No-Bake Chocolate Oat Bars

Delicious no-bake oatmeal bars with a chocolaty peanut butter layer. I made about 100 dozen cookies for the holidays,
and these were everyone's favorite!

Recipe by Traci | Updated on September 19, 2022

Prep Time: 30 mins

Additional Time: 2 hrs
Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients
1 cup butter

½ cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups quick cooking oats

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

½ cup peanut butter

Directions
Step 1
Grease a 9-inch square pan.

Step 2
Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and vanilla; mix in oats. Cook over low heat until
ingredients are well blended, about 2 to 3 minutes. Press 1/2 of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Reserve
remaining oat mixture for topping.

Step 3
Meanwhile, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter in a small heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently until
smooth. Pour chocolate mixture over crust in the pan and spread evenly with a knife or the back of a spoon.

Step 4
Crumble remaining oat mixture over chocolate layer, pressing down gently. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours or
overnight. Bring to room temperature before cutting into bars.

Tips
These bars can be frozen; thaw 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts
Per serving: 142 calories; total fat 10g ; saturated fat 5g ; cholesterol 15mg ; sodium 61mg ; total carbohydrate 13g ;
dietary fiber 1g ; total sugars 7g ; protein 2g ; calcium 12mg ; iron 1mg ; potassium 79mg