Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars
9 standard portions
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Ingredients
- 1 Β½ cups creamy peanut butter
- β cup maple syrup (or honey)
- 1 Β½ cup old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 Β½ cups dark chocolate chips
- ΒΌ cup creamy peanut butter
Method
- Grease and line a 9x9 inch pan with parchment paper.
- To a microwave safe bowl, add peanut butter and microwave for 60 seconds or until the peanut butter has melted. Add maple syrup or honey, oats, and vanilla and mix with a spatula to combine.
- Press the mixture evenly in the prepared pan.
- For the chocolate topping, in a medium bowl, combine chocolate chips with peanut butter and melt in the microwave at 30 second increments stirring in between until smooth.
- Spread the chocolate all over the peanut butter layer, you can also create decorative patterns with a toothpick.
- Chill in the fridge until itβs firm (2-3 hours), then take it out of the fridge and allow to sit for 15 minutes at room temperature, then cut into 9, 12, or 18 squares.