Description
My no bake Chocolate Oat Bars are a balanced treat you’ll love. It’s a healthy spin on the Starbucks oat fudge bar!
Prep Time: 15 min | Total Time: 1 hourhr15 min | Course: Dessert, Snack | Cuisine: American | Keyword: freezer, meal prep, no bake | Servings: 10bars
My easy no bake Chocolate Oat Bars are a balanced treat with protein, fibre and healthy fats. It’s a dietitian approved spin on the Starbucks oat fudge bar, with only 15 minutes of prep.
Chill Time1 hourhr
Ingredients
½cupnatural peanut butter
½cuphoney
½cupunsweetened applesauce
1teaspoonvanilla extract
2cupsoatsquick, minute or rolled will all work
½cupground flaxseed
½cupvanilla protein powder
½teaspoonsalt
â…“cupsemi sweet chocolate chips
2tablespoonpeanut butter
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together peanut butter, honey, applesauce and vanilla extract until smooth.
- To the same bowl, add oats, ground flaxseed, vanilla protein powder and salt. Stir to combine.
Line a 9×6 inch rectangular ceramic dish with parchment paper. Set aside 1 cup of the oat mixture for the topping. Add the remaining oat mixture to the dish, using your hands or spatula to press it into all edges, creating an even layer.
- For the chocolate layer: add chocolate and peanut butter to a microwave safe dish. Microwave in increments of 15-30 seconds, until chocolate is fully melted and smooth, stirring in between (this should be about 1 minute 15 seconds total).
Evenly spread the chocolate layer over the bottom oat layer. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup of oat topping, gently pressing the topping into the chocolate (this helps it stick). Place in the freezer for about 1 hour or the fridge for 3 hours for the chocolate to set.
- Slice into 10 even squares, drizzle with additional chocolate if you would like and sprinkle with flakey sea salt.
Notes
Flaxseed can be replaced with ½ cup of blended oats (oat flour) or almond flour.
Applesauce can be replaced with ½ cup of mashed banana.
Protein powder can be replaced with â…“ cup of additional oats (I would also recommend adding 1-2 tablespoon more honey as protein powder does typically add an additional sweetness).
For 20 mini no bake oat bars you can slice each bar into 2 slices!
*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don’t forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation
Nutrition
Serving: 1 bar | Calories: 314kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 288mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 2mg
