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PBO Bars

VegetarianOvenDiner-Style

Time: 35 minutes

Yield: 9 servings

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Why buy those tasteless, cardboard-boxed breakfast bars when you can have fresh, delicious bars made from scratch? These PBO Bars are packed full of creamy peanut butter, soft oatmeal, and topped off with the melted happiness of chocolate chips. In no time at all, you will have transported yourself to a better start to your day or a better bedtime-snack milk buddy. PBO Bars are an easy way to satisfy your dessert hunger in a more pleasing, non-preservative-packed manner. Free yourself from the box! You can thank us later!

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup whole-wheat flour or all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup chocolate chips

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2 -Line an 8-inch square baking dish with parchment paper.

Step 3 -In a large bowl, add the rolled oats, the peanut butter, and the brown sugar and use an electric mixer on high speed to mix until well-combined.

Step 4 -Add the milk and the vanilla to the oat mixture and mix until well-combined.

Step 5 -In a medium bowl, add the flour, the baking soda, and the salt and whisk until combined.

Step 6 -Add the flour mixture to the oat mixture and mix until well-combined.

Step 7 -Fold the chocolate chips into the bar mixture.

Step 8 -Press the bar mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.

Step 9 -Bake the bars, about 18-20 minutes.

Step 10 -Transfer the bars to a wire rack to let cool.

Step 11 -Plate and serve.

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