Categories: Bars, Oats

Ingredients

• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup corn syrup (recipe calls for dark; I used light because it is what I had)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 package (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate pieces (I used these nice fat chips)
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts (I used pecans)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 400 F.

2. Mix oats and sugar in a large, heatproof bowl (you’ll need to pour a hot mixture over it soon).

3. Melt butter; add syrup, salt, and vanilla. Pour over the oats and sugar; mix well.

4. Pat mixture into a greased square pan (I used 8×8-inches).

5. Bake 8-10 minutes—do not overbake! (How do you know it’s done? It will be lightly bubbling on the sides)

6. Melt chocolate and spread on top—or, if you’re like me and don’t read directions thoroughly, just sprinkle on the chocolate pieces and let them melt on the still-hot mixture.

7. Sprinkle nuts on top of this, and let cool (or, again, like me, don’t follow the directions and eat immediately. Messy, but tasty). You’ll need a pretty sharp knife to cut these, as they’re pretty sticky. Happily, I have a sharp and fancy knife called the “Jessica” (like me!) with which I can do these things.

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