the nuts. I was surprised with how nice these looked; they’re the sort of thing you would bring to a bake sale, if you can sneak any out of the house :-p Fixes your chocolate & oatmeal cravings in one dessert.
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These are so incredible!! I made them for a bridal shower and everyone devoured them. Even my husband who won’t normally eat things with lots of butter raved about them. I’ll definitely make these again, but with a few substitutions to make them a little less fattening.
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The kids absolutely loved this. Super sweet and satisfying. Thanks for the recipe!
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Oh, Boy-o-Boy! These scrumptous morsels the best treat I have baked in a loooong time. CAUTION!! Have a big glass of ice cold milk ready for everybody. Without a doubt, your friends and family will all ask for the recipe, so go ahead and print up some right now,to have them handy.
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I have been making chocolate revel bars for about 10 years and this is the best recipe that I have ever used. They were moist, chewy, and very tasty.
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Very sweet with a good balance of crunchy topping and smooth filling. Makes a very thick bar though in the 9×13 pan. Next time I’ll either use two pans or one larger one.
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My husband and his coworkers went crazy over this! Very rich and chocolatey. I’ve already been asked to make it again
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This was very good and we ate every bite, but it is a little greasy. Maybe less butter next time
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These are excellant!!! I made these for a cookie exchange at work….Everyone asked for the recipe. I did just as the recipe said. YUMMY!!
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These are good, but nothing competes with magic bars. My family was disappointed, so I had to make a batch of magic bars as well.
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This recipe was delicious! Everyone loved it!!
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Just made these to go with my other Christmas cookies and they are very tasty. My only suggestion is to make them in a jelly roll pan intead of a 9X13 pan. Chocolate lovers won’t be disappointed!
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Great recipe, easy to fix and will please the chocolate lovers in your family.
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I made these using 100% whole wheat flour ( fresh ground) with no other changes, and they were excellent !
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One word – fantastic! Tried this over the hols – it is absolutely delicious. Everything about it was dee-lish. Keep refrigerated but serve at room temp. When it is cold , a bit tough to bit but dee-lish at room temp. Thanks!
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I had much higher expectations for this recipe. They aren’t bad, but I didnt’ find them fantastic. I probably won’t make them again though.
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I made 2 separate batches of these last night & my husband & I thought they were awful. Each time I followed the recipe to a tee – the chocolate center was so gooey and the oatmeal part was dry – very hard to cut w/o it crumbling all over the place. I can’t figure out what all the hype is either.
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Everyone loved these! They stayed good for weeks!
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These bars are awesome. After I made them once, I was hooked. Recently, they were a huge hit at a family potluck (everyone wanted the recipe). Now when I’m having a chocolate craving, these are what I make! Thanks for a great recipe!
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Very good. Especially like it served with whipped cream on top.
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Great recipe! I did put the chocolate mixture between a layer of oatmeal instead of putting globs of oats on top, and it was great. They were all gone in no time at a party. Have made them many times and they are always wonderful. Thanks.
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These were great! I made it for a gathering, and everyone was happy. I left out the nuts (as I always do), used a bag of milk chocolate chips and fat free condensed milk…a delicious bar cookie worthy of sharing. Thanks!
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Way too good…groan, I ate too many. I was making them for a school function, so omitted the nuts. I made them in a 10″x 15″ jelly roll pan, and think they would be too thick in a 9×13″ pan. As it was, there was almost too much fudge. Next time, I will experiment with halving the recipe and using a smaller pan — this recipe makes a huge amount! Too much for a family treat. I will also experiment with working some peanut butter into the filling…that would be incredible!
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To quote my husband, “Yummy chocolatey goodness!” These could be very dangerous in my house…..
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I made this for the girls in the office at work and they LOVED it! Very rich and delicious!
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I’m definitely a sweets person, but I found these to be EXTREMELY heavy and globby and rich and somehow not that tasty. As other reviewers noted, the recipe makes a lot, so you might want to use a pan larger than 9 x 13. Tasted of alcohol because of the large amount of vanilla.
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I have made these a few times now. Very rich, cut into small pieces. But they are sooo very good!
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very easy to make and very yummy!!!
could easily omit walnuts and still turn out great! I like to use less oat mixture for drop topping (makes it more fudgey) -
Quite good but nothing extra ordinary.
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I enjoy these, and everytime I make them the neighbors come running.
