A butter pecan cake mix makes these chocolate oat bars a snap to prepare and bake. The butter pecan cake mix makes the preparation especially easy, and oats give the bars a nice, chewy texture. The rich chocolate filling makes them perfect for special occasions. They’re similar to the popular “revel bars.”
PrintEasy chocolate Oat Bars
A butter pecan cake mix makes these chocolate-filled bars remarkably easy.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 36 servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
Filling
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 F.
- Grease and flour a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan.
- Beat 6 ounces of butter with the brown sugar until light; beat in eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Slowly beat in the cake mix and oats until well blended.
- In a saucepan, combine the sweetened condensed milk with chocolate chips, a pinch of salt, and 1 tablespoon butter. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently until chocolate chips are melted, and the mixture is smooth.
- Stir in the chopped pecans.
- Spread about two-thirds of the cake batter in the prepared pan.
- Spoon filling over the cake layer and spread to cover.
- Pinch pieces of the remaining batter and arrange the pieces evenly over the filling.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until set and golden brown.
