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Tupelo Bars

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Servings: 24-36 bars
 
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Tupelo Bars are a brown sugar and oats cookie with a decadent chocolate filling. These very buttery bars are combined with chocolate and old fashioned oats to tempt the most "die hard" of chocolate fans. Tupelos are delicious with a very "big" glass of milk for that midnight snack..............Diana

Ingredients:
For Bottom and Top crust:
4 cups Old-Fashioned Oats (see notes)*
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/4 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
14 ounces (3 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted

For The Filling:
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 tbsp. unsalted butter
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts, optional (see notes)*

Instructions:
1). Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 C).

2). Spray bottom and sides of 13 x 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

3). In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; mix well. Stir in melted butter; mix well. Reserve 1/2 mixture for top crust of bars. Press remaining 1/2 mixture firmly into an even layer on bottom of prepared pan.

4). To prepare the filling, melt the chocolate chips and butter in a double boiler over low heat, stirring until smooth. Stir in sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract; add chopped nuts (optional). Mix well.
OR:
In a large microwave safe bowl, microwave chocolate chips, butter and sweetened condensed milk on HIGH (100% power) for 1 minute, stir. Microwave at additional 10-20 second intervals, stirring until smooth. Remove from microwave and stir in vanilla extract. Mix in nuts, if using (optional).

5). Spread the filling evenly over the crust in the baking pan. Place the remaining crust mixture on top of the filling ("this part can be a little bit tricky, so be patient").

6). Bake for 35 - 40 minutes, or until firm to the touch. Cool bars in baking pan on a wire rack before cutting into large or small bars (2 - 3 inches in diameter in size).

*Notes: Bars may be stored in an airtight container for up to 5 days at room temperature.

If desired, substitute approximately 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup flaked coconut for the walnuts.

You may substitute "quick cooking" oats for the old-fashioned oats in this recipe.

Makes 24-36 bars.

Photograph taken by Diana Baker Woodall© 2003

Source: DianasDesserts.com
Date: March 30, 2003

Reviews

Reviewer: Ana Badilles
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It is really a good bar, goes well with milk. Delicious. Where does this recipe originate?

 
Reviewer: Claire
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I have to rate this 'excellent' because one of my friends says that they are "heaven on earth." She loves them and always requests that I make them!

 
Reviewer: Jessica
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My family liked this. Brought it with me to a BBQ and their whole family loved it! They called it the "Sinful" dessert. Definitely recommend it. 7-1-06

 
Reviewer: Becca Waltrip
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Reviewer: Becca
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These bars were very tasty. The cruncy oat topping and crust was a nice contrast to the chocolate filling. The only things is that the bars were very very tall (there was too much dough for the size pan it called for...my cookies turned out much thicker than the picture), so next time I make these I will probably halve the recipe or bake it in two pans.

 
Reviewer: Lara
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These are amazing, but everyone thinks they will contain honey when they hear the name. I think they need to be renamed.

 

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