Oatmeal-crusted Brownies

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• oat crust:
• 2 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• brownies:
• 3 cups white sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• mix oats, 3/4 cup flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in a bowl. stir 3/4 cup melted butter into oat mixture until evenly coated. measure 3/4 cup oat mixture and reserve for later. press remaining oat mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• combine white sugar, 1 cup melted butter, and vanilla extract in a bowl. beat eggs, 1 at a time, into sugar mixture, mixing well after each addition, until thoroughly blended.
• sift 1 1/2 cups flour, cocoa powder, and 1 teaspoon salt together in a bowl; stir into sugar-egg mixture just until batter is blended. fold chocolate chips into batter; pour over oat crust. sprinkle reserved oat mixture over batter.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the brownies comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.