Low(er) Fat Butterscotch Bars

Check out these beauties. The are delicious. Easy to make. Are sweet with a hint of salty. Did I mention they are delicious?

Butterscotch Bars

(from Cooking Light Magazine)

1 C brown sugar

5 tbsp butter, melted

1 tsp vanilla

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 scant C flour

2 1/2 C quick cooking oats

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 can fat-free sweetened condensed milk

1 1/4 C butterscotch morsels

1/2 C pecans or walnuts, chopped

Combine sugar and butter in a mixing bowl. Stir in egg and vanilla. Pour in flour, oats, salt, and baking soda and combine with a fork. Pour 3 cups into the bottom of a Grande mold and press. Set aside.

Pour sweetened condensed milk, butterscotch, morsels and salt into a microwave safe bowl and cook for 20 seconds. Stir and repeat until smooth. Stir in nuts and pour over crust. Top with remaining oat mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely before cutting.