Another week and another recipe challenge! Tresomega Nutrition challenged me to make a healthy dessert using their Coconut Oil and I rarely turn down a challenge. So here is the delicious result, Dark Chocolate Butterscotch Oat Bars! Perfect for after school snacking or heck whenever!
Tresomega Nutrition’s coconut oil is really the secret to making these Dark Chocolate Butterscotch Oat Bars so perfectly moist and perfectly crumbly. Who knew that Coconut oil is a great substitute for butter or other fats in baking! I certainly did not until researching for this challenge. I mean I use coconut oil in my protein smoothies in the morning or sometimes in an espresso for a pseudo Bulletproof coffee, but for baking, never. Not sure why though, since it is a simple 1:1 substitution ratio for Butter and Coconut Oil.
Not only does coconut oil taste amazing but there are some pretty amazing health benefits to baking with coconut oil. Coconut oil is high in natural saturated fats which increase the healthy cholesterol in your body, it also helps promote heart health. So in a nutshell, coconut oil pretty much is a rockstar food.
If you haven’t used the Tresomega Nutrition’s coconut oil brand, you can purchase it at http://www.tresomega.com or at Sams.com, Amazon.com or Walmart.com. Tresomega Nutrition also has some other great products like GF pasta and coconut flour.
Now let’s get back to these delicious bars shall we. Super simple to make, one bowl, one mixer and one pan! Five minutes to mix the dough up, twenty five to bake and VOILA! The most delicious healthy-ish Dark Chocolate Butterscotch Oat Bars fresh out of the oven by the time you get done washing that one bowl. Not to mention they are loaded to the MAX with dark Chocolate and Butterscotch chunks, WHAAAT!! I know crazy right, but ohhhh so good!
Enjoy!
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Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 Cups old fashioned oats
- 1 Cup all-purpose flour
- 1 Cup white whole wheat flour
- 1 Cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 Cup melted coconut oil (I used Tresomega)
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla
- 8 ounces dark chocolate chopped into chunks (about 1 1/2 cups)
- ½ Cup Butterscotch chips
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a 9×13 inch baking dish with parchment paper.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the oatmeal, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, melted coconut oil, eggs and vanilla and mix until combined and the dough holds together. The dough will seem oily, that is a good thing.
Mix in about 1 cup of the dark chocolate chunks and ¼ Cup of the Butterscotch chips.
Place half of the dough into the prepared pan, pushing the dough down to compact. Sprinkle on the remaining dark chocolate chunks and Butterscotch chips, then place the remaining half of the dough over the chunks.
If desired you may even add more chocolate and Butterscotch to the top, I did in this batch!
Bake for about 20-25 minutes, do not over bake. Underdone is always better in my opinion but I like soft and chewy cookies/bars.
Allow bars to cool in pan for at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving.
Enjoy!
Dark Chocolate Butterscotch Oat Bars
A delightful Healthy-ish oatmeal bar containing Dark Chocolate and Butterscotch chunks.
- 1 1/2 Cups Old Fashioned Oatmeal
- 1 Cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 Cup White Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 Cup Coconut Oil (melted)
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Tbsp Vanilla
- 8 ounces Dark Chocolate (chopped)
- 1/2 Cup Butterscotch Chips
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a 9×13 inch baking dish with parchment paper.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the oatmeal, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, melted coconut oil, eggs and vanilla and mix until combined and the dough holds together. The dough will seem oily, that is a good thing.
Mix in about 1 cup of the dark chocolate chunks and ¼ Cup of the Butterscotch chips.
Place half of the dough into the prepared pan, pushing the dough down to compact. Sprinkle on the remaining dark chocolate chunks and Butterscotch chips, then place the remaining half of the dough over the chunks.
If desired you may even add more chocolate and Butterscotch to the top, I did in this batch!
Bake for about 20-25 minutes, do not over bake. Underdone is always better in my opinion but I like soft and chewy cookies/bars.
Allow bars to cool in pan for at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving.
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I still have not baked with coconut oil. It’s just that the fad here is coconut flour for baked goods and coconut oil is more of a beauty product. Although I know a lot of friends in south India who use it in their cooking but not in baked goods. I think I should try this sometime to see how the result will be.
Thanks Helene! I have yet to try baking with coconut flour. Definitely give coconut oil a try in your baking!
I absolutely love a hearty bar like these, and I love the combination of flavors with the dark chocolate and butterscotch. I’ve been wanting to use coconut oil more often, so I can’t wait to give these bars a try!
Thanks Amanda! These bars definitely are hearty with the oats but the coconut oil I was so surprised it was easy to bake with!
Like you, I have begun experimenting with replacing butter in baked goods with coconut oil, and it’s amazing. I thought that jar looked amazing, and it’s the same brand that I picked up last time I bought coconut oil. This recipe looks great, and I’m eager to try it, but the instruction to wait 30 minutes before cutting into them might be impossible with them looking and smelling so good. We’ll do our best, though.
Thanks Patti! Yeah it was tough waiting those 30 min, but ohhh so worth it!
These look so delicious! Cannot wait to try! Anything with chocolate is always a hit in our household!
Thanks Jessica! Ours too!
I love oatmeal in anything! These bars look delicious. Perfect to take for Christmas events and parties. Thanks for the idea!
Thanks Cleo! Yes they are perfect for holiday treat bags for sure!
I love oat bars and I love oat bars with butternut scotch and chocolate even more!! These are seriously drool-worthy!
Thanks Dominique! I love the butterscotch and chocolate combo too.
I really like using coconut oil in baking recipes, it gives it a little tropical oomph!
Thanks Tina! Me too I loved cooking with coconut oil!
These oat bars look delicious and so easy to make! Love the combination of flavours, dark chocolate and butterscoth go so well together! Can’t wait to make these during the holidays 🙂
Thanks Andrea! The flavor combo is amazing!
These look amazing! I love baking with coconut oil, especially when there is chocolate in the recipe!
Thanks Kate! I absolutely loved cooking with coconut oil!
I love butterscotch. These little bars look fantastic. I can’t wait to make them.
Thanks Katie! I love butterscotch too, and with the oats in these bars, YUM!
Love this hearty oat bars.. sounds perfect for lunch box as well.
Thanks Benim! Yes, they are a great after school snack or addition to your lunch!
Hi Jilian, I love using coconut oil, especially when chocolate is involved. Those two flavors love each other! Great way to incorporate some healthy fats in this oat bar recipe. YUMMMMM.
Thanks Elise! These bars are super yummy and the tiny hint of coconut flavor from the oil blended with the chocolate and butterscotch was divine!
These look nice and moist! I wonder if I can substitute out the coconut and use a different type of oil since I’m allergic? I’ll have to experiment!
Thanks Amanda! Not sure about oil substitutions but you can use butter as a 1:1 ratio.
Wow, Jillian! I’ve had Oat Bars a million ways but never with Butterscotch. You’re making me seriously hungry here!!
Thanks Emily! The combo of dark chocolate with the butterscotch were heavenly!!