No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars Recipe

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter offers a similar flavor with less saturated fat.

dark chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: cacao nibs

💰Cheaper: milk chocolate chips

Cacao nibs are lower in sugar and higher in antioxidants.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: corn syrup

Maple syrup provides a unique flavor while being a natural sweetener.

rolled oats

🥗Healthier: steel-cut oats

💰Cheaper: quick oats

Quick oats cook faster and are more affordable.

In a large bowl, mix coconut oil, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Add oats and salt, stir until well combined.

Line a 9x9 inch (22x22cm) square baking pan or 20x25 cm rectangle pan with parchment paper. Press 2/3 of the oatmeal mixture in the bottom of the pan, refrigerate while making the filling.

Melt chocolate and peanut butter together. Spread over the oatmeal layer.

Sprinkle the remaining oatmeal mixture over the chocolate-peanut butter mixture and slightly press.

Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set. Cut into squares.

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