MiMi's Bars
There are probably thousands of similar “no bake” oatmeal peanut butter bars floating around, and this is a conglomerate of me trying them all, many times. I have been making versions of these bars for years and finally perfected it after trying our very own Mimi’s version.
Ingredients
- 2 cups quick oats
- 1/2 cup ground flax seed
- 3 tbsp pure cocoa or cacao powder
- 1 cup all natural creamy peanut or almond butter (no added sugar)
- 1/2 cup cup of (local/raw) honey
- 1/2 cup chopped dried cranberries or chocolate chips Optional
Instructions
- Mix oats, ground flax and cocoa in a large bowl.
- Add nut butter, mix, add honey and mix.
- If using cranberries or chocolate chips add now and mix.
- Continue to incorporate. Dough will be super thick.
- Round mixture into a ball, and use your hands to flatten onto cutting board into a thin rectangle shape. (Wet hands to keep it from sticking to you.)
- Chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
- Cut into bars.
- Put them in the individual bags, and store in the fridge for easy grab and go snacks.
- **Optional** Store in the freