Description
Delicious and easy peanut butter oat bars that are perfect for a quick snack!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ⅔ cup honey
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- 3½ cups gluten-free quick oats
- ¼ cup gluten-free mini chocolate chips (dairy-free use Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips)
Instructions
- Line an 8-inch by an 8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, stir together the peanut butter, honey, pure vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt until smooth.
- Add the gluten-free quick oats and mini chocolate chips. Stir until fully combined. The mixture will seem dry at first, but it’ll come together.
- Press the mixture firmly into the pan with your hands or a spatula. Use the back of a ¼ measuring cup to help flatten the mixture.
- Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour, then slice into bars.
Notes
- For a nut-free version, use sunflower seed butter instead of peanut butter.
- Store leftover bars in an airtight container for up to one week.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: snack
- Method: no bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg