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Small-batch Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

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Today I had the perfect 70F stroller walk with A, got home and finished the last of this batch of my chocolate peanut butter oat bars.

These are the perfect spring/summer snack/dessert because you eat them from the freezer, they’re cold and honestly they’re just like fudge 🤤 They also happen to taste like a snickers bar.

Chewy, caramely (thank you dates, but also see the no date option in recipe notes), salty, crunchy, peanuty. But they’re completely good for you, nutritious and satisfying.

I’m a little bit torn with these bars actually because I get super obsessed with them. How? I feel incomplete if I don’t have at least one a day 😅 Proceed with CAUTION!

You can tell when I really love a recipe I stick way too many pictures from the same angle in the post.

If you’re allergic or hateful of peanuts, use any other nut/seed butter you like!

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4.60 from 10 votes

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Prep Time10 minutes
Freeze Time1 hour
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Keyword: chocolate, gluten-free, low sugar, oat bars, oatmeal, peanut butter, peanuts, plant-based, small-batch, snickers, vegan
Servings: 12 bars
Calories: 121kcal

Equipment

  • food processor (see recipe notes for how to make them without)

Ingredients

Brownie layer

  • 1/2 cup medjool dates (80 g) about 4 large
  • 2 tbsp peanut butter (32 g) sub other nut/seed butter
  • 1 cup oats (80 g) rolled or quick
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder (12 g)
  • about 1/4 cup (nut) milk (60 g)

Chocolate layer

  • 3 tbsp peanut butter (48 g) sub other nut/seed butter
  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips (45 g)
  • 1/4 cup peanuts (30 g) sub other chopped nuts

Instructions

  • If your dates aren't soft, soak them in hot water for 30 minutes and drain. Add to your processor dates, peanut butter, oats, cocoa, and blend until meal like.
  • Transfer to bowl and add enough nut milk 1 tbsp at a time to turn it into a non sticky dough (should be about 4 tbsp).
  • Press evenly into loaf pan with parchment.
  • In a bowl add chocolate chips and 3 tbsp peanut butter.
  • Microwave 30 sec at a time and stir until all chocolate is melted.
  • Pour into loaf pan, tap to even it, sprinkle peanuts (press them down gently) freeze to set (at least an hour).
  • Slice and store frozen or refrigerated.

Notes

  • If you don’t have a food processor and/or don’t want to deal with medjool dates, make the brownie layer by stirring together:
    • 3/4 cup oat flour (90 g) – this is about 1 heaping cup oats ground into meal like texture
    • 1/4 cup cocoa powder (24 g) – or less depending on how dark you want them
    • 1/4 cup maple syrup (84 g)
    • 2 tbsp nut/seed butter (32 g)
    • pinch of salt
    • about 2 tbsp (nut) milk (30 g)
  • If your medjool dates aren’t the soft, soak them in hot water for 30 minutes and completely drain before using them.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bar | Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 39mg | Potassium: 140mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg

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Comments

  1. 3 stars
    I’m super lazy and like to use a scale. In metric. I tried this recipe using your suggested weights – my batch looks like it will turn out about half as thick. Hopefully it won’t affect the taste.

  2. Can I have the nutrition information for these chocolate peanut butter oat bars, please?

    Thanks, Carol

  3. I can’t wait to make these! I have a soy and dairy allergy. I have to make all my own goodies. I love the sound of this one… I sure do miss snickers. Thank you so much for sharing!

  4. Please provide nutritional information.
    I have read through the entire written material several times in search of nutritional information, the only nutritional information is calories.

  6. 5 stars
    Followed the recipe to a T and they came out phenomenal. Desserts are definitely not my strong point, so I appreciate how simple these are. Definitely one of my new go-tos.

  7. 5 stars
    Just made some and I’m eagerly waiting for them to set. The recipe was super easy and literally covers all the nutritional bases; good carbs, protein and healthy fats. They’re going to be delicious. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe.

    • YAY! I love how wholesome and nutritious these are too, still an amazing treat. I hope you love them!! Thanks so much for the comment!

4.60 from 10 votes (6 ratings without comment)