These Chocolate Goodies are to-die-for! My wheat-free husband inhaled an entire pan of these things in two days (okay, I may have helped a little). Chewy on the bottom, crunchy on the top, and an incredibly rich layer of creamy chocolate in the middle, these quick-to-make squares are bound to be a staple in your home too.
Ingredients:
Crust and topping:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups freshly ground spelt flour
- 2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
Chocolate filling:
- 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp salt
Directions:
Cream first amount of butter, brown sugar, egg and vanilla in bowl.
Grind spelt kernels into flour.
Add flour, oats, baking soda, and salt to creamed mixture. Mix. Press 2/3 of oat mixture into a greased 9×9 inch pan.
Melt chocolate filling ingredients together in a saucepan over low heat. Spread over oat layer.
Drop remaining rolled oat mixture in little dabs over top. Spread as best you can. Don’t be concerned if a few spaces aren’t covered.
Bake at 350 F for 25-30 minutes. Cool. Cut into 36 squares and try not to eat them all in one sitting.
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Spelt is a wheat species :/
You’re right, it is! Thankfully my husband seems to be able to tolerate spelt though. Maybe because it’s not genetically modified?
It probably depends on what exactly your husband can’t tolerate about wheat. If he has mild gluten intolerance he might be okay with spelt because spelt has reduced gluten compared to more common forms of wheat, but is still a source of gluten. For those with severe gluten intolerance, spelt is completely off the table. If he has a true IgE allergy instead of an intolerance, some allergens in common wheat aren’t found in spelt. For me, I have severe gluten intolerance (Celiac’s) and cannot have spelt at all.
(but most people with an allergy to wheat will also be allergic to spelt)
Ooh, these look yummy. Do you have an opinion on what else I could replace the spelt with? and the possible ratio? My daughter is GF and I don’t have spelt in the house. I’d love to try these though!
I would give it a try with a good gluten-free flour blend and replace the spelt cup for cup. The quick-cooking oats can be replaced with Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free oats. I hope they turn out for you!
Thank you – I will try that. I have not used spelt at all so wasn’t sure how to substitute for it.