Peanut Butter Oat Bars are the most delicious chewy vegan bars around! This recipe is kid-friendly, healthy, and uses natural sugar (hey coconut sugar)!
Happy Monday, let’s have a cookie bar! These Peanut Butter Oat Bars are not your average cookie bars, these are healthy and delicious. Made with wholesome ingredients these will be your new favorite bars.
I have not had much of a sweet tooth this pregnancy, but even not pregnant I am not much of a sweets gal. I would say I’m team savory all the way, but like an occasional sweet here and there. I will admit chocolate and peanut butter happens to be my favorite and these bars have both those ingredients in them!
I tested these bars 2 ways, and they are best served chilled and cut much easier cold. I added chocolate chips to mine but they can easily be swapped out for berries or nuts. The chilling time is very important as it helps maintain the perfect gooey texture. Store these bars in the fridge for a quick and delicious sweet treat!
Love easy and healthy treats, also try:
- Lemon Curd Tart {Easy & Delicious}
- Magic Cookie Bars with Condensed Coconut Milk
- The BEST Vegan Rocky Road Cookies
- Blueberry Coffee Cake
Peanut Butter Oat Bars
Peanut Butter Oat Bars are the most delicious chewy vegan bars around! This recipe is kid-friendly, healthy, and uses natural sugar (hey coconut sugar)!
Ingredients
- 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 2 1/2 cups quick oats
- 1/4 cup hemp seeds
- 1/4 cup apple sauce
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup milk, I used almond
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and line a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl mash the bananas, add in peanut butter, coconut sugar, oats, hemp seeds, apple sauce, cinnamon vanilla extract, baking powder, salt, and chocolate chips, combine till mixed.
- Pour in almond milk and combine till ingredients are mixed and sticky.
- Pour the batter evenly into your prepared baking dish and bake for 30 minutes.
- Chill bars for 15 minutes and place in the fridge for 45 minutes before slicing and serving. Store leftover bars in the fridge for up to 12 days.
Notes
The chilling time is very important as it helps maintain the perfect gooey texture. Store these bars in the fridge for a quick and delicious sweet treat.
