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Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Bars
Peanut Butter, Chocolate, and Oat Cereal Bars are a simple, delicious, sweet, crunchy treat. A breeze to make!
Ingredients
- 2 cups (160 g) quick-cooking oats
- 3/4 cup (150 g) firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 3/4 cup (90 g) all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (170 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup (240 ml) light corn syrup
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (255 g) creamy peanut butter
- 4 cups (112 g) crisp rice cereal, (like Rice Krispies)
- 12 ounces (340 g) semisweet chocolate chips
- 10 ounces (283 g) peanut butter chips
- 1 cup (approximately 120 g) chopped nuts
- 1/2 cup (80 g) toffee bits
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 15"x 10" jellyroll pan. If you like, line the pan with parchment paper and lightly grease the paper.
- Combine the oats, brown sugar, flour, butter, and egg. Transfer to the prepared pan. Press firmly and evenly onto the bottom of the pan.
- Bake 12 minutes. Then, set the pan on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.
- Place the corn syrup, sugar, and peanut butter in a large microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave in 30-second intervals until the mixture is melted and smooth. Stir every 30 seconds.
- Stir in the cereal. Transfer the mixture to the crust. Working quickly, spread evenly and press firmly over the crust.
- Place the chocolate chips and peanut butter chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave at half power in 30-second increments until the chips melt when stirred. Stir until smooth and blended.
- Spread evenly over the cereal layer. Sprinkle with the nuts and toffee bits.
- Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
- Recipe adapted from MyRecipes.
- For tips, step-by-step photos, and extra details, be sure to read the full post above before starting. It’s packed with helpful info to answer common questions!
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