No-Bake Peanut Butter Oat Bars
Soft chilled oat bars bound with peanut butter and maple syrup, without chocolate or chopped nuts.
Equipment
- 1 20 cm square tin, small saucepan and mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 200 g rolled oats suitable for consumption without further cooking according to product instructions
- 180 g smooth peanut butter stir well before measuring
- 80 ml maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
Instructions
- Line a20 cm square tin with parchment, leaving an overhang. Measure oats into a bowl and set out peanut butter, maple syrup, vanilla and salt.
- Warm peanut butter and maple syrup gently in a saucepan over low heat, stirring just until easy to mix, about2–3 minutes. Do not boil into candy syrup. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and salt.
- Pour the binder over oats and stir until all are coated, scraping the bowl bottom. Transfer to the tin and press evenly and firmly, including the corners.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least2 hours until firm enough to lift. Move to a board using parchment and cut into12 pieces. Keep chilled; return to the refrigerator if softening during handling.
Notes
Contains peanuts; check oats for gluten cross-contact. Makes12 soft chilled bars, not shelf-stable granola bars. Total includes at least2 hours chilling. Sunflower-seed butter changes flavor and firmness.
Store covered at40°F (4°C) or below and use within4 days for best texture. Generated illustrations; no personal kitchen test is claimed.