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Chocolate Filled Fruit Oatmeal Bars
Author/Submitted by: Barbara Schmidt
Servings: 30
Categories:
Chocolate
/
Desserts
Ingredients: 1
cup
margarine,
softened
2
cups
brown sugar, packed 2
eggs 2
teaspoons
vanilla extract 3
cups
quick-cooking oats 2 1/2
cups
flour 1
teaspoon
baking soda 1
teaspoon
salt
Chocolate Filling 1
tablespoon
margarine 1/2
cup
semisweet chocolate chips 14
ounces
sweetened condensed milk 2
teaspoons
vanilla extract 1/2
cup
coconut flakes 1/2
cup
raisins
Directions:
In large mixing bowl beat together softened margarine and brown sugar
until
creamy. Add eggs one at a time then vanilla and stir in. Mix together
oats,
flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually add oatmeal mixture to margarine
mixture, beating in to well-blended. Spoon 2 cups of the dough and set
aside.
Grease 15 1/2" X 10 1/2" jelly roll pan. Press remaining dough into of
bottom
of the pan.
Filling: In microwave, melt margarine. Add semisweet chocolate chips, cook
on
medium until chocolate starts to melts, stirring frequently until chips
are
melted. Stir in sweetened condensed milk and vanilla until uniform in
color.
Stir in raisins and coconut flakes. Spread the filling over the crust in
the
jelly roll pan. Scatter small pieces of the remaining dough over filling.
Bake
25 minute or until top is golden brown at 350F. Cool completely on wire
rack.
Cut into bars. Makes 30 pieces. Per serving 255.5 calories, 9.7 grams fat,
33.5%
from fat.
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