These Easy No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars are soft and chewy with a delicious layer of chocolate and peanut butter in the center! Gooey and just a little chewy, these delicious chocolate peanut butter bars never last long!
Easy No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars
These Easy No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars are soft and chewy with a delicious layer of chocolate and peanut butter in the center! Gooey and just a little chewy, these delicious chocolate peanut butter bars never last long!
Prep Time
15 minutes
Chill Time
2 hours
Total Time
2 hours 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup semisweet or dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
Instructions
- Line an 8-inch or 9-inch square baking dish with parchment paper and set aside. Overhangs the edges of the foil to lift the bars easier from the baking dish. (You can use a 9x13-inch if you want thinner bars.)
- Melt butter and brown sugar in large saucepan over medium heat, until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved. Stir in vanilla. Mix in the oats.
- Cook over low heat 3 to 4 minutes, or until ingredients are well blended.
- Pour half of the oat mixture into the prepared baking dish. Spread out the mixture evenly, pressing down.
- eserve the other half for second layer.
- To make the filling, melt the peanut butter and chocolate chips together in a small microwave-safe bowl and stir until it’s smooth.
- Pour the chocolate mixture over the crust in the pan, reserving about 1/4 cup for drizzling and spread evenly.
Pour the remaining oat mixture over the chocolate layer, pressing in gently and drizzle with the remaining chocolate mixture. - Refrigerate 2 to 3 hours or overnight. Bring to room temperature before cutting into bars.
Notes
Note: Like any no-bake cookie, the final texture of these really depends on how long you boil the sugar mixture. If it doesn't boil long enough, the cookie/bars mixture will be too soft, if you boil too long, they could turn out dry and crumbly.
