Easy Oats Squares

Easy Oats Squares

This is a very easy recipe and the end result is just yummy.

So here is what you need:

• 200g margarine/butter, melted
• 3 cups of rolled oats
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 200g chocolate chips (optional)
• sprinkle nuts (optional)

Here's the method:

• Preheat the oven to 180 Degrees Celsius and line the baking tray with wax paper ( and if you're still doubting the wax paper like me, spray Cook 'n Spray)

• Mix the melted margarine/butter with the oats.

• Add the sugar, eggs and the flour and mix well.

• Place the mixture in the baking tray and with a wet hand, press out the oats mixture until it is about 1-1.5cm thick. 

Pressed down oats mixture

• Bake for approximately 15minutes or until golden brown. 
• About 5minutes before the oats squares are done, take out quickly and sprinkle the chocolate chips over. Place back in the oven to finish baking. 

Sprinkle the chocolate chips

• When done, cut into squares and if you'd like to, sprinkle some nuts over before the chocolate cools down. 

Chocolate chips melted

Cut into squares

Sprinkle some nuts

Some Other Great Ideas:

• Mix some diced dried fruit to the oats mixture before baking. 
• Use white chocolate instead of milk.
• When using a normal slab of chocolate, chop up into smaller chunks and use the same as chocolate chips.
• Mix some nuts, pumpkin seeds and dried fruit, and use brown sugar instead of white sugar for a healthier version.