Some of you may know these as magic bars or magic cookie bars. I grew up calling them seven layer bars.
It doesn’t matter if you call them magic bars or seven layers bars, they are delicious either way. I mean really how can you go wrong with all those layers of chocolate and deliciousness?!
My family rarely made magic bars the same way. We called them seven layer bars, but rarely did they have exactly seven layers.
The beauty of these bars is that you can use whatever you have on hand. More or less chocolate. Butterscotch or white chocolate chips or maybe both. Nuts or no nuts. The options for the layers of magic bars are endless.
Traditional magic bars have a graham cracker layer for the crust, but these magic cookie bars today are a little different in that they use oats for the crust. I first got the idea for an oatmeal based crust from Shirley of Gluten Free Easily. And I loved the idea.
Gluten free oats are almost always something I have on hand, gluten free graham crackers are not. So, I loved the idea of an oat based crust.
Even if you are not gluten free though, the oatmeal for the crust in these is delicious. If you prefer graham crackers though, the traditional graham cracker layer will work fine.
And not only did I change up the crust, I added pumpkin to my magic bars. Yes, pumpkin and it is delicious and perfect for fall. My family may just have eaten the whole pan in one day. Yes, they were that good.
Magic Pumpkin Bars
Magic bars perfect for fall with pumpkin added.
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned oats ( I use gluten free oats)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 cups white chocolate chips
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup coconut
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325.
- In a bowl mix together oats, sugar, and butter.
- Press into a 9x13 pan.
- Sprinkle on coconut, half of the chocolate chips, and all the white chocolate chips.
- In a bowl whisk together pumpkin and sweetened condensed milk. Pour over coconut/chips layer.
- Sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips.
- Bake for 28-30 minutes.
- Let cool and cut into bars.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
18Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 301Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 70mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 3gSugar: 26gProtein: 4g
Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.
I love the idea of adding pumpkin to seven layer bars! They look delicious!
I needed something to take to a Halloween party tonight, and this is perfect! I do not have enough oats, nor do I have any gf graham cracker, so I am going to use crushed up gf chocolate chip cookies. I am very excited, thank you!
I love magic bars! I’ve never tried making them with pumpkin, but I would imagine that it would only make it that much better.
What size of can of pumpkin, snd it is puree NOT the pie filling??
It is a 15 ounce can of pumpkin. Not pie filling, but pumpkin.
My mom-in-law calls the version with out pumpkin “Hello Dolly Bars”. People go crazy for them…her recipe is definitiely not GF nor is it good for the waistline…but soooo good! I’m going to try your recipe. Thanks
I have heard them called that too. No matter what you call them they are so good. Like you said not good for the waistline, but delicious. The pumpkin version is a fun holiday take on it. I love them.