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Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars.

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These peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip bars are just right for dessert or even breakfast! Vegan and gluten free.

I can’t believe that this weekend is Memorial Day weekend! Somehow I was confused and thought that it was the following weekend. Do you have plans? Barbecue plans, or picnic plans? If you need something to bring to a picnic, might I suggest these peanut butter bars?

peanut butter chocolate chip bar recipe

Peanut butter, chocolate chips, and oats. That’s the winning Kelly combination…the perfect dessert combo that I fall back on again and again. Can you blame me? These peanut butter chocolate chip bars are soft, super peanut buttery, a little bit healthier (maple syrup, not sugar!) and full of chocolate chips.

peanut butter chocolate chip bars

Rich, peanutty, and tasty #vegan chocolate chip peanut butter oatmeal bars.
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Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars.

Rich, soft, chocolatey peanut butter oat bars are an easy treat to make and share!
Course Dessert
Cuisine Dairy Free, gluten free, vegan.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 276 kcal
Author Kelly Roenicke

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 inch square pan with parchment paper so that there is an overhang on both sides.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the ground flax seed and the water. Let sit for a few minutes until it forms a gel.
  3. Add the peanut butter and maple syrup and stir well. Add the gluten free oats, gluten free flour blend, baking soda, and sea salt. Stir until fully combined.
  4. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  5. Spread the mixture into the prepared pan.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-29 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  7. Let the bars cool completely, then use the parchment paper to remove them from the pan. Slice into squares. Melt the ½ cup of chocolate chips and spoon into a pastry bag or a ziploc bag with the corner cut off. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the sliced bars.
Nutrition Facts
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 276 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Sodium 195mg8%
Potassium 207mg6%
Carbohydrates 31g10%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 19g21%
Protein 7g14%
Calcium 53mg5%
Iron 1.7mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

vegan and gluten free peanut butter chocolate chip bars

These peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip bars need to be completely cool before you cut them into squares. If you try to cut into them when warm, they will be crumbly. Ask me how I know. ;)

You can definitely use regular flour and oats in these if you are not gluten free. I used King Arthur Multi Purpose Gluten Free Flour (affiliate link) but I think that most gluten free blends would work well, since it is a fairly small amount of flour for the entire recipe.

What dessert combination do you come back to again and again?

These peanut butter oat bars are simply the BEST! Soft, rich, chewy, chocolatey, and irresistible!

 

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  3. Mercedes Aspland

    you have come to my rescue just in time, I am having some friends round on Saturday night for a Eurovision party – people in England will know just how sad this is – but I wanted something sweet for people to munch on and I think this will do the trick. Love it!

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  5. susan

    Kelly, can I substitute the flax see for flax meal? If so, do I need to change the amount of water? They look great!

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    • Kelly

      Hi Susan, If you mean ground flax seed, then yes, that is the same as flax seed meal. You can’t use whole flax seeds, because they won’t become a gel. Hope that helps!

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  10. Natalie @ Feasting on Fruit

    I’m loving these bars! They look like the sort of dessert that you could bring to any party and they would disappear at lightning speed! Most of my favorite things have vanilla, dates, and oats, but your winning combo is definitely high on my list too! It’s funny how the not-so-fancy combos are the ones that we keep coming back to :)

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  11. Julia

    I’m heading outta town for MDW…Going to Murphys, which is where I lived for a year, to visit friends and dog sit. So excited to take a little trip! These bars look absolutely amazing! Definitely perfect for sharing with company over the long weekend. That PB & Chocolate…you sing to my soul!

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