Crispy Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

I’ve been just a little bit obsessed with these amazing dessert bars. Crispy and chewy, with an oatmeal cookie on the bottom, layered with peanut butter caramel and melted chocolate. They’re incredibly delicious!

The first layer is baked, the second layer is no-bake, and the top is melted chocolate chips. YUM. Kind of like a candy bar, but so much better.

These stay perfectly fresh for an easy-to-grab treat in the refrigerator, as long as covered well, and they freeze beautifully, too, for even longer.

Can you make substitutions? Absolutely…change up the nut butter, the cereal…whatever you like. I’m pretty sure you’ll love these too, so please enjoy!

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CRISPY CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER OATMEAL BARS

Servings: 20
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Oatmeal Cookie Layer

1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup oat flour
1/2 cup almond flour
1/4 cup natural peanut butter
1/4 cup date syrup
1 tablespoon nondairy milk (I use soy milk)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
pinch kosher salt

Peanut Butter Caramel Layer

1 1/2 cups fruit-sweetened corn flakes (like Nature’s Path), crushed *
3/4 cup natural peanut butter
1/2 cup date syrup
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Chocolate Layer

1 1/4 cup date-sweetened chocolate chips (about 7 ounces)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, mix together the Oatmeal Cookie Layer ingredients until well combined. Press batter evenly into the bottom of an 8-inch or 9-inch square pan. Bake 12 minutes. Allow to rest on a cooling rack while you prepare the Peanut Butter Caramel Layer.

In a large bowl (this can be the same bowl as the Oatmeal Cookie Layer), mix together crushed corn flakes, 3/4 cup peanut butter, 1/2 cup date syrup, and vanilla. Combine well, and carefully spread evenly over the baked cookie base.

Melt chocolate chips. Spread melted chocolate over the Peanut Butter Caramel Layer. (I like to use a silicone mini-spatula.) Allow the chocolate to harden (at least a little bit!) before slicing into bars. Store the Crispy Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars in an airtight container, either in the refrigerator or the freezer.

* Process corn flakes into crumbles using a large food processor – or simply place cereal into zippered plastic bag, and hand crush with a rolling pin or kitchen mallet.