Chewy Bars
If you’ve been on the hunt for a delicious dessert recipe made without eggs, flour, or sugar, then you’ll love these Chewy Bars! They’re made with sweetened condensed milk, which gives them an incredibly sticky and satisfying texture without the need for extra ingredients. That’s right, the condensed milk binds everything together beautifully (and saves you tons of time!).
Although the condensed milk is the star of the show, you get plenty of texture in this recipe from the graham cracker crumbs. Oh, and did I mention the generous serving of milk and butterscotch chips that add glorious crunch and sweetness? Now that’s what I’m talking about!
Perfect for potlucks, holiday gatherings, and game nights, these sinfully chewy bars will have you reaching for seconds, thirds, and fourths. They’re that good!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- They contain no flour and are easy to whip up at the last minute, as the recipe is packed with pantry staples.
- The sweetened condensed milk gives the bars a gloriously chewy and sticky texture, perfect for dessert.
- They store well and are ideal for packed lunches and snack attacks.
- There’s virtually no prep work as everything just needs to be mixed and baked!
Ingredients
The full printable recipe card with measurements and instructions is found at the bottom of the post.
- Graham cracker crumbs: I like using regular graham cracker crumbs, but you can replace these with Golden Oreos for a slightly different flavor.
- Sweetened condensed milk: The key ingredient in these chewy bars! This binds the entire recipe together and gives the bars a sweet flavor and sticky texture.
- Sunflower seeds: For a hint of crunch.
- Milk chocolate chips: You’ll want to use some chocolate chips in the batter and reserve ¼ cup for topping your bars. I recommend using semi-sweet chocolate chips if you want something slightly less sweet than milk chocolate.
- Butterscotch chips: To give your bars a caramel-like taste that pairs perfectly with the chocolate.
How to Make Chewy Bars
- Step One: Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- Step Two: In a large bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, sweetened condensed milk, sunflower seeds, milk chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips.
- Step Three: Spread the mix into a prepared pan.
- Step Four: Top the mixture with ¼ cup each of milk chocolate chips and butterscotch chips.
- Step Five: Bake for 25 minutes.
- Step Six: Let everything cool before cutting the baked mixture into bars.
What to Serve with Them
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Don’t overbake your bars. I recommend leaving them in the oven for 25 minutes. Any longer, and they might become too dense and hard. If they’re just slightly gooey when they come out of the oven, they should harden up as they cool.
- Remember to reserve chocolate chips for topping. Although you can technically make these bars without the chocolate chip topping, you’ll want to make sure you have ¼ cups of each type saved, as it makes all the difference texture-wise!
Variations and Substitutions
- You can use virtually any type of chocolate to make these bars. If you’re feeling slightly different, swap out the milk chocolate for white, dark, or semi-sweet chips!
- If you’re not a fan of sunflower seeds, you can replace them with similar seeds like pumpkin, chia seeds, or flax seeds. Remember that chia seeds can soak up moisture, so you must use them sparingly.
Storage Instructions
These chewy bars will stay delicious in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
I recommend storing them in the fridge as the chocolate on top can melt if it gets too hot.
Bring them to room temperature by leaving them out for a few minutes before eating.
Can I Freeze?
You can absolutely freeze these chewy bars!
I usually make a few batches at a time and store them in freezer-safe containers or bags for up to three months.
Just remember to take your bars out of the freezer the night before you eat them (it gives them time to defrost!).
Bar Recipes
Looking for more bar recipes to bake this holiday season? Check out these recipes:
- Mud Hen Bars
- Sour Cream Raisin Bars
- Fudge Nut Bars
- Penuche Squares
- Pecan Cake Bars
- Chocolate Surprise Bars
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Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk 300ml can
- ¾ cup sunflower seeds
- ½ cup milk chocolate chips + ¼ cup for topping
- ½ cup butterscotch chips + ¼ cup for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix together graham cracker crumbs, sweetened condensed milk, sunflower seeds, ½ cup milk chocolate chips and ½ cup butterscotch chips. Spread into prepared pan.
- Top with ¼ cup each of milk chocolate chips and butterscotch chips.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Let cool before cutting into bars.
Nutrition
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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What could be used in place of sunflower seeds? Anything with a crunch? Such as rice krispies maybe? Or crushed nuts? Some suggestions would be appreciated. 🙂
Anything small and crunchy! Peanuts, chopped pecans, broken up pretzel pieces. Rice Krispies would work too.
The recipe says to sprinkle chips before baking, the pic looks like it was done after.
Do you do both?
No, they were done before, but were softened. I didn’t spread them with a knife to mix them together because I wanted them intact for the photos.
Do you sprinkle chips on before and after baking?
Do you use salted or unsalted sunflower seeds?
I think I used salted since that is what I typically buy.
Instead of spraying the dish, can you use parchment paper to lift them out so it would make cutting easier?
Yes, you can.
Love this site !!
This should not be advertised as “no flour”. Graham crackers are made with at least one and sometimes two kinds of flour.
I believe she meant that you don’t have to have It as a separate ingredient.
Thanks Stacie,
I tried all of those.
Help! When I was on this site yesterday I saw a cauliflower cheese dish made with a deep dish crust in a spring form pan and it was topped with cherry tomatoes. Can any one tell me the name of it so I can get the recipe.
Thanks.
Hi Rose,
I’m trying to figure out which dish you mean and having issues! I did a search for cauliflower – was it any of these ones? https://www.simplystacie.net/?s=cauliflower&submit=%EF%80%82
These chewy bars are well named. The ingredients and the pictures show how decadently delicious they are. I have saved the recipe to my favorites and I will bake them at some point. Thank you for this and other recipes
Made these but used flax seed for fibre, delicious!
I love a quick and easy dessert recipe, especially one with chocolate. And this one seems like it would take substitutions very easily. I look forward to trying these!
Love these!
Wow! These look so yummy!
These look awesome. Would they survive being mailed to my daughter in college?
These Chewy bars look and, no doubt, taste scrumptious. I would make these, very easy to make, on only on special occasions as they are calories galore-yet delicious and tasty.
Can you double the receipt for a 9 x13 pan or wouldn’t that work?
Yes, that should work!
Yum, can’t wait to try these!!