These peanut butter oatmeal bars are one of the best trick! They’re no bake, straightforward and wholesome; and the flavour is out of this world.
Right here’s our new favourite trick for wholesome treats: Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars! These are every part you need in a deal with: irresistible candy peanut-y taste, chewy texture, and just a little drizzle of chocolate on prime! These no bake oatmeal bars are like our well-known bliss chew cookies, however simpler and more healthy (if that’s doable). And we are able to’t get sufficient of them! Our son Larson usually asks with a sly smile if he can have an oatmeal bar: and we’re pleased to indulge him. This candy deal with optimizes complete grain oats whereas hitting it huge within the candy, salty and satisfying division. Let’s get cooking! Although actually…there’s no actual cooking concerned.
Elements for peanut butter oatmeal bars
There are solely 5 elements you’ll want for these peanut butter oatmeal bars…and two are within the recipe title! That’s the last word straightforward recipe, proper there. We love these no bake oatmeal bars for treats, however they’re additionally nice for snacks since they’re principally simply complete grain oats. For breakfast bars, we want our straight up Oatmeal Bars: however you could possibly additionally eat these for breakfast as nicely. Right here’s what you’ll want for these infants:
- Outdated Usual rolled oats: Use plain previous oats right here: not metal minimize or prompt oats!
- Peanut butter: We like pure peanut butter with no added sugar or salt, however use your favourite model.
- Honey: Honey has one of the best heat taste and sticky texture. See under for a couple of vegan choices!
- Cinnamon: This spice provides simply the best nuance.
- Darkish chocolate: All you want is a 1 ounce of darkish chocolate — it’s only a trace of the great things!
Chocolate drizzle is optionally available
The darkish chocolate is optionally available right here: however it’s an important addition! Simply the small quantity of chocolate provides an important punch, however nonetheless retains the treats on the wholesome facet. How?
- Darkish chocolate provides simply eight energy per bar! That’s for the big sized bar (see extra on that under). We’re not within the behavior of counting energy, however we have been pleasantly shocked to notice that the drizzle doesn’t take it into decadent territory.
- Additionally strive milk chocolate, peanut butter, or white chocolate. Some variations? Soften semi-sweet chocolate, peanut butter chips, or white chocolate chips right into a drizzle. White chocolate and darkish chocolate collectively would additionally look pretty.
Lower them into giant or small servings
Serving measurement is useful while you’re taking a look at wholesome treats! These peanut butter oatmeal bars have two measurement choices relying on what you’re searching for:
- Lower them into 20 bars, four x 5-inches. We like small rectangles vs the usual giant squares you get in the event you merely divide a 9 x 9 pan evenly into 16. Name us loopy, however it’s extra enjoyable to eat this measurement!
- Or go smaller: minimize these in half to make 40 bars! Love curbing a sweets craving with just a little morsel? Go for 40 small bars: they’re excellent for little nibbles.
Vegan no bake oatmeal bars
Wish to make vegan peanut butter oatmeal bars as a substitute? The honey on this recipe is vital for making a nuanced, heat taste and the sticky texture. Sometimes we use maple syrup as a vegan sweetener, however it doesn’t have fairly the identical texture and sweetness right here. We suggest utilizing agave syrup: it’s barely stickier than maple. However you should utilize maple syrup if it’s all you’ve gotten!
The way to retailer peanut butter oatmeal bars
These peanut butter oatmeal bars are the right deal with to throw within the fridge and gobble up on moments discover! They maintain very nicely within the fridge or freezer; right here’s what to know:
- Retailer within the fridge for as much as 2 weeks. If you happen to do the drizzle, anticipate it to dry, then place wax paper between the layers. Or simply don’t care and stack them, like we do!
- Retailer within the freezer for as much as three months. Additionally they freeze nicely…and actually style nice popped out of the freezer too.
Extra wholesome bars
We love these wholesome bars as a candy deal with that’s not decadent and fills us up with complete grains! Listed here are a couple of extra wholesome bars that style wonderful:
This peanut butter oatmeal bars recipe is…
Vegetarian, dairy-free and gluten-free. For vegan and plant-based, see the notes above.
Description
These peanut butter oatmeal bars are one of the best trick! They’re no bake, straightforward and wholesome; and the flavour is out of this world.
Scale
Elements
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter (no sugar added, or sunflower butter for nut free)
- half of cup honey (or half of cup agave syrup* for vegan)
- four cups Outdated Usual rolled oats
- half of teaspoon kosher salt
- half of teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 ounce darkish chocolate (2 giant squares)
- Combine collectively all of the elements in a bowl. Add a sheet of parchment paper to a 9 x 9 pan. Place the elements within the pan and press it into an excellent layer. Use a small glass to roll excessive to get it clean.
- Freeze the bars for 10 minutes. Take away the pan from the freezer and use the parchment to elevate it out of the pan. Lower into 20 rectangles (four x 5 inches) or 40 small rectangles.
- Within the microwave with brief intervals or over a double boiler, soften the chocolate chips, stirring till they arrive collectively right into a shiny chocolate. If utilizing the microwave, use brief bursts of 10 seconds or so and stir after every: watch out to not overheat the chocolate or get any water within the chocolate, which is able to trigger it to grab up. When melted, drizzle over the bars and permit to chill. You’ll be able to eat immediately, or refrigerate for about 1 hour for a extra stable texture. Retailer refrigerated for as much as 2 weeks (or frozen for a number of months, putting wax paper between the layers).
Notes
*Maple syrup is usually our sweetener of alternative, however the taste and texture of honey actually make these bars. Since maple syrup shouldn’t be as sticky as honey, for vegan substitute we suggest agave syrup.
- Class: Dessert or Snack
- Technique: No Bake
- Delicacies: Vegetarian
Key phrases: Peanut butter oatmeal bars, No bake oatmeal bars, Wholesome bars
Extra with peanut butter
Who doesn’t love nutty peanut butter? There’s nothing it doesn’t make higher. Listed here are a couple of extra peanut butter recipes to take pleasure in: