No Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars with Chocolate Chips

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No Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars with Chocolate Chips

Peanut butter and sweet honey are gently warmed together on the stovetop, then hearty oats are stirred in. Add a splash of vanilla paste or extract if you like, then mix-in the chocolate chips - they'll melt just enough to swirl into gooey goodness. Press the mixture into a pan, freeze until set! These Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars are vegetarian and easily gluten free.

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Diet Vegetarian

Keyword oatmeal chocolate peanut butter bars

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 4

Resting Time 40

Total Time 59

Servings Bars

Calories 343kcal

Author Traci York

Ingredients

1 1/3 cup (360 grams) Crunchy Natural Peanut Butter
1/2 cup (175 grams) Honey
1/4 teaspoon Fine Sea Salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla Paste or Vanilla Extract (optional)
2 cups (200 grams) Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
2/3 cups (130 grams) Mini Chocolate Chips + 3 optional tablespoons for the top

Instructions

Line an 8x8 inch square pan with parchment paper, overlapping criss-cross wise leaving enough overhang to use as handles on two sides. Set aside.
In a medium sauce pan or 4 quart Dutch oven, add the peanut butter, honey, salt and vanilla if using. Heat over medium for 2-4 minutes, heating and stirring just to loosen the mixture. Remove from heat. Add all the oats at once and stir to evenly distribute the ingredients. The mixture will be thick. Add the chocolate chips and stir again. They'll melt a bit.
Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and firmly press the mixture evenly into one layer.
Pop the pan in the freezer for 10 minutes, then if desired, scatter the remaining 3 tablespoons of mini chocolate chips over the top and gently press in.
Return to the freezer for 20-30 minutes, or until firm. Remove from pan and cut into 12 bars.
Store in a lidded container, in the refrigerator for up to one week.

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