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Gluten-free Peanut Butter Oatmeal Fudge Bars

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This recipe for gluten-free peanut butter oatmeal fudge bars makes a huge pan of treats, which makes it perfect for bringing to potlucks and parties. I always come home with an empty pan! These gooey, fudgy gluten-free oatmeal bars are so good, no one will know they are gluten-free.

Gluten-free Revel Bars - Peanut Butter Oatmeal Fudge Bars

Have you ever had revel bars? That’s what these are, but I asked around and hardly anyone I knew had ever heard of revel bars, so I left it off the title. But if you know what revel bars are then you can call these gluten-free revel bars.

I remember having revel bars for the first time when I was a little girl. My best friend Alyson’s mom always made the best desserts, and I remember sampling a revel bar in their kitchen one day. A few years ago, I suddenly remembered them and started looking for recipes.

I tried several and ended combining them and then adding my own spin of peanut butter in the filling to get these, which I think are pretty perfect!

You know I love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter together in desserts. It really is my favorite dessert combo. When I’m craving this combo, I either make gluten-free peanut butter brownies, gluten-free buckeye brownies, gluten-free Reese’s brownies, or these peanut butter oatmeal fudge bars.

These gluten-free oatmeal fudge bars are really easy to make, using ingredients you probably already have in your well-stocked gluten-free pantry.

Notes on ingredients for these gluten-free oatmeal peanut butter chocolate bars:

  • Certified gluten-free oats – Be sure to use oats that are certified gluten-free. I recommend avoiding any that aren’t certified, even if they are labeled gluten-free, and also seeking oats grown under purity protocol. My favorite purity protocol, certified gluten-free oats are Bakery on Main rolled oats. I don’t recommend using quick oats.
  • Gluten-free flour: As always, it is important to use a really good quality gluten-free all-purpose flour blend (not one that contains bean flours)! I’ve tested this recipe successfully with gfJules flour, King Arthur Measure for Measure and Gluten Free Mama’s Almond blend and recommend any of those. 
  • If the gluten-free flour blend you use already has xanthan gum or guar gum in it, then omit the xanthan gum called for in this recipe.
  • Peanut Butter. Use your favorite creamy peanut butter here as long as it isn’t too oily. You want it to be a normal creamy type salted peanut butter. I recommend Peanut Butter & Co Smooth Operator as it’s certified gluten-free and yummy. If you have a peanut allergy, you can use almond butter instead as an equal substitute.
  • Chocolate: I used semi-sweet chocolate chips. Use your favorite variety!

You’ll need a jelly roll baking pan for making these. The one I use and recommend is this jelly roll pan with lid, that I like because it comes with a lid too so you can cover your treats without anything sticking to the surface.

You’ll drop the dough in little mounds over the peanut butter fudge layer. This is what the finished pan of gooey treats looks like after baking, before you cut them up:

Pan of Gluten-free Peanut Butter Oatmeal Fudge Revel Bars - Perfect for potlucks and parties!

Store in an airtight container at room temp or in refrigerator.

I also freeze remaining bars for lunchbox treats. I recommend wrapping them individually in plastic wrap and then placing them all in a larger freezer Ziploc bag if you want to do that. If you pull one out in the morning to add to a lunch, keep it in the plastic wrap. It should thaw and be ready to enjoy at lunch!

Seriously, make these soon! Your family and friends will thank you!

Gluten-free Peanut Butter Oatmeal Fudge Bars Recipe:

Yield: 32-36 bars

Gluten-free Peanut Butter Revel Bars

Gluten-free Revel Bars - Peanut Butter Oatmeal Fudge Bars

This recipe for gluten-free peanut butter oatmeal fudge bars makes a huge pan of treats, which makes it perfect for bringing to potlucks and parties.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups certified gluten-free rolled oats or quick oats
  • 2 1/2 cups good gluten-free all-purpose flour*
  • 1 1/4 tsp. xanthan gum* (see note)
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup butter or non-dairy alternative
  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp. vanilla

Filling:

  • 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (I use Jif Natural)
  • 2 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. You'll be using an ungreased 15x10" jelly roll pan.
  2. In a medium/large bowl, stir together gluten-free oats, gluten-free all-purpose flour, xanthan gum, baking soda, and salt.
  3. In the bowl of your electric mixer, cream together butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
  4. With your mixer on low, add oats/flour mixture and mix until completely combined. Set aside.
  5. In a medium saucepan, combine the chocolate chips, condensed milk and peanut butter. Cook, stirring, over low-medium heat until chocolate and peanut butter have melted. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

To assemble bars:

  1. Pat 2/3 of the dough into an ungreased 15"x10" jelly roll pan. Tip: To make this easier, either wet your fingers before pressing down on the dough, or use Saran Wrap sprayed with a little cooking spray to press down on the dough.
  2. Spread chocolate/peanut butter mixture evenly over dough.
  3. Use a small cookie scoop or tablespoon to scoop small portions of dough scattered over the chocolate layer.
  4. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes. Chocolate layer will still look moist.
  5. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
  6. Cut into squares and serve!
  7. Store in an airtight container at room temp or in refrigerator. I also freeze remaining bars for lunchbox treats.

Notes

*Please use a good quality gluten-free all-purpose flour. Avoid blends with bean flours or mainly rice flour as they yield a gritty or bad-tasting product.

* If the gluten-free flour blend you use already has xanthan gum or guar gum in it, then omit the xanthan gum called for in this recipe.


See blog post for notes on ingredients.

Pin this to your gluten-free treats board on Pinterest:

Gluten-free Peanut Butter Revel Bars Recipe

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Gluten-free Peanut Butter Oatmeal Fudge Revel Bars- These are great for potlucks and parties!

I hope you and your family enjoy these revel bars as much as we do!

If you make these and love them, please come back and give this recipe a 5 star rating in the recipe card! Feel free to comment with tips or to share any successful substitutions you made.

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Eli

Saturday 23rd of September 2023

These have potential, tasty but too sweet. We found the filling which was also way too much in proportion to the base very sweet. Maybe more cookie base. Spreading the thin cookie out was time consuming too.

Vincent Mazzotta

Friday 17th of April 2020

Made these tonight for dessert was a huge hit with my entire family. Simply delicious and so easy to make. Next time though I think I will use left over crust as a crumb topping instead of scattering small amounts over the chocolate filling.

Michelle Palin ~ My Gluten-free Kitchen

Saturday 18th of April 2020

That would work too! Glad this was a hit with your family! Thanks for taking the time to come back and comment!

Beth

Friday 7th of June 2019

Made these today for a cookout. Everyone LOVED them, Mostly gluten eaters ????. Only change I made was to add 1/4 cup peanut butter to the crust, and used the microwave to warm up the chocolate, milk, and peanut butter mixture. These WILL be made again! Thanks for another wonderful recipe.

Judi

Wednesday 24th of June 2015

These look yummy. Do you have the nutritional info for them. I need to know carbs as my grandson is also a Type 1diabetic. Thanks

Lucy

Tuesday 15th of July 2014

Hello Michelle, I discovered your blog today through Jeanine's "DIY Tuesday"! I'm so glad that Jeanine and Megan started it. I find new GF bloggers and it's like having found long lost family, I will be visiting more often. Thank you for all your hard work. :) I make treats for my girls and freeze them so we always have GF treats available, I think these will be a great addition! Thanks again!

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