Chocolate Oat Squares
Teaching kids the basics of baking is easy and fun with this time-tested simple recipe. Warm oats and brown sugar, topped with melted chocolate. Few ingredients but maximum payoff!
Servings: 20 2.5" squares
Calories: 150kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 cups Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats
- 1 1/4 cups Light Brown Sugar firmly packed
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 3/4 cup Butter melted. 1 1/2 sticks
Frosting
- 9 oz Semisweet chocolate or chips If using squares, chop them into small pieces
- 5 tbsp Heavy Cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a 9X13" baking pan
- Mix together flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt.
- Pour melted butter over flour mixture and stir until well-combined. Spread oat mixture into pan and press down firmly.
- Bake the crust until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- While the crust is cooling, prepare the frosting. Melt the chocolate in microwave in 20 second bursts, stirring after each heating until just melted.
- Stir in the heavy cream and spread the frosting over the cooled crust.
- Chill, covered in the fridge until chocolate is set. Cut into 2.5" squares.