Oatmeal Chocolate Fudge Bars

Oatmeal Chocolate Fudge Bars, creamy chocolate fudge sandwiched between layers of old-fashioned oats, nuts, and brown sugar, along with a few other ingredients.

These oatmeal fudge bars are like eating a candy bar. The fudge filling is sandwiched in between a granola top and bottom. These bars are very addicting. Once you have one bite you will want more.

I have always had a soft spot for oats and chocolate. This has to be my favorite oatmeal bar. You can’t beat that creamy fudge center made with sweetened condensed milk and chocolate chips.

Helpful tips

• I like using old-fashioned oats in this recipe. If you prefer you can use quick oats in place of them. The texture will be a little different if using quick oats. The old-fashioned gives the bars a chewy texture
• The butter should be slightly softened so it will mix well with the other ingredients.
• I love to make desserts that include nuts. This recipe has chopped pecans. I would suggest that you do not omit the pecans, they add so much to this recipe.
• Make sure to use sweetened condensed milk and not evaporated milk. The sweetened condensed milk is the ingredient that makes the fudge creamy.
• The bars can be stored at room temperature for 3 to 4 days.
• These bars freeze well. They should be frozen in an airtight container and can be frozen for up to 3 months.

Ingredients that you will need

• Brown Sugar
• Granulated Sugar
• Butter
• Eggs
• All-Purpose Flour
• Old-Fashioned Oats
• Pecans
• Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• Sweetened Condense Milk

Steps for making this bar recipe that has sweetened condensed milk

Steps one, two, and three

Cream together the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and butter. Add the two eggs to the sugar and butter mixture and mix until well combined. Add and mix in the flour.

Steps four, five, and six

Fold in the old-fashioned oats. Once the oats are folded in mix in the chopped pecans. Make sure to have all the ingredients well mixed.

Steps seven, eight, and nine

Save 2 1/2 cups of the oat mixture and pat the rest of it into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. When the crust is baking add the chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and 1/4 cup of butter. Melt over medium-low heat until the mixture is creamy.

Steps ten, eleven, and twelve

Once the crust is done baking spread the fudge mixture over the hot crust. Sprinkle the remaining oat mixture over top of the fudge. Place back in the oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes more.

Check out these oatmeal recipes:

• Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
• Apple Oatmeal Coffee Cake
• Oatmeal M&M Skillet Cookie

If you make these oatmeal chocolate fudge bars, I would love to hear about it! Please leave me a comment and a rating.

Oatmeal Chocolate Fudge Bars

Oatmeal Chocolate Fudge Bars, creamy chocolate fudge sandwiched between layers of old fashion oats, nuts, brown sugar, along with a few other ingredients.

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Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Oatmeal chocolate fudge bars, Oatmeal fudge bars, Oatmeal chocolate bars

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes minutes

Servings: 24 bars

Calories: 336kcal

Author: Dawn

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup flour
• 4 cups old fashion oatmeal
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup butter
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13-inch pan
• Cream together the brown sugar, sugar, and butter. Add the eggs and mix until well mixed. 
• Mix in the flour.
• Fold in the old fashion oats. Once the oats are combined mix in the pecans.
• Reserve 2 1/2 cups of the oats mixture and set aside.
• Pat the remaining oat mixture into the prepared pan. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes.
• While the crust is baking make the chocolate fudge filling.
• Combine the chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and butter. Melt over medium-low heat, stirring often until the mixture is melted.
• Once the crust has baked for 10 minutes remove it from the oven and spread the chocolate fudge over top.
• Remove and cool on cooling rack.
• Place back into the oven and continue to bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the bars are set and the oats are lightly browned.
• Sprinkle the remaining oat mixture over top of the chocolate fudge.

Notes

1. Old-fashioned oats are used in this recipe. They make off for a chewier bar. Quick oats can be used in place of the old-fashioned oats, but they may change the texture of the bars. 
2. The butter should be slightly softened to mix well with the other ingredients.
3. Use sweetened condensed milk and not evaporated milk for the fudge. The sweetened condensed milk is what makes the fudge filling creamy.
4. When spreading the fudge filling over the baked crust, do not dump the fudge in the center of the bar to spread over the bars. Place small amounts over the entire crust and spread evenly.
5. The bars can be frozen in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
6. Thaw the bars on the countertop after they have been frozen. 

 

Nutrition information is an estimate and may vary with brands of ingredients used.

Nutrition

Calories: 336kcal | Carbohydrates: 34.8g | Protein: 5.2g | Fat: 20.6g | Saturated Fat: 9.1g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 155mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 1.7g | Sugar: 24.1g | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 1mg

This recipe was originally published on May 7, 2018. It has been updated with new content and pictures on February 20, 2025.