I dare you to make these and withhold from eating the entire pan.
You might think you have enough will power to resist, but I wouldn’t be so sure. Believe me, I’m a girl who has a lot of willpower but with these bars, I feel a bit powerless.
I’ve also made them for my sister several times and I know she’d agree — these are IRRESISTIBLE.
The nice thing is, they’re healthier than your average peanut butter bar. I like to remind myself of that when I’ve eaten half the pan…
Enjoy, and share them with someone who loves chocolate and peanut butter. AKA, everyone that knows what’s good in life.
recipe slightly adapted from: https://www.livewellbakeoften.com/healthy-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-oatmeal-bars/
Ingredients:
1 C. creamy natural peanut butter
1/2 C. brown sugar
1/2 C. honey
2 large eggs + 1 egg yolk
4 Tbsp. melted coconut oil, slightly cooled
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 C. quick cooking oats
1/2 C. whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 C. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9×13 glass baking dish (or two 8×8 baking dishes if you want to make one for you and one to share!) with nonstick cooking spray.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, add the peanut butter, brown sugar, honey, eggs and egg yolk, coconut oil and vanilla. Mix on medium speed until well combined.
To the same bowl, and the oats, flour, salt and baking soda. Mix on low until just combined.
Add the semi-sweet chocolate chips to the bowl (save back about an 1/8 of a cup for sprinkling on top!). Fold or mix slowly to combine.
Place the bar batter into your baking dish and spread out evenly. Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips evenly over the top of the batter.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the top is set and slightly golden.
Cut into bars, enjoy, and try to resist eating all of them!