Chocolate Oatmeal Peanut Butter Bars
Looking for snacks to satisfy your children who tell you 20 times a day " Mom, I'm hungry ! ". We have found a recipe that will please both children and moms because it will satisfy their desire of sugar, even if this recipe is not very sugary.
Servings: 16
Calories: 318kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups oats
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
Instructions
- Line a 8-inch-by-8-inch baking dish with parchment paper, and set aside.
- In a saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and vanilla extract. Heat until the butter is melted and the sugar has dissolved.
- Add oats, cinnamon and kosher salt. Cook, stirring constantly, for 4 to 5 minutes.
- Pour half of the oat mixture into the prepared baking dish. Spread out the mixture evenly, pressing down.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate chips and peanut butter. Heat for 40 seconds, until the mixture is smooth.
- Pour 4/5 of the chocolate mixture into the pan over the pressed oats.
- Top with the remaining oats and drizzle with the remaining ¼ cup chocolate mixture.
- Put into the fridge for 4 hours, cut into squares.
Nutrition
Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 208mg | Potassium: 217mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 1mg