No-Bake Chocolate Oat Bars
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Cooking:
30 min.
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Servings per container:
32
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Ingredients for - No-Bake Chocolate Oat Bars

1. Butter - 1 cup
2. Packed brown sugar - ½ cup
3. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon
4. Quick cooking oats - 3 cups
5. Semisweet chocolate chips - 1 cup
6. Peanut butter - ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - No-Bake Chocolate Oat Bars

1. Stage

Grease a 9-inch square pan.

2. Stage

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and vanilla; mix in oats. Cook over low heat until ingredients are well blended, about 2 to 3 minutes. Press 1/2 of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Reserve remaining oat mixture for topping.

3. Stage

Meanwhile, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter in a small heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently until smooth. Pour chocolate mixture over crust in the pan and spread evenly with a knife or the back of a spoon.

4. Stage

Crumble remaining oat mixture over chocolate layer, pressing down gently. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours or overnight. Bring to room temperature before cutting into bars. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios