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O’ Henry Bars

O' Henry Bars- Big Green House

O’ Henry Bars- Chewy peanut butter bars made with old fashion oats and finished off with a dreamy chocolate topping. Much like the classic candy bar!

O' Henry Bars- Big Green House

I can’t really recall eating many O’Henry candy bars in my time, but, I probably did give one a try at some point. I mean, O’Henry candy bars consist of peanut butter, caramel, a chewy fudge base and a chocolate topping! So, I would likely say yes, I have eaten one. But, honestly, it’s been a long time.

These bars are a great way to satisfy your O’ Henry candy bar craving or if you are just craving peanut butter and chocolate. Either way, you will not be disapointened.

Ingredients List:

  • Old fashion oats
  • Creamy peanut butter
  • Corn syrup
  • Brown sugar
  • Vanilla + Salt
  • Milk chocolate chips
  • Whipping cream
  • Coarse sea salt, optional

Can Quick Oats Be Used Instead? Yes., if you don’t have any of the old fashion variety on hand, quick oats will do the job.

Peanut Butter: I do recommend using a “regular” peanut butter for these, instead of a natural version. I do love a natural version peanut butter, but, they do contain more oil. If you do opt to use a natural peanut butter, you may need to add a bit more oats to absorb the extra oil.

Coarse Sea Salt: While this does add an extra deliciousness to these bars, it is optional. They are still really good without it. I did a few with it and without it. Both = yummy.

Corn Syrup: Both light and dark can be used.

How to Make O’ Henry Bars:

  • Preheat your oven and line a 9 x 13 pan with foil. Then, spray the foil with non stick cooking spray. This helps quite a bit with clean up!
  • Next, in a saucepan, melt the peanut butter, brown sugar and corn syrup. Over medium heat, continue with this until everything is fully melted and smooth. Keep a good eye on it, you don’t want it to burn.
  • Once fully melted, remove it from the heat. Then, stir in vanilla salt.
  • In a bowl, add in oats. Pour the melted peanut butter mixture over the oats and start mixing. A wooden spoon works great for this. Keep mixing until all the oats are coated.
  • Spread the oats in your prepared pan. The oats will be sticky. Whatever tool you use, whether it be a silicone spatula, butter knife, an offset spatula or even your hand, spray it with non stick cooking spray. It will make this process a whole bunch easier.
  • Bake your base until the edges are brown and remove it from the oven.
  • In a clean saucepan, melt the chocolate, corn syrup and cream for the topping. Continue over medium heat until it’s all melted and smooth. Then, spread on top of the base.
  • If desired, this is when you top with coarse sea salt.
  • Place them in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours to set.
  • When you are cutting the bars, you should, again, spray your knife/tool with non stick cooking spray beforehand.
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O' Henry Bars

O' Henry Bars- Big Green House

O’ Henry Bars- Chewy peanut butter bars made with old fashion oats and finished off with a dreamy chocolate topping. Much like the classic candy bar!

Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Additional Time 2 hours
Total Time 3 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 cup ( 2 sticks) butter 
  • 2/3 cups creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup corn syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • dash of salt
  • 4 1/2 cups old fashion oats

FOR TOPPING:

  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips 
  • 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup whipping cream 
  • coarse sea salt, optional 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 x 13 baking pan with foil. Then, spray foil with non stick cooking spray.
  2. In a saucepan, melt butter, peanut butter. corn syrup and brown sugar. Continue over medium heat until everything is fully melted.
  3. Remove from heat and stir in salt and vanilla.
  4. In a bowl, mix old fashion oats with melted peanut butter/butter mixture. Make sure all the oats are coated.
  5. Spread the mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until edges are brown. Remove from oven and set aside.
  6. In a saucepan, melt chocolate chips, peanut butter and whipping cream for topping until smooth. Spread evenly over bars.
  7. If desired, sprinkle top with coarse sea salt.
  8. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 216Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 96mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 2gSugar: 17gProtein: 5g

All information and tools presented and written within this site are intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information on abiggreenhouse.com should only be used as a general guideline. This information is provided as a courtesy and there is no guarantee that the information will be completely accurate

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Catherine Lanser

Monday 12th of July 2021

Love these! An old favorite I still make. It was probably the first thing I learned to cook. And I never had an O'Henry candy bar either.

Erin

Tuesday 13th of July 2021

Thanks Catherine!

Charmaine MacDonald

Monday 12th of July 2021

This looks seriously yummy, all my favoruite ingredients!

Erin

Tuesday 13th of July 2021

Thank you Charmaine!

Jennifer Knight

Monday 12th of July 2021

These look amazing! Definitely trying.

Erin

Tuesday 13th of July 2021

Thank you Jennifer! Enjoy :)

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