Healthier Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars Recipe
Only 6 ingredients needed to make these Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars.
Serving12
Ingredients
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ½ cup crushed pretzels
- dash of salt
- ½ cup Honey
- ½ cup natural peanut butter
- ½ cup sugar free chocolate chips, melted
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil , melted
Equipment
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine oats, coconut, crushed pretzels and salt.
- In another bowl, combine honey and peanut butter (if you find it hard to mix them together, feel free to warm them in the microwave for 10-12 seconds) and pour over dry ingredients. Gently mix together until completely combined.
- Line an 8 x 8 inch baking dish with parchment paper. Pour mixture into pan and press firmly with a piece of folded over parchment paper to avoid sticking to your hands (or spray your hands with nonstick cooking spray and push mixture into place).
- Place pan in freezer for about 30 minutes or until bars are firm.
- Mix melted chocolate chips and coconut oil together in the microwave or on the stove top.
- Remove bars from the freezer. Spread melted chocolate over the bars and cut into 12 pieces.
Notes
OTHER VARIATIONS TO TRY:
- swap out the peanut butter for almond butter or another nut butter
- don’t add chocolate on top and swap chocolate chips for raisins
- swap chocolate chips for dried cranberries
- swap the pretzels for crushed almonds
Nutrition
Calories: 232 kcal · Carbohydrates: 29 g · Protein: 5 g · Fat: 13 g · Saturated Fat: 8 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g · Sodium: 104 mg · Potassium: 150 mg · Fiber: 3 g · Sugar: 13 g · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 10 mg · Iron: 1 mg