Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Bars

This has become a go to breakfast for the littles. I make a pan on Sundays and it lasts all week.

breakfast bake, oat bars, kid approved

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Gluten Free, Soy Free, Egg Free

Yield: 12

Author: Jacqueline Ernst

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Bars

A quick easy breakfast to prep before a busy week. Protein can be adjusted, or omitted.

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 45 MinTotal time: 55 Min

Ingredients

• 3 cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
• 1/2 cup Oat Flour
• 1/2 cup Collagen Powder or Vanilla Protein Powder
• 1/2 cup peanut butter powder
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, maple syrup, or sweetener of choice
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
• 2 cups Unsweetened Almond Milk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 tablespoons Avocado Oil
• 1/2 cup mini Chocolate Chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Line an 8x8, or equivalent sized baking dish with parchment paper or coat in oil.
3. Combine dry ingredients, oats, oat flour, collagen powder, peanut butter powder, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, in a large bowl and mix well.
4. Mix in wet ingredients. The batter will be quite soupy but the oats will absorb the extra moisture as it bakes.
5. Add the chocolate chips in last. If you don't have mini chocolate chips, you can chop up some regular sized chocolate chips.
6. Pour into the prepared baking dish and place in oven for 40 to 45 minutes.
7. Let cool once cooked. Cut and store in an air tight container in the fridge. It should last a week in the fridge, but ours is always eaten before the week is up.

Notes

I can mix this with a wooden spoon, however I suggest that if you are going to add real peanut butter, a hand mixer would be a big help.

I have not substituted real peanut butter for the powdered peanut butter (yet). I would possibly omit a table spoon or two of milk. I will update on that once I've tried it.

If you prefer to use a vegan protein rather than collagen, I would use unflavoured, or a vanilla flavoured one. I have used vanilla hemp protein powder in these in place of collage. I would reduce the sugar by a tablespoon since the vanilla has some sweetness.