No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Bars (Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy-Free)
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Bars (V, GF, DF): an easy recipe for decadent peanut butter cookie dough bars topped with a thick layer of chocolate and bursting with oats. Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free.
You guys!! I never got chance to tell you how massive of a snowstorm hit Maine a few weeks ago… It was INSANE!! At the time, my sister Jenny, who lives in Boston, told me that the snow was gonna hit them hard. But then, she told me that it was gonna hit us in Maine way harder than it was gonna hit them. And now I have to stop saying “hit” because it’s giving me all of these creepy vibes.
Anyway. How did all of this turn into No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Bars?
Here’s the thing: when a HUGE, like a huge-mungous snowstorm hits, you start thinking about how you’re gonna survive if you’re snowed in for like a month. Okay, a month is beyond terrifying. But that’s totally what was going through my and Erik’s minds when it… er… happened. Not that other “h” word.
I know what you’re thinking (yes, I also gained psychic powers during this mystical storm): How bad could it be? It’s just a few inches. No biggie! Time to get out the sleds and make a big batch of hot chocolate. But, no. Just no.
At the beginning of the storm, the snow started piling up in a picturesque, highly deceiving manner. It was fluffy and pretty. Like a magical snow globe. We were living in a beautiful, ABC Family movie-level winter wonderland. Soon, delightful wintry hijinks and some kind of romantic fairytale junk would start happening.
I was sure of it!
Oh, how naïve we were… A few hours into the storm, we couldn’t open our front door because it was blocked by two feet of snow. A few hours after that, HALF of our door was covered. A few hours after that, we could not see out of the window at the top of our door!! In fact, a bunch of our windows were in blackout mode due to being completely covered in snow.
That’s some freaky ish right?? Well, as the snow continued to pile on and scare the cookie dough bites out of us, we started to take a good, hard look at our lives. And by “good, hard look,” I mean we took inventory of how much food we had managed to store in our home.
And were we happy with what we found!! As I mentioned way back when, we had converted our bookshelves for a more important purpose in life: storing baking supplies such as sacks and sacks of almond meal, 5 lb bags of ground flaxseed, huge tubs of coconut oil, like 100 lbs of chocolate chips and all of the peanut butter in all of the land.
We were more than pleased with ourselves, quickly having calculated that we would survive a month-long home entrapment due to snowstorm madness. Being sufficiently pleased that we could survive that or an apocalypse full of delightful zombies, we realized it was time to bake! Er… no bake… because who knew how long the gas, heating, electric supplies would last in said apocalypse??
So guess what I whipped up? A tasty little concoction that combined all of our favorite things: cookie dough, peanut butter, chocolate, and our much beloved oats. Side note: by “our,” I, of course, totally mean you and me, dear reader. 😉 Who cares about Erik, anyway? Pfft! Meanwhile, I totally should’ve whipped up some of All Day I Dream About Food’s No Bake Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites! I’d totally use vegan butter and vegan chocolate chips to make them vegan! 🙂 Nom nom.
These No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Bars are:
- thick, decadent and oh-so blissfully GOOD
- easy to make
- amazingly dense and rich like cookie dough
- vegan, gluten free, dairy-free
- a Chocolate Peanut Butter Lover’s dream
- bursting with double the chocolate
- and double the peanut butter
- plant-based and allergy-friendly
- protein-rich, refined-sugar free
- as close to a healthy cookie dough dessert as you can get!
- melt-in-your-mouth awesome
- so perfect for making when you’re stuck at home and letting your imagination get away from you
- great for dessert, a post or pre workout snack, or surviving a would-be wintry apocalypse
So grab your emergency flashlight, 2-month baking supply, space blanket, favorite peanut butter, your tastiest vegan chocolate chips, and just a few no-baking supplies. It’s time to get our dessert on! I can’t wait to hear what you think. In the meantime, tell me:
What’s your favorite way to eat peanut butter?
