No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars
These no-bake peanut butter bars have a thick layer of sweet oatmeal and a rich and fudgy chocolate peanut butter center. They're very similar to your favorite no-bake cookie recipe, but they're in bar form!
Servings 16 bars
Calories 271kcal
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups quick cooking oats
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large sauce pan over low heat. Stir in brown sugar, vanilla, and oats. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Press half of mixture in to the bottom of a buttered 8 x 8 dish.
- In a microwave safe bowl, microwave the chocolate and peanut butter, stirring every 30 seconds until melted and blended. Pour the chocolate peanut butter mixture over the crust.
- Sprinkle the remaining oat mixture over the chocolate and peanut butter, pressing gently to form a crust.
- Refrigerate for 3 hours before cutting and serving.
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Notes
Oats: Quick cooking oats will result in a less chewy/textured bar and rolled oats will have more texture/chew. You can use either.
Chocolate: We go for the midline here with semisweet, but milk chocolate will make them sweeter and more kid-friendly and dark chocolate makes them taste a little more sophisticated.
Peanut Butter: We use a processed peanut butter, like Jif or Skippy. You can use SunButter if you're in a nut free house.
Storage: These will last around 5 days at room temp and a bit longer in the fridge.
Nutrition
Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 181mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 270IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1.6mg