Gluten-Free Revel Bars

1. Heat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a 9×13-inch pan.

2. In a small sauce pan combine filling ingredients: milk, chocolate, sugar, butter, and salt. Stir over low heat until chocolate is melted and sugar is dissolved. Stir in vanilla. Remove from heat and set aside

3. For crumb mixture: blend together the dry ingredients – flour, oats, xanthan gum, salt and baking soda. In a second bowl, cream together butter, molasses and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Stir in the oat mixture.

4. Press 2/3 of the oat mixture on the bottom of the prepared pan. Pour chocolate mixture across the top of that; lightly scatter remaining crumbs across chocolate.

5. Bake bars for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into 24 to 36 bars.

Note:
* Baker’s chocolate is used here because it is soy-free. If you are not worried about the bars being soy-free, use 175 grams (1 cup) semi-sweet chocolate chips in place of the unsweetened chocolate and granulated sugar.

** Be sure your oats are gluten-free and from a trusted source. I used Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Rolled oats which were briefly pulverized in a food processor to break them down a bit. Then in step 3, use the food processor to combine all the dry ingredients.