Best Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars Recipe By Risa - Homemade Oatmeal Bars

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter offers similar flavor with less sugar.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: agave nectar

Maple syrup provides a different flavor profile while being a natural sweetener.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and adds a unique flavor.

Welcome to the kitchen and introduction to the recipe.

Mention that the recipe is healthy, high protein, low fat, vegan, and vegetarian.

Discuss the Weight Watchers (WW) points for the recipe depending on the ingredients used.

List the ingredients needed for the recipe, emphasizing the use of PB2 powder for lower points.

Prepare an 8x8 or 8x9 baking pan with parchment paper.

Add 8 tablespoons of PB2 powder to a large mixing bowl.

Add water to the PB2 powder until it reaches a peanut butter-like consistency, adding about 6-8 tablespoons of water as needed.

Add 2 tablespoons of regular peanut butter to the mixture and mix well with a spatula.

Add 1/4 cup of Joseph's syrup to the mixture and stir until combined.

Add 1 1/4 cups of oatmeal to the mixture and mix until fully incorporated.

Optionally, fold in 2 tablespoons of sunflower seeds, 2 tablespoons of craisins, and any other desired ingredients like pumpkin seeds or coconut.

Add a pinch of Himalayan salt to the mixture and mix again.

Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan.

Bake in the oven until set, checking for doneness visually.

Let cool before cutting into bars.

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