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EASY no bake homemade peanut butter oat bars - full of seeds, nuts and dried fruits. Refined sugar free but sweet and chewy and perfect for a quick breakfast or snack! Vegan and gluten free recipe on thecookandhim.com #nobakebars #peanutbutterbars #granolabars

Peanut Butter Oat Bars

Prep: 20 mins | Cook: 0 mins | Total: 20 mins | Quantity: 12-14 bars

Ingredients

50g dried apricots
150g dates – pitted weight
80g nuts (see note)
50g bran flakes – or sub with cornflakes, rice krispies, weetabix, shreddies, shredded wheat
1 tablespoon flax seeds
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
2 tablespoons chia seeds
1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
150g rolled oats – or sub with jumbo or steel cut oats
150g peanut butter
50ml agave syrup
2 tablespoons coconut oil

Equipment:
Food processor
8 x 8 inch (20 x 20 cm) tin or dish

Instructions

  1. Line an 8 x 8 inch (20 x 20 cm) tin or dish with foil, cling film or parchment and set aside
  2. Put the apricots and pitted dates into a food processor with the S blade and whizz until you have a smooth paste. If your dates are a little dry add just a splash of boiling water
  3. Add the nuts and the bran flakes and whizz just until chopped
  4. Add the seeds and whizz just until incorporated into the paste - these don't really need chopping
  5. Tip the mix into a bowl and add the oats
  6. In a separate bowl or jug melt together peanut butter, coconut oil and agave syrup in the microwave. Or melt in a saucepan on the stove over a low heat, stirring frequently so it doesn't catch and burn
  7. Pour the melted peanut butter mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until everything is very well mixed together
  8. Tip into your prepared tin, flatten and smooth the top then pop in the fridge for a few hours to firm up
  9. Cut into bars and store in an airtight container in the fridge
  10. These bars can also be frozen

Notes

  • For the nuts use what you have or prefer. I used a combination of cashews and peanuts but anything like almonds, pecans, pistachios, walnuts, macadamia nuts would also work!

Recipe by The Cook & Him at https://thecookandhim.com/recipes/peanut-butter-oat-bars/