Tuesday, January 21, 2020
No-Bake Oatmeal Bars (with Peanut Butter & Coconut)
Ingredients
For the bars:
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats gluten-free
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut (shredded)
- ¼ cup almond meal
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ to ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
For the chocolate topping:
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
- 1 TBS peanut butter
Refined-sugar free topping option:
- ¼ cup unsweetened chocolate chopped
- 1 TBS peanut butter
- 1-2 TBS honey or maple syrup
Instructions
For the Bars:
- In a small bowl mix together oats, coconut and almond meal. Set aside
- In a large, microwave safe bowl or in a pot on the stove, gently melt the peanut butter and honey together until smooth. (If your peanut butter is liquid at room temperature, simply mix the honey and peanut butter together without warming).
- Add vanilla and salt (to taste...I love sweet/salty so I use ½ tsp) and stir until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Spread into an 8x8” pan and set aside.