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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Bars: this healthy oatmeal cookie bars recipe is packed with creamy peanut butter, fiber-rich oats and plant-based ingredients. Chewy & delicious cookie bars! Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy-Free.
What kind of fun things/entertainment/music do you engage in to stay active?
Lately Erik and I’ve been trying all manner of things to keep ourselves moving at least once every day. Yep, once. J/k! (You totally know Erik would interpret this as “you can go to the fridge and grab something to eat and that counts”.) A-hem! Anywho, we’ve been trying at-home workout equipment, portable ping-pong kits, and even dancing like fools to stay fit.
What works for you? You’ve got to let us know so we can try that, quit that, and try something else, then just go to the fridge for our “workouts”.
Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Bars
While I await your answers, allow me to tell you about one of my favorite post-workout treats: healthy oatmeal cookie bars with peanut butter. And wait for it… Chocolate!! Yeah!! These peanut butter oatmeal cookie bars are my favorites for a reason: they’re delicious, they’re filling and they’re made with healthy ingredients. Whoop!
The Taste: Healthy Oatmeal Cookie Bars Recipe with Peanut Butter & Chocolate!
But how do they taste? This healthy oatmeal cookie bars recipe does not taste like it’s healthy! Say whaa? Well, you’re gonna be so blissful, enjoying the burst of peanut butter sweetness and chewy, satisfying oats, all interspersed with melty chocolate morsels, that you’ll completely forget that they’re healthy.
Can I Freeze these Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Bars
Bonus? You can totally freeze these peanut butter chocolate chip oatmeal cookie bars! After cooling and slicing your healthy oatmeal cookie bars, place bars in a freezer-friendly, airtight container. Store for 1-2 months. Before enjoying, allow cookie bars to thaw for 10-30 minutes.
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Are you a fan of The Amazing Race? Sometimes I’m like, everyone watches it! And other times I’m like, no one watches this show! Lol. Anyway, I hope you enjoy today’s healthy oatmeal cookie bars recipe. Can’t wait to hear what you think! ‘Til the next kitchen adventure…
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Bars
Equipment
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup gluten free rolled oats
- ¼ cup gluten free oat flour, if using homemade oat flour make sure it’s finely ground and not coarse*
- 2 tablespoons golden ground flaxseed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- 6 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Add-ins
- ¼ cup vegan chocolate chips
- ¼ cup peanuts, finely chopped (optional)
Optional Topping
- 2 tablespoons vegan chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients: oats, oat flour, flaxseed, cinnamon and salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all the wet ingredients: coconut oil, peanut butter, maple syrup, coconut sugar and vanilla.
- Pour the wet mixture over the dry mixture. Using a rubber spatula, stir and fold until well mixed. Fold in chocolate chips and peanuts, if using.
- Pour this mixture into the prepared baking pan. Using the rubber spatula, spread into an even, tightly-packed layer. Optionally, press chocolate chips into the top of the bars.
- Bake for 16-22 minutes, until golden brown on top. Mine took 20 minutes. Place baking pan on a cooling rack, allowing to cool for 30 minutes. Pinch the edges of parchment/foil and lift bars onto the rack to continue cooling completely (about 1-2 hours). Slice into 16 bars. Enjoy!
Notes
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Hi, first of all my family and i love these. We have them as our main breakfast with a smoothie. I also add chia seeds and shaved coconut in the dry ingredients, and add the chocolate chips after they come out of the oven.
I’m wondering if I can premake the bars batter and leave them in the refrigerator overnight, then cook them in the morning. Often I have more time in the evenings so this would help me out but I don’t want to ruin a 4x batch that I typically make. Thanks.
Hi J! I’m so happy that the fam enjoys the bars, and I love that you pair them with a smoothie. 😋 As for making the batter only ahead of time, I would not recommend it unfortunately. If the wet and dry ingredients sit for that long, they will absorb into each other too much, and simply won’t be able to bake properly the next morning. If you wanted to make them normally, cut them to size and then freeze them, maybe that would ease things a bit? The bars should be fine in the freezer (stored in a freezer-friendly container), for about 1-2 months. Hopefully this helps!
Made these delicious bars tonight for Valentines Day treat . Made them exactly as written,
My husband, who is very picky with baked goods loves them! Yeaaaaa! I can make a treat he likes and is healthy!
They have a scone texture which we love ❤️
Thankyou Demeter! ❤️
Woohoo!! That’s so awesome! Is there anything better than making something from scratch that you and your loved one can enjoy (and is secretly healthy)? 🙂 Thank *you* Barbara, for taking the time out of your day to stop by, chat and bake with me. ❤️ I can’t wait to see what you try next!
Hi Demeter.Sorry again. Another question I forgot to ask you. About the baking pan, i see the size does not change even as the quantity is increased? So we can use same pan?
Hi Demeter! Thank you so much for this recipe! Is it possible to substitute olive oil for coconut oil?
Thank you so much!
Hi Bonnie! I haven’t tried it in this recipe, but it should be okay. If you try it, let me know how it goes!
I need to try these ASAP!! They look and sound SO GOOD!!
Thanks Beti! Hope you enjoy. 🙂
I would love to try this but am trying to avoid the sugars you mention. Is there a way to substitute agave without compromising the integrity of the mix?
Hi Jackie! I haven’t tried it myself so I can’t say for sure, but I do know that other readers have swapped the maple syrup with agave before in other recipes. And some have swapped coconut sugar for granulated date sugar. Hope this helps!
So delicious! I am always looking for snacks to make for the kids and this didn’t disappoint!
Oh how wonderful! So happy to hear it Suzy!
This is a really delicious treat! A new favorite at my house!
That’s so awesome!