Oatmeal Fudge Bars

This is a recipe I made at several coffeehouse bakeries I worked at—customers couldn’t say no to the chocolate fudge center and oat crust, convincing themselves that the marriage of decadent filling to a “healthy” base was an acceptable reason to eat one every afternoon. I didn’t question their intuition. I’ve updated the recipe a bit throughout the years by adding more salt and cocoa powder for a more intense flavor.