Chocolate · Do-ahead · Grains

No-bake chocolate oatmeal bars

Everyone needs an easy, no-cook dessert in their lives.

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1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
3 cups rolled oats
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 cup milk chocolate chips
3/4 cup smooth peanut butter

Line an 8 x 8″ baking dish with parchment paper.
Combine the butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a medium saucepan and heat over medium-low heat until the butter is completely melted, stirring to combine. Add the oats, ground cinnamon, and salt.
Cook and stir for about 5 minutes.
Pour 1/2 of the mixture into the prepared baking pan.
Spread and pack down.
Melt the chocolate chips and peanut butter in a liquid measuring cup in the microwave in 30 second increments, until fully melted.
Pour the chocolate mixture into the pan (reserving some) and top with the remaining oat mixture, packing down once again.
Drizzle the reserved chocolate mixture over the entire pan.
chill for at least four hours before serving.