No Bake Chocolate Oat Bars
Easy and oh soo good!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Resting Time2 hours hrs
Total Time2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 20 squares
Calories: 185kcal
- 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
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.
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