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this recipe gets rave reviews every time i make it.
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These were good, but not outstanding. (Don’t get me wrong, I’m EATING them!) There are many other sweet treats out there that are better, so I doubt I will make these again.
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I thought the taste was rather bland. The middle part was runny. I wouldn’t make again.
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I like this cookie.the oatmeal tastes wonderful.I didn’t make the chocolate fudge ‘cos I didn’t want to make a big mess out of the kitchen.Instead I sprinkled choc chips all over half the oatmeal dough n covered the chips with the rest of the dough.I like the crunchy top.it’s so yummy.
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Awfully decadent and sweet which is probably why people like it. I can’t afford (dietetically) to fix it very often.
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I made these for work and they were a hit! I did add a quarter cup of sugar to the chocolate because I wanted it a little sweet. I also used a jelly roll pan to make them. They turned out great!
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I make this for every potluck and get RAVE reviews. If you have sweetend coconut around, omit 1/4c b. sugar and add 1/4-1/2c coconut to oatmeal batter. YUM! For chocolate layer, I omit salt and walnuts. 9×13 pan is perfect for thick bars, then cut into small squares when cooled. I like them best out of the refridgerator. Makes them nice and chewy.
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The only thing I changed was to make this in a jelly roll pan instead of 9×13. It was a hit at two offices and at home! They were rich and chewy…but I agree that I won’t be able to make them often; they’re hard on the waistline! Thanks for a popular recipe.
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I’ve made these many times and they always turn out great. Will cure a chocolate craving!
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This recipe is tremendous! I made it for work and people were eating the crumbs! This makes a lot…a wonderful recipe. I use salted better, so I left the salt out, and it worked perfectly.
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Although these satisfied our ‘chocolate fanatic’, I found the cookie rather dry. They were good but I probably won’t make them again.
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i’ve been looking for a revel bars recipe for quite a while now and im so glad i found this one. everyone in my family loved it (especially my mum and dad!). i used more walnuts and it turned out heavenly. thanks for the recipe! 🙂
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These were quite nice. I thought they were pretty bland, though my mom and her friends thought they were awesome. I think the 9X13 pan is too small, and the bottom layer of the dough came out too thick for my liking.
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I thought the chocolate layer was a bit.. spongey.. but still very tasty.
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Made these tonight because I had a craving for something similar to the oatmeal fudge bars sold in a national bookstore chain’s cafes and they were very similar, easy to make and delicious. I left out the walnuts as a personal preference.
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EXCELLENT! My sister has a recipe for something similar, but I think these are even better. Soooo chocolately and wonderful!
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I have made this many times since my family and colleagues like it. My primary complaint is that the fudginess of my revel bars was hit or miss, probably because the chocolate layer is very sensitive to cooking time. If I underbake to make it fudgy, it becomes difficult to cut into bars because the chocolate becomes very sticky, and it also results to an uneven top with cracks on it, i.e., not pretty. The best procedure I’ve tried so far is this: (1) reduce flour to 2 cups; (2) I’ve always used wider pans as suggested by many reviewers — 14×10 for one recipe, 9×9 for half recipe; (3) refrigerate the oatmeal mixture for a couple of hours before baking as you would a cookie, with the bottom layer already in place. Then I crumble the remaining lump of oatmeal mixture and sprinkle on top of the chocolate layer; (3) use the least heat possible to melt the chocolate chips. It’s better that small bits of chocolate remain rather than overcooking it; and lastly, (4) let the chocolate mixture cool quite a bit. I make the fudge right after putting the oatmeal mixture in the refrigerator, and assemble right before putting in the oven. Following these procedures have resulted to chewy revel bars but easy to cut.
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These are the best brownie type bars and so easy to make.
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my friends love this!!! i used 2 cups APF and added 1/2 cup shredded coconut (if it’s sweetened, it really won’t matter) to the dough. reduced brown sugar to 1 3/4 cups and omitted the walnuts. 13×9 pan makes the bars too thick. use 14×10 pan but make sure you leave enough oatmeal dough for the topping. if it’s not enough, the chocolate layer will easily be gooey and melt if left in room temperature (harder to handle and quite messy!). also, make sure you don’t underbake because the chocolate layer will be hard to handle too!
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very delicious.mmmmm.indescribable!!!
