Oatmeal-Crusted Brownies

Brownies baked between 2 layers of buttery oats will quickly become your new favorite version of brownies. Serve with ice cream!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 371 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 cups white sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.75 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.75 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.75 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 2.5 cups rolled oats

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

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.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the brownies comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.