No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 3 cups quick cooking oats
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips, melted
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

PREPARATION

1. Grease a 9-x-9-inch baking pan and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper, set aside.
2. In a medium pot melt butter. Once melted add in brown sugar and oats cooking on low for 4 to 5 minutes.
3. Add in vanilla.
4. While the oats are cooking, melt the chocolate chips with the peanut butter in the microwave in 30-second intervals until the chocolate chips are melted.
5. Pour half of the oat mixture into the prepared pan, pressing to distribute evenly.
6. Pour the melted chocolate-peanut butter mixture on top of the oat layer.
7. Top with the remaining oat-mixture. Gently press the oat-mixture into the chocolate-peanut butter mixture.
8. Cover the pan and let the mixture cool for 2 hours, after 2 hours it should be very firm.
9. Remove the bar from the pan by lifting up the parchment paper. Remove the paper and cut the bar into smaller bars.