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Growing up, my mom made these all the time. So whenever I get a little homesick this is what I make. I find that if I bake the crust for about 15 minutes alone before adding the chocolate it cooks better without being too mushy. Also, with this recipe you can really make the filling fun by adding Peanut Butter, mint chocolate chips, butterscotch, anything really. Very yummy!
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Made these for work and they were a huge hit! Easy and delicious..YUM!
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Very tasty. At first I thought it might be too crunchy but turns out a little chewy. I decrease the amount of sugar and just used 1 3/4 for the dough portion. As for the fudge part, I find it too sweet if I add the entire can of condensed milk, so I just added maybe..5/6 of the can. I actually melt the chocolate first with the butter (using double boiler or just boil some water in a pot and put a glass bowl on top to melt the chocolate with the steam so you won’t burn them) then add in the condense milk and stir till well mixed. One thing to keep in mind is that when you place the fudge onto the bottom layer, make sure you leave about 1.5cm space so it won’t be too close to the side. Or else the fudge will burn and get stuck to the side of the pan. I didn’t do that and I broke the bar because bits and pieces were stuck onto the pan. Not good.
Overall, this is GREAT but very filling
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This recipe is sure to OOOH & AAAH!
These cookies are THE BEST! Slightly crunchy on the top, moist & chewy on the inside — Anyone who posts differently, messed up somewhere.
These have been a family favorite since I was a young girl (then called Fudge Nut Jumbles by my mother).
Enjoy!
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I don’t know what I did wrong when I made these, but they did not taste good at all. It was not sweet and the chocolate had a wierd taste to it-maybe because of the condensed milk. I was excited to eat some yummy chocolate bars, but unfortunately they did not turn out as I hoped.
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Very, very yummy. I’m almost out of white flour, so I used 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour with great results. Used whole rolled oats and unsalted butter. I also cut way down on the salt in the recipe, and cut out 1/2 cup of sugar. Easy to assemble and makes a lot.
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I misplaced this recipe a few years ago and was so sad!! Thank you for putting them on here–These are by far my favorite cookie bars!! I love them!!!
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This had such great reviews I was excited to try something new. I was disappointed though. I had several guests and I ended up throwing alot of these away. They don’t cut very nice for presentation. I also found them very bland. Just chocolate and plain flavor batter. Maybe next time some carmel and nuts??
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Took them to a party and made some changes based on the reviews: used a jelly roll pan and baked the crust for 10 minutes before adding the chocolate. I felt they were a little dry, but they were a big hit so no matter! Perhaps I’ll try the original way or lessen the baking time when I make them again.
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These were quite good, and my husband raved about them, but I’ve had better. I think the topping is a bit too thick, and overwhelms the chocolate part. Still 4-star worthy, however!
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I used dark chocolate instead of semi sweet and it made them quite tastey and not nearly as ultra sweet. Moist, chewy, the whole crowd ate them up fast! Just like my mom used to make years ago, thanks for the recipe.
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My sister gave me this recipe several years ago. The bars are THE best! My co-workers request them all the time! The only things I do differently are: use a 10×15 air-bake pan (this makes the filling get done “just right” without over-baking the crust); bake for 20-25 minutes; and I melt the chocolate chips, etc. for the filling in a heavy glass bowl in the microwave! Less messy, less chance of scalding it or burning it. (Also, I don’t grease the pan….there seems to be enough butter in the bottom layer to keep them from sticking.)
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These are one of the best bar cookies I’ve ever made. The combo of the gooey chocolate filling and oatmeal layers is amazing.
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Easy! I made as directed and they turned out perfect. Will make again soon.
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this recipe was a hit to my friends! after i baked it and cooled for a few minutes, my friends cant help but munch on them!
i just hav a question.. because after a few hours, the revel bars became so hard! very hard to bite on!
how can i prevent this from happening?
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I’ve been making this for years and have yet to get a bad review. I add around 1/4 cup condensed milk to the oatmeal mix to make it chewier.
When melting the chocolate, it is important not to get the flame up too high. Otherwise, the chocolate becomes too runny, making it very messy and impossible to cut into pieces.
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My husband and I made this recipe twice before we got the taste that we like. We soaked the oatmeal in milk for a few minutes before we made the mixture, the result was better. Putting the whole oatmeal mixture at the bottom and the choco mixture on top also resulted to better taste and appearance. 😀
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