No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

The perfect quick chocolate and peanut butter dessert recipe! These No-Bake
Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars are super easy, have a only a few
ingredients, and take no time at all to whip up.

Servings: 12

Author: Kierste Wade | Old Salt Farm

Prep Time:
10 minutes

Chill Time:
2 hours

Course:

Desserts Cookie Bars

Cuisine:

American Dessert

Keywords:

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🧂 Ingredients

1 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
dash salt
3 cups rolled oats
1 1/4 cups chocolate chips
3/4 cup peanut butter

Instructions

1 In a glass or microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips and peanut butter
together in the microwave. Start with 60 seconds, stir, then continue with 10
second intervals until you can stir it smooth. Set aside.
2 Line an 8×8 or 9×9 baking dish with aluminum foil, letting the ends hang over
the edges of the dish.
3 In a large saucepan, melt the butter. Add the brown sugar and vanilla together,
and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Mix in the oats. The mixture will be
thick. Continue to cook for about 2-4 minutes, or until all the ingredients are
well combined.
4 Spread about half of the oat mixture (maybe a tiny bit more) on the bottom of
your baking dish, and use a wooden spoon or spatula to press it down. Pour the
chocolate mixture over the top. Crumble the remaining oat mixture evenly on top
of the chocolate. You can gently use a spoon to press the crumbles into the
chocolate. (You can also save a bit of the chocolate to drizzle on the top–but
if it's warm, or lots of little ones will be eating them, then I skip that
step.)
5 Chill for 2 hours in the refrigerator, then bring them to room temperature
before cutting. If you're super impatient like I am, you can also pop them into
the freezer for about 30-45 minutes, and then again, let them come to room
temperature.