No-Bake Chocolate Oat Bars

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No-Bake Chocolate Oat Bars
Yield: Makes 32 bars
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Ingredients:
1
cup butter

1/2
cup packed brown sugar

1
teaspoon vanilla

3
cups uncooked quick oats

1
cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/2
cup crunchy or creamy peanut butter



Preparation:
1.
Grease 9-inch square baking pan. Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar and vanilla; mix well.

2.
Stir in oats. Cook over low heat 2 to 3 minutes or until ingredients are well blended. Press half of mixture into prepared pan. Use back of large spoon to spread mixture evenly.

3.
Melt chocolate chips in small heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally. Stir in peanut butter. Pour chocolate mixture over oat mixture in pan; spread evenly with knife or back of spoon. Crumble remaining oat mixture over chocolate layer; press down gently. Cover and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours or overnight.

4.
Bring to room temperature before cutting into bars. (Bars can be frozen; let thaw about 10 minutes or more before serving.)



Nutritional Information:
Serving Size:
Sodium 79 mg
Protein 3 g
Fiber 1 g
Carbohydrate 13 g
Cholesterol 15 mg
Total Fat 10 g
Calories 142
Dietary Exchange:
Fat 1-1/2
Starch 1


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