Chocolate Candy Oat Bars

By Totlxtc

Ingredients

• 2 cups quick cooking oats
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups candy coated chocolate pieces, divided
• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

Details

Servings 48

Preparation

Step 1

Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 2: Lightly grease or spray a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan with no-stick cooking spray; set aside.
Step 3: In a large bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, brown sugar, chopped pecans, baking soda, and salt.
Step 4: Add melted butter, stir together until mixture is crumbly.
Step 5: Reserve 1 1/2 cups of mixture; press remaining mixture into the prepared jelly roll pan (mixture will be thin).
Step 6: Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven and cool. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
Step 7: In a microwave safe bowl, place 1 cup of chocolate candy pieces, microwave at high for 1-1 1/2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds.
Step 8: Press candies with the back of a spoon to mash them.
Step 9: Stir in condensed milk.
Step 10: Spread mixture evenly over crust in pan, leaving a 1/2-inch border on all sides.
Step 11: Combine remaining 1 1/2 cups of crumb mixture and 1/2 cup of remaining chocolate candy pieces. Sprinkle over chocolate mixture; press lightly.
Step 12: Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool completely before cutting into bars.