No Bake Chocolate Oat Bars

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No Bake Chocolate Oat Bars

Simple and delicious no bake chocolate oat bars are a great layered dessert to enjoy any time of year without heating up the house!

Prep Time12

Refrigerate2

Total Time2 12

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Lil' Luna

Equipment

9x9 baking pan

Ingredients

1 cup butter
½ cup brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups quick cooking oats
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup creamy peanut butter
chocolate chips, for drizzle

Instructions

Grease a 9x9-inch pan and set aside, or line with parchment paper.
In a medium pot, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar and vanilla. Add oats and cook on low for a few minutes.
Pour half the mixture into the greased pan and press down with a spatula. Set aside reserve.
In another pot, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter on low. Stir until smooth and pour over the oat layer.
Crumble the remaining oat mixture over the chocolate layer, pressing in gently.
Melt chocolate chips and drizzle over top.
Cover and refrigerate for a few hours. Bring bars to room temperature before cutting and ENJOY!

Notes

Recipe Tips.

We recomend using natural peanut butter like Skippy or Jif for the best taste and texture.
When making these for a party, we double the recipe and make it in a 9x13-inch pan.
Be sure to add each layer before the previous one sets; otherwise, the layers will not meld together well.
Trust us when we say lining the pan with parchment paper makes cutting and serving these bars much easier.

Store the bars at room temperature in an airtight container for 3-5 days or in the fridge for up to a week.

Freeze. Once the bars have set. Wrap the entire bar with plastic wrap and again with foil. If freezing individual pieces, wrap each with plastic (fold top sandwich baggies also work for the individual sizes) and place them together in a freezer Ziploc. Thaw before eating.

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