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                   Chocolate Filled Fruit Oatmeal Bars

Recipe By     : Barbara Schmidt
Serving Size  : 30   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Chocolate                        Desserts

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      c             Margarine -- softened
   2      c             Brown sugar -- packed
   2                    Eggs
   2      ts            Vanilla extract
   3      c             Quick-cooking oats
   2 1/2  c             Flour
   1      ts            Baking soda
   1      ts            Salt
                        Chocolate Filling:
   1      tb            Margarine
     1/2  c             Semisweet chocolate chips
  14      oz            Sweetened condensed milk
   2      ts            Vanilla extract
     1/2  c             Coconut flakes
     1/2  c             Raisins

In large mixing bowl beat together softened margarine and brown sugar
until creamy. Add eggs one at a time then vanilla and stir in. Mix
together oats, flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add oatmeal
mixture to margarine mixture, beating in to well-blended. Spoon
2 cups of the dough and set aside. Grease 15-1/2 x 10-1/2" jelly roll
pan. Press remaining dough into of bottom of the pan.

Filling:

In microwave, melt margarine. Add semisweet chocolate chips, cook on
medium until chocolate starts to melts, stirring frequently until
chips are melted. Stir in sweetened condensed milk and vanilla until
uniform in color. Stir in raisins and coconut flakes. Spread the
filling over the crust in the jelly roll pan. Scatter small pieces of
the remaining dough over filling. Bake 25 minutes or until top is
golden brown at 350°F. Cool completely on wire rack. Cut into bars.

Yield: 30 bars

Per serving: 255.5 cal, 9.7 g fat, 33.5% from fat.


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