Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2009

This is my first review! Had to take the time to say that these are yummy, yummy, yummy! - new favorite in our home - thanks for the tip on using the microwave the spread the layer easier. Thank you Sue for the awesome recipe!

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Kellie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

Living In: Brandon, South Dakota, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2009

Anything with a crumbly crust is good to me especially when it has oats in it. I used both white and chocolate chips and didn't use all the peanut butter mixture. They were amazing!

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caitjane1

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Home Town: Coronado, California, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2009

Delicious bars! After reading many of the reviews, I reduced the amount of chocolate chips to 2/3 of a cup so the chocolate wouldn't overwhelm the peanut butter flavour. I think this was the perfect amount of chocolate flavour, I wouldn't want any more or any less. Also, melting the milk and peanut butter in the microwave for 20 -30 seconds made it much easier to spread on the crust part. These aren't going to last very long at my house.

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Sugar8184

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

Yum! Delicious - and a nice change from other similar recipes, using peanut butter. I actually decided to use a combo of PB chips and butterscotch chips in place of the chocolate. I didn't nuke the peanut butter/milk mixture since I knew it would combine just fine... but as I tried to spread it, it pulled up some of the base layer. I think nuking it would make it easier to spread. I also found that using super clean hands to crumble the butter into the mixture was easier than trying to do it otherwise. The heat of your hands helps to soften the butter into the mixture. --Excited to share this treat with coworkers today!

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Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2009

There are absolutely FANTASTIC! I followed the recipe to a "T" and they turned out wonderful. Creamy peanut butter center, yummy chocolate chips with a crumbly top? What's not to love about that! I'm making them for a cookie exchange next week and I'm positive they will be a big hit.

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M. Telloni

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2009

This is a great tasting recipe. But, the top layer was so crumbly I will definitely alter something when I make it again. As a side note, I used the "Homemade Condensed Milk" from this site which I recommend trying if you don't have sweetened condensed milk on hand.

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MomTo6

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Home Town: San Jose, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2009

Yummy..very rich...added more peanut butter to the sweetened condensed milk.

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SUE DAWSON

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Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2009

Great bar recipe! It is very rich, but very tasty. I would like to try different chips in there next time. I will definitely try mixing the peanut butter mixture with a food processor next time. It was challenging to spread. This is a great gift giver.

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Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2009

After seeing other's issues with spreading the peanut butter/condensed milk mixture I thought that the bars would be more easily prepared in my food processor. It worked great. Another change I made was to add 1/3 cup of cream cheese and 1 tsp. vanilla to the peanut butter/milk mixture in the food processor. I store the cooked bars in the refrigerator so it keeps longer and that helps with the crumbly top layer, as well. Great dessert with these changes.

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KathleenO

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Home Town: Littleton, Colorado, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2009

I give these bars 5 stars for flavor, 4 for assembly. I should have followed other reviews that said to heat up the peanut butter-condensed milk mixture, because I had a lot of trouble spreading it on the bottom crust. The crust was also pretty crumbly, but that could have been because I used rolled oats, not quick oats. I used plenty of chocolate chips and they tasted so good! Not too rich for us!

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Dianne

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Home Town: Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Living In: St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2008

These are definitely edible, just not our favorites, especially considering the rich ingredients that went in. The peanut butter and sweetened condensed milk combination fell flat, when it sounded good in the description.

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MOELASSES

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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2008

I gave this a 5 becasue everyone at work loved them, I just thought they were "ok". I think I will make it again and try different center fillings. Thanks

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JRHANSON_75

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Home Town: Austin, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2008

These are just ok for me. Of course, my peanut butter loving child loves them. I like the crunchiness of the oatmeal topping. They were really quick and easy to make, but flavor-wise they were just lacking for me. I would not make these again.

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Wendy

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Living In: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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Reviewed: May 25, 2008

These bars are fantastic! My boyfriend has a peanut allergy so I altered the recipe. After pressing the base into the pan, I sprinkled with coconut. Instead of pnut butter, I used 1/2 cup softened margerine. I topped with the chocolate chips as well as sliced almonds. This turned out very well.

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Christine

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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2008

Excellent. Easy and Tasty, what more could you ask for? I followed the recipe exactly and I noticed that the oatmeal part is a little too crumbly for my liking, so I'll tweak that a little bit next time I make it. Mostly the top was the crumbliest part, because you can pack the bottom layer in, but not the top. Still tasty.

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HRS

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Reviewed: Feb. 29, 2008

I brought these bars to work and everyone who had one requested the recipe. Yumm.

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rebecca

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Almena, Kansas, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2007

This was delicious. I added one full cup (and then some)of peanut butter to the evaporated milk to cut down on the sweetness a bit. It turned out really well. I can hardly wait to serve it to guests!

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2007

These were a hit! However, I think they'd be better if they had something salty in them. Maybe salted peanuts?

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Blayre and Grace Prensner

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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2007

I have made these several times; they seem to work for me everytime. I make sure, however, not to bake them too long. This will definitely leave that burnt chocolate chip aftertaste. Watch your oven, and these will definitely be a hit!

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