Description
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars are soft and chewy with a chocolate peanut butter topping. They’re an easy to make, no bake treat perfect for the holidays, an afternoon snack or an easy dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup salted butter
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ¾ cup light brown sugar (packed)
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate (chips, bars, discs)
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Line an 8×8” square baking dish with parchment paper, set aside.
- In a large, microwave safe dish, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter. Start by heating for 60 seconds, then stir and heat in 30 second intervals until completely melted and smooth. Set aside.
- Melt butter and peanut butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir in brown sugar and sea salt.
- Add vanilla and stir until combined.
- Turn heat to low and add oats. Cook on low for 1 to 2 minutes, or until ingredients have slightly thickened.
- Press the peanut butter oatmeal layer into the bottom of the prepared pan with a spatula or the back of a measuring cup.
- Pour the chocolate topping over the peanut butter layer.
- Let sit at room temperature or in the refrigerator until the top is set.
- Cut and serve.
Notes
- This recipe takes no baking time. <li.Store bars in an airtight container for up to a week.
- For a nut-free version, use sunflower seed butter instead of peanut butter.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 345
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg