Fudgy Oatmeal Brownies

Trilby's Note:

I love using oatmeal instead of white flour. It is a whole grain and adds moist chewiness to baked goods as well as being good for you. These easy brownies are super-easy to make.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup quick oatmeal
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 and butter an 8 x 8 pan.
2. Melt butter in a glass bowl in the microwave.
3. Meanwhile, process oatmeal in a food processor or clean coffee grinder for a few moments till it is more flour-like.
4. Add the cocoa to the melted butter and mix well.
5. Stir in the sugar.
6. Stir in the egg.
7. Stir in the oat flour and vanilla.
8. The batter will be rather stiff. Spread it evenly in the buttered pan.
9. Bake for 25 minutes.

Reviews

[Lucky in Bayview]

Great chocolate flavor and crazy quick to make. I cut the sugar by a 1/4 cup and didn't miss it. The texture is a little different than most brownies, but not in a bad way. Thanks for posting the recipe, I would make them again for sure.

[calmdowngrandma]

These were so delicious. Sweet and gooey. I only used 2/3 cup sugar (it was sweet enough that way!), added about 1/4 tsp. of baking soda, and the oats I used were just plain rolled oats. I used unsweetened cocoa also. I had a circular pan so it only took 20 minutes. The only reason for the 4 stars is that they crumbled immediately and we ended up eating them with a spoon. But after putting the leftovers in the fridge they cut into squares perfectly and tasted amazing! I recommend this completely.

[LDSMom128]

These brownies were so good. It was so wonderful to use the oatmeal and make oat flour and using the food processor made it so easy to do that! It was so nice to use the oatmeal, as I am trying to keep my daughter on a gluten free diet and they came out so delicious! I doubled the recipe to allow them to fit in a larger pan. I added another egg, as I had medium eggs rather than large. The only thing I would add next time is a little baking powder, as they did come out quite flat. Other than that they were great! I will definitly be making these more in the future.