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No-bake chocolate oat squares
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
Directions
- Line a 20 centimeter square baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon and vanilla.
- Stir in oats, reduce heat to low and cook, stirring constantly, for four minutes.
- Press half the oat mixture into bottom of prepared pan; transfer remaining oat mixture to a small bowl.
- In the same saucepan, over low heat, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter, stirring until smooth; reserve 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) for drizzling.
- Spread remaining chocolate mixture evenly over crust in pan.
- Sprinkle reserved oat mixture over chocolate layer and gently press it in.
- Drizzle reserved chocolate mixture over top. Cover and refrigerate for three hours, then let come to room temperature for 15 minutes before cutting into squares.
