Chocolate Oat Bars
These chocolate oat bars are chewy, chocolatey, and super easy to make. With chewy oats, peanuts, and chocolate chips, they’re the perfect treat to whip up anytime.
Servings: 24 bars
Calories: 216kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup quick oats
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup peanuts crushed
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line a 13x9 baking dish with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
- Combine the softened butter together with the vanilla extract, quick oats, flour, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large mixing bowl.
- Press all but ½ cup of the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes and remove from the oven.
- Pour the can of sweetened condensed milk over the baked oat layer.
- Mix the crushed peanuts together with the chocolate chips in a medium bowl and spread half of the mixture in an even layer on top of the condensed milk.
- Sprinkle the remaining oat mixture on top and top with the remaining chocolate chips and peanuts.
- Press the mixture down into the condensed milk layer evenly.
- Bake bars for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let the baking dish cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- Use quick cooking oats in place of old fashioned oats for a softer and chewier texture and better binding.
- For clean cuts, use a sharp knife dipped in hot water and wipe between each slice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 153mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 162IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 1mg
