Recipe- Nutritious And Delicious No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Oatmeal protein Bars or peanut chikki is the perfect no-bake, dessert snack that's both nutritious and delicious. There a variety of ways to serve them. You can enjoy them as a light dessert post a meal or as a midnight snack when the cravings hit.

These no-bake chocolate oatmeal bars also make a great pre or post-workout snack. You can also enjoy this peanut chikki for breakfast on the go.

Ingredients

1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup Mejdool dates
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp flax seed powder
1 tbsp chia seeds
3 oz dark chocolate
3/4 cup old fashioned oats
1-2 tbsp shredded coconut for garnish

Method

- If you don't have roasted oats, quickly dry roast them for 2-3 minutes before starting the recipe.

- Then you need to soften the dates. For that, soak pitted dates in warm water for 10 minutes. It helps with the grinding.

- Drain the water from the dates and transfer it to the food processor. Also add chia seeds, salt, flax seed powder, and vanilla extract.

- Then add the peanut butter. This is what gives the peanut chikki flavor.

- Can make it in a food processor or a blender. Pulse till smooth.

- Then add the roasted oats to the processor. Pulse it again till it's all broken down and well combined.

- Line an 8″x8″ baking dish with parchment paper to make these easy to remove from the pan later and transfer this mixture to it.

- Press down firmly with fingers or the back of a glass/bowl until the mixture is evenly spread and packed down.

- Melt some dark chocolate. Add little milk if needed. It should achieve a thick sauce consistency.

- Pour this chocolate sauce over the mixture.

- Spread the chocolate evenly by tilting the pan on all sides. Sprinkle with shredded coconut if desired.

- Refrigerate for about 30 minutes so it sets. Take it out of the pan by pulling on the parchment paper.

- Evenly cut into the bars or squares using a sharp knife. Enjoy!