Nutella Oatmeal Bars

Stack of chocolate hazelnut oat bars on parchment.

5 from 12 votes

A thick and rich layer of Nutella between buttery rich oats makes these Nutella Oatmeal Bars the perfect treat for the party. You only need one bowl and about 10 minutes to whip these crumble bars up! A simple recipe to bake up in no time!

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Total Time40

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 277kcal

Author: Lorie Yarro

Ingredients

1 ½ c rolled oats
1 ½ c flour
1 c unsalted butter, melted
1 c light brown sugar
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ - ¾ c Nutella

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a medium bowl, stir together all ingredients except Nutella.
Press ¾ of the mixture firmly into a parchment lined or well greased 8inx8in baking pan.
Spread the Nutella onto the oat layer--feel free to add a little more because can you ever really have too much Nutella?
Sprinkle the remaining crumble mixture on top of the Nutella and bake for about 25 minutes, or until lightly golden on top. Cool well before cutting--unless you like your crumble bars hot and crumbly of course! Store in an air tight container.

Notes

For gluten free bars, just use gluten free rolled oats and a gluten free all purpose flour.

For easy cutting, refrigerate your bars before slicing. If you refrigerate the oat bars for a few hours and then use a sharp knife to cut, the Nutella will hold up better and not ooze out everywhere. The oat crumble at room temperature can also break pretty easily so chilled is best if you want pretty squares!

Make sure to really press the bottom layer into the pan. This will keep it from crumbling apart (pun intended, ha) when cutting the crumble bars up. The top layer does not need to be pressed down though.

Feel free to add some toasted chopped hazelnuts to this recipe. You can stir some into the oat mixture or even in the Nutella layer for a bit of a crunch!

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