No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola Bars for #OurFamilyTable

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This week we're sharing easy chocolate recipes! Christie from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures said: "Bark, cupcakes, truffles, fudge.  If it's easy and made with chocolate, SHARE IT!"

Easy Chocolate Recipes

• Chocolate Loaf Cake by Cheese Curd In Paradise
• Chocolate Nut Clusters by Art of Natural Living
• Double Chocolate Rye Cookies by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Duff's "The Brownie" by Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
• Easy Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies by Blogghetti
• Gluten Free Vegan Chocolate Tart by That Recipe
• Lunch Lady Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars by Family Around the Table
• No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola Bars by Making Miracles
• Peanut Butter & Jelly Chocolate Cups by Sweet Beginnings
• Vegan Chocolate Mousse by Veggies First Then Dessert

This recipe doesn't get any easier, and it's SO tasty! They are lightly sweet with a hint of honey, rich with chocolate and peanut butter, and crammed full of tasty ingredients mixed into the oats and crispy cereal. I would add even more "mix-ins" next time - I really liked the addition of the sliced almonds for a little crunch!

No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola Bars

Ingredients
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups quick oats
1 cup crisp rice cereal
2 TBS chocolate chips
2 TBS peanut butter chips
2 TBS sliced almonds

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine the peanut butter and honey, melt in the microwave for 20-30 seconds, and then stir together with a spatula until well combined and easy to mix.
2. Add in the cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt. Stir gently to combine.
3. Add in the oats, and stir to coat, then gently stir in the rice cereal until also coated.
4. Lastly, stir in the remaining add-ins: chocolate and peanut butter chips, and sliced almonds.
5. Spread mixture in a 9x13 baking dish (spray with nonstick cooking spray, or line with parchment paper first), or into a bar pan (I used my pampered chef pan, and had a little extra that wouldn't fit that I spread into a small tupperware).
6. Chill at least 3 hours before removing from the pan and cutting into bars (if using the baking pan).
7. Store in a tupperware in the refrigerator - bars will be soft.

Adapted from Live Well Bake Often

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