April 4, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.
Reach Recipe: No-Bake Chocolate Cherry Oat Bars
Ingredients
2 cups rolled oats
1½ cups rice cereal
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup peanut butter
4 ounces chopped 60-percent cacao bittersweet chocolate, or ¾ cup chocolate chips
¼ cup coconut oil
¼ cup honey
1 cup (about 5 ounces) dried cherries
Directions
1. Line a 13-by-9-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a bit of paper to hang over sides.
2. Combine oats, rice cereal and salt in a large bowl.
3. Melt together peanut butter, chocolate, coconut oil and honey in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently.
4. Pour wet mixture over oat mixture. Stir to combine.
5. Stir in dried cherries.
6. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Press to evenly cover the bottom of the pan.
7. Chill for at least 3 hours. Remove from pan using overhang of paper as handles. Cut into 28 bars. Store in the refrigerator.
Cooking Note:Substitute gluten-free rolled oats and rice cereal, if needed.[[In-content Ad]]
