Desserts

American

No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

Five ingredients, no oven, and ready in the time it takes to clean the kitchen. A reliable freezer-stash dessert for whenever you need one fast.

What It Is

Something good

Origin

Canadian

Fun Fact

It Makes you FAT

Prep

15 min

Cook

—

Temp

78ºC

Total

15 min

Servings

8 bars

(halve it if it's just you and today has been a lot)

Difficulty

easy

Diet

Vegetarian

Away Mission

85 min walk

(the Enterprise burns more than this just idling in orbit)

#kid-friendly #make-ahead #no-bake

Ingredients

1 cup smooth peanut butter
1/4 cup honey
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup chocolate chips
2 tbsp butter

Steps

Line an 8x8-inch pan with parchment paper.
In a saucepan over low heat, warm the peanut butter, honey, and butter together until smooth, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat and stir in the oats until fully coated. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Press the mixture firmly into the lined pan. Chill for at least 1 hour, then cut into 8 bars.

Notes

Chill for at least 1 hour before cutting into bars — not included in the active time above, since it's hands-off.

Nutrition Facts

Per 1 bar

Calories 390

Burning this off: two laps of avoiding small talk at a family gathering.

% Daily Value*

Fat 24.0 g 32%

Saturated + Trans 7 g 35%

Cholesterol 10 mg

Sodium 150 mg 7%

Carbohydrate 37.0 g

Fibre 5.0 g 18%

Sugars 18.0 g 18%

Protein 12.0 g

Potassium 350 mg 7%

Calcium 35 mg 3%

Iron 2.0 mg 11%

*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot. Sodium levels calculated in a country with universal healthcare — and it's free, so don't worry about it too much.

A genuinely respectable nutrition profile. No red flags here — go ahead and feel a little smug about it.

Substitutions

Just Love

Storage

In your Belly

Freezing

In the Freezer or the Borg Cube