No Bake Chocolate Oat Bars
Easy and oh soo good!
Servings: 20 squares
Calories: 185kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- ½ cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups quick oats
- 1 cup chocolate chips or other semi sweet baking chocolate
- ½ cup peanut butter
Instructions
- Spray a 9 X 9" pan.
- Add chocolate chips and peanut butter to a microwave safe bowl.
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat on stove. Stir in brown sugar and vanilla. Stir well and add in oats. Cook 2-3 minutes stirring a couple of times. Mixture should be evenly mixed.
- Melt chocolate 1 minute at a time on medium heat in microwave. Stir after each minute. Stop as soon as chocolate is melted and evenly mixed with peanut butter.
- Press half of oat mixture into bottom of the pan. Spread chocolate mixture over the bottom crust. Even it out with the back of a spoon or spatula. Add the remaining oat mixture over the chocolate layer and gently spread evenly.
- Refrigerate 2 hours or overnight. Bring to room temperature to cut into squares.
- Store in air tight container in fridge. Keeps well for a couple of weeks.
Nutrition
Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 113mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 284IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg