No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
These no-bake peanut butter chocolate bars combine a chewy oat-and-cocoa base with a glossy chocolate layer and a peanut butter drizzle.
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 5 minutes
Total: 2 hours 25 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter divided
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
Instructions
Instructions
- Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper, leaving overhang for lifting.
- Warm 3/4 cup peanut butter and honey in a saucepan over low heat until smooth; do not boil.
- Remove from heat and stir in cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt.
- Fold in the oats until evenly coated.
- Press the mixture firmly into the lined pan and smooth the top.
- Melt the chocolate chips with the coconut oil until glossy, then spread over the base.
- Warm the remaining peanut butter briefly and drizzle it over the chocolate.
- Chill for at least 2 hours, then lift out and cut into 16 bars.