Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate Chunk Oat Bars
 
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Serves: 9 squares
Ingredients
  • 1¾ cups of oats, divided*
  • ½ cup maple syrup**
  • 1 cup peanut butter (chunky or smooth, but I prefer the texture of chunky!)
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup almond milk***
  • ½ cup dark chocolate chips****
Method
  1. Preheat oven to 350F/175C
  2. Line or grease an 8x8 inch baking dish, set aside
  3. Take ¾ cup of oats and blend for about 2 minutes in the blender to make a rough oat flour (you could also do this in the food processor if you prefer), set aside
  4. Using a mixer, beat together maple syrup, peanut butter and vanilla extract until fluffy
  5. Add the oat flour, oats, baking soda and salt, and mix into the peanut mixture until combined
  6. Slowly mix in the almond milk in a steady stream, and continue to mix until a thick batter forms
  7. Finally fold in the chocolate chips
  8. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the batter is set. It might seem a little soft in the middle but it will continue to set once its out of the oven
  9. Allow to cool in the baking dish before cutting into squares
Recipe by Emma's Little Kitchen at https://www.emmaslittlekitchen.com/peanut-butter-dark-chocolate-chunk-oat-bars/