These Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars are chewy and moist. A mild peanut butter flavour mixed with chewy oatmeal and yummy chocolate chips. This quick and easy dessert recipe makes a nice big batch.
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YOU'LL LOVE THIS RECIPE!
- it's filled with delicious oatmeal, peanut butter and chocolate chips
- basic pantry ingredients and no fancy equipment needed. You could even mix them by hand!
- these bars store well at room temperature and taste delicious and most for up to five days.
- if you love my Criss Cross Peanut Butter Cookies or Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies, then you'll love these!
INGREDIENTS AND SUBSTITUTIONS
Butter - I recommend butter in this recipe and not margarine. If you use margarine, the squares will be greasy.
Rolled Oats - Use quick oats. If you only have the large flakes, then pulse them for about 5 seconds in a food processor. Do not use steel-cut oats in this recipe.
Pecans - Walnuts can be substituted for the pecans and are equally delicious!
Chocolate Chips - Use dark or milk chocolate chips in these bars.
INSTRUCTIONS
(see full, detailed instructions on recipe card at bottom of page)
- Cream together butter, peanut butter and brown sugar
- Add eggs
- Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl
- Add flour to the butter mixture.
- Stir in rolled oats, then nuts and chocolate chips
- Pour into greased 9x13 inch baking pan
- I've experimented with this recipe a lot. Because it's in such a large pan for a bar recipe, the edges will start to brown at the 20 minute mark at 350F. That's when you turn the oven down to 325F and cook for the remaining 10-15 minutes.
Let them cool at least 15 minutes before cutting into squares
How to serve Oatmeal Chocolate Chip & Peanut Butter Squares
These are the perfect afternoon treat. Tall glass of milk, cup of coffee or tea. Dare I say topped with a dollop of vanilla ice cream - oh my.
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 30
Description
These Oatmeal Chocolate Chip & Peanut Butter Squares are chewy and moist. A mild peanut butter flavour mixed with chewy oatmeal and yummy chocolate chips. Bet you can't eat just one!
Ingredients
½ cup butter
⅔ cup smooth peanut butter
1 and ½ cup brown sugar
2 medium eggs
1 cup all purpose flour
½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
1 and ¼ cups rolled oats
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
1. In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, peanut butter and brown sugar. Mix on medium speed for one minute.
2. Add eggs and mix for one more minute.
3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt.
4. Add flour mixture to butter/sugar/egg mixture. Mix on medium speed for 1 minute.
5. Gradually, stir in rolled oats, followed by the nuts then chocolate chips.
6. Pour into a greased 9x13 inch baking pan.
7. Bake at 350F oven for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 325F (edges will be browning) and bake for another 10-15 minutes.
8. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack for 15 minutes before cutting into squares.
Notes
Substitute walnuts for the pecans if desired.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 198
- Sugar: 15.7 g
- Sodium: 71 mg
- Fat: 11.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22.9 g
- Fiber: 1.6 g
- Protein: 3.4 g
- Cholesterol: 19 mg
Keywords: Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars, Dessert
Shara-Rae
Yum, this was fantastic! I swapped almond halves and added chia seeds. Yummy and healthy! Kids loved it!
★★★★★
Tim
These are really good and kid approved for sure. Love them for an afternoon snack!!
★★★★★
Ellen
I've come back to these bars about 5 times now. Tried and true, they haven't let me down!
Sandra Flegg
Thanks so much for taking the time to let me know you enjoyed these Peanut Butter Bars! They're a hit in our family too 🙂