Monday, March 28, 2011

Heart Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Oat Bars Recipe


Sometime you get a sweet tooth an just don’t know what to eat when you are on a diet. When you eat foods that is not on your diet plan you feel guilty, but your body is still craving something sweet. I have the perfect chewy, sweet, and heart healthy recipe.

Ingredients
1 cup whole wheat flour
½ cup old-fashioned oats
1/3 cup fat-free sweetened condensed milk
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup canola oil
2 teaspoon pure vanilla flavor
2 teaspoon nut butter flavor
¼ cup fat free cholesterol –free egg product
2 tablespoon quick oats
2 teaspoons butter (softened)
½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
Spray cooking oil
½ cup peanut butter morsel chips

Heat chocolate chips and milk in 1-quart heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth; set aside. Heat over at 350`F. Spray square pan with cooking oil.  (9x9x2 inch pan)
Mix flour ½ cup oats, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in large bowl~ set aside. Stir brown sugar, oil, vanilla flavor, nut butter flavor and egg product in a bowl with a fork until smooth; stir into flour mixture until blended. Remove ½ cup of mixture for topping in a small bowl.
Pat the remaining dough in pan. (dough will be very sticky so lightly dust your hands with flour) Spread chocolate mixture over dough.
Add 2 tablespoon of quick oats, peanut butter morsel chips, and butter to the ½ cup of mixture you reserve in a small bowl.  Mix with a fork until crumbly. Drop small spoonfuls of oat mixture evenly over chocolate mixture.
Bake 20 to 30 minutes or until golden and firm. Cool completely, about 1 ½ hours.  Cut bar 4 rows by 4 rows.
Bon Appétit ~Your mouth will love it & your waistline will thank you!

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