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BEST No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

February 2, 2016 by Stephanie Brubaker 23 Comments

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This recipe for the BEST No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars is quick and easy and incredibly delicious! 6 ingredients and 5 minutes are all you need!

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The BEST No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

These are seriously the BEST No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars and they make such a fabulous afternoon snack. They combine the ever popular chocolate and peanut butter, which I just cannot resist, and they’re actually pretty healthy! My 4 year old twins made these with very little help from me, so you know they really are easy!

My kids LOVE helping me in the kitchen. They especially like to bake with me – they all have inherited my sweet tooth and love making things like these Birthday Cake Brownies 🙂 Because my kids are all so little, they aren’t allowed to use the stove or oven yet. No bake treats are my favorite things to make with them for this very reason. One of our favorites are these Lemon Pie Energy Bites (and these are totally healthy even though they taste like a lemon bar and lemon pie had a baby…).They don’t feel like they’re missing out on any part of the process since they can make these from start to finish – no oven required!

BEST Ever No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

All you need is one bowl, about 5 minutes, and 6 ingredients. Easy peasy!  The only thing that’s hard about making these is the part where you have to wait for them to set up in the fridge. I don’t know about you, but it’s pretty difficult for me to smell chocolate and peanut butter melting together and not immediately dive in with a spoon. But since we want these to become bars, we need to have a little patience. It will be worth it, I promise!

I like to add coconut to these bars, but if you don’t like it feel free to substitute with something else. Next time I think I’ll add some crisp rice cereal for a little crunch! Also if you use dark chocolate instead of the semi sweet, I’m pretty sure you can call these health food. And that means no one would judge if you decided to eat one for breakfast. And you will want to…trust me 🙂

You can also find this recipe on Food Fanatic where I am a regular contributor!

 

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Filed Under: Bars, Dessert, No Bake, Snacks, Sweet Tagged With: chocolate peanut butter oat bars, no bake dessert, no bake recipe, oatmeal bars

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Comments

  1. Angie | Big Bear's Wife says

    February 5, 2016 at 2:15 pm

    These are so great and with only 6 ingredients and 5 minutes to make I bet that I could whip these up when I get home from work today!

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  2. Serene @ House of Yumm says

    February 5, 2016 at 7:29 am

    Love recipes my kids can make! I’m thinking they would have fun making these this weekend 🙂

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  3. Kim Beaulieu says

    February 5, 2016 at 3:08 am

    One bowl? I’m down with that. I love easy recipes and easy desserts so this is perfect for me. Plus it’s just seriously gorgeous.

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  4. Brian Fleming says

    February 4, 2016 at 11:11 pm

    Those oatmeal bars are totally droolworthy. Seriously. Do you take online orders? lol

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  5. Renee - Kudos Kitchen says

    February 4, 2016 at 8:19 am

    I think I’ll make these this weekend for Superbowl. They look amazing. Printing!

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  6. Heather | All Roads Lead to the Kitchen says

    February 4, 2016 at 7:26 am

    I’ve always loved this type of no-bake cookie, so transforming them into bar form seems like a genius idea to me. They look super tempting!

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  7. Nicole Hood says

    February 4, 2016 at 2:06 am

    I want to make these right now! They look great!

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  8. Isabelle @ Crumb says

    February 3, 2016 at 10:49 pm

    These look amazing! Any recipe that lets me get my chocolate fix with minimal fuss is always a win in my books!

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  9. Megan {Country Cleaver} says

    February 3, 2016 at 9:20 pm

    Oh yes, these I could hardly resist!

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  10. Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says

    February 3, 2016 at 9:13 pm

    These seem so easy and SO good – love the addition of the coconut!

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  11. Sylvie says

    February 3, 2016 at 8:44 pm

    Love that this is so kid friendly!

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  12. Becky Hardin | The Cookie Rookie says

    February 3, 2016 at 6:00 pm

    Looks super easy and delicious!!

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  13. Melissa @ Treats With a Twist says

    February 3, 2016 at 4:58 pm

    These remind me so much of a no bake cookie my mom used to make while I was growing up! Sounds so delicious!

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  14. Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts says

    February 3, 2016 at 4:20 pm

    Oh, I totally made something very similar to these for when my son gets home from school today. Mine didn’t have shredded coconut though -love these!

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  15. Jenny | Honey and Birch says

    February 3, 2016 at 2:58 pm

    I’m totally saving this recipe for the next hot day. And the next holiday. And tomorrow. 😉

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  16. Sharon @ What The Fork Food Blog says

    February 3, 2016 at 1:40 pm

    I spied these over on Food Fanatic the other day and I have to try them. They look so good – almost like a candy bar!

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    • Sharon @ What The Fork Food Blog says

      February 3, 2016 at 1:40 pm

      Also, would you recommend regular peanut butter vs. natural?

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  17. Erin @ Texanerin Baking says

    February 3, 2016 at 1:10 pm

    I hope my future kids want to bake with me, too. 🙂 These look SO delicious and I love how kid-friendly they are!

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  18. The Food Hunter says

    February 3, 2016 at 1:09 pm

    I love that they are no bake~ sharing with a friend

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  19. Gerry @ Foodness Gracious says

    February 3, 2016 at 10:28 am

    Genius, send me 2 dozen 🙂

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  20. Beth says

    February 3, 2016 at 10:09 am

    These are going on the weekend to do list!! I didn’t know you have twins!

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  21. Amanda | The Chunky Chef says

    February 3, 2016 at 9:01 am

    I’m all about the no-bake recipes… and this one looks just amazing 🙂

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  22. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    February 2, 2016 at 8:57 pm

    These look so fantastic!!

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