- Straight out of the jar
- Peanut Butter Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
- No bake bites
- Or, something else??
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Bars (Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy-Free)
- Yield: 16 bars 1x
Description
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Bars (V, GF, DF): an easy recipe for decadent peanut butter cookie dough bars topped with a thick layer of chocolate and bursting with oats. Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Oat Flour, Plant-Based.
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- ¼ cup unsalted, natural creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon ground flax + 3 tablespoons water, whisked together, set for 15 mins)
- 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
- ¾ cup gluten free rolled oats
- ¾ cup gluten free oat flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Add-in Ingredients
- ¼ cup assorted vegan chocolate chips (mini and regular)
- ¼ cup unsalted peanuts, finely chopped
Chocolate Topping
- ½ cup vegan chocolate chips
- ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon unsalted, natural creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper or wax paper. Set aside.
- Make the cookie dough: In a large bowl, whisk together all of the wet ingredients: peanut butter, maple syrup, coconut oil, flax egg and vanilla. Whisk until smooth.
- Add all of the dry ingredients: oats, flour and salt. Using a rubber spatula, fold the ingredients together until well combined. Fold in the Add-in Ingredients.
- Pour cookie dough into the prepared baking pan. Using the rubber spatula, smooth into an even layer.
- Make the chocolate topping: Use the double boiler method or the following. In a medium, microwave-safe bowl, add Chocolate Topping ingredients. Heat in 20-second increments until softened and melted. Stir in between heating, until smooth and well mixed.
- Pour this chocolate mixture over the cookie dough bars. Using a clean rubber spatula, smooth into an even layer.
- Freeze for 20-30 minutes. Remove from freezer and slice into 16 bars. Enjoy! Storing instructions below.
Notes
– Adapted from my Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites and my No Bake Paleo Chocolate Pecan Bars.
– Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks. Okay to store at room temperature after the first day of refrigeration.
– Freezing instructions: store in an airtight container for up to 1 month. Allow to thaw for 10-15 minutes if you like them soft. I found them firm, but tasty, straight out of the freezer.
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- Category: No Bake, Dessert, Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free
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I made these today for our Easter celebration. My family was completely blown away, they were so delicious. The alterations I made were as follows: since it was a holiday, I doubled the amount of mini chocolate chips; I subbed toasted sliced almonds for the peanuts and added a little flaked sea salt on the top of the chocolate & peanut butter ganache. Decadent and I feel good about feeding this to my loved ones. Adults and kids absolutely loved them. I look forward to experimenting with this recipe using different nut butters and add-ins. Thank you for this wonderful recipe!
Wonderful!! Jane, I’ve got to say that this was my favorite line in your comment: “since it was a holiday, I doubled the amount of chocolate.” Now THAT’S how you holiday! 😉 I’m so, so happy that you enjoyed my recipe. Happy experimenting!
I made these the other day and took them to a church function. They are soooo good and I must say they were a BIG hit. Anything chocolate and peanut butter, count me in!! As I am typing this, I have your orange muffins in the oven. Smells divine in the kitchen and can’t wait to slather them with some butter.
Hi Charlene! That is so wonderful to hear!! 🙂 We chocolate peanut butter lovers have got to stick together! 😉 I truly hope you loved the orange muffins as much as you enjoyed these bars. Enjoy!
Y’all I wish you could’ve seen my face when I read what a flax egg was…
Aren’t they great? 🙂 They’re wonderful for folks who are sticking to plant-based diets. Hope you get to try and enjoy!
These are delicious! So easy too! This is a keeper!
These are amazing! Love how easy they are to make! This is a keeper! .
Thank you, Debbie! 🙂 I’m so glad to hear you like them!
Well, this recipe is JUST in time for the MASSIVE blizzard that is apparently coming our way on Tuesday. 12 to 18 inches!!!!! So I will be channeling my inner Demeter and baking that storm away, and these look like just the ticket! Stay warm my friend…xox
Oh goodness!! Stay warm during the storm! Hope you have fun baking! 🙂 xo
I absolutely LOVE snow, because it’s so gawsh darn pretty and everything seems to look sparkly outside when there is snow on the ground. BUT, I do not like THAT MUCH snow. I’ve never even experienced that much snow (and I’ve been to Buffalo in the dead of winter), but I know enough to know I DO NOT want to experience that much snow! I mean, if there is just a light dusting on the ground here, EVERYTHING shuts down. So I’m good. 😉 Speaking of, we are supposed to get a weeeee-little bit of snow tomorrow and Boy is already out and about picking up food to stock pile our house, because who knows if the town will be closed for a month, because .0097 inches of snow. Lol. Anyways, LOVE these bars!!!!!! First of all, when the beaming no baker comes out to play I get SUPER excited. Second of all, COOKIE DOUGH! WITH chocolate. AND peanut butter. PLUS oatmeal. YATZI! These are faaaab! Pinned of course! Cheers, mi-lady! xoxo
Lolol. I KNOW. Who likes it enough to have it around for 6+ months anyway? Endless winter, much? Boo… Hope the snow didn’t hit you guys too hard, and that it was an awesome excuse to relax and unwind. 🙂 Love ya! Thanks for the sweet words! xoxo
Oh my! That bar would have gotten me through the storm right nicely. I am swooning over these bars. As my daughter would say “I can’t even” .
Here in R.I. we had a wonderful storm as well. I must have shoveled 4 times that day. I can’t complain though cause I love shoveling. I wish I’d had one of these in each pocket to keep up my energy. Thank you as always for your entertaining stories and fantastic recipes! -Hanne
Lol. “I can’t even” pretty much covers it all, right? 😉 Love your attitude about shoveling! It does make for a pretty great workout. Thank you so much for your sweet words, Hanne. xo
It looks like the snowstorm was the perfect inspiration for these cookie dough bars! There’s nothing better than baking when it’s raining, snowing, or just crappy outside. It always makes me feel warm and cozy. What a fun bar, Demeter! Love the cookie dough flavor. I think I would have a hard time not eating these ALL. Pinned of course! Hope you have a great weekend!
Oh yes! As long as something sweet can come out of the huge, chilly storm, than I’m good! Haha. So true about feeling cozy while baking. It’s kind of reminiscent Christmastime. 🙂 Thanks for pinning! Have a great weekend my friend!
Just when I thought we had a very thorough understanding of ALL the ways in which no bake treats are the best thing ever BOOM! Reason #212: snowstorm survival food. How could we have overlooked this one. Oh and while we are at it, I may have never experienced a can’t-open-the-front-door level snowstorm but I have been through a hurricane or two with no power for a while so…Reason 213: hurricane survival food. Just because the ovens are off duty doesn’t mean we can’t have our desserts.. Haven’t quite figured out how we will melt the chocolate for the topping yet, but I’m sure our disaster-induced adrenaline rush will help us think of something. That totally sounds exhilarating and freaky all at once. The blackout window part is when it started getting more freaky than exhilarating I imagine. Thank goodness the zombies were delightful and thank goodness for cookie dough bars. Promise I’ll turn my power off and enjoy them authentic natural disaster style if you’ll send me a batch. xo
Lolol. Right?? What good is no bake if not for surviving an EPIC snowstorm? 😉 True true on Reason 213! Lolol. Get ready for a big ol’ batch to come your way! xo
Now, I wouldn’t mind being snowed in with a few batches on these, because nothing beats chocolate, peanut butter, oats, and cookie dough together in a no-bake bar! Another absolutely scrumptious, recipe Demeter! 🙂 xo
Haha. Yep! Makes the frigid weather all worth it. 🙂 Thanks so much, Marsha! xo
These sure do look decadent!
Thanks Patrick! 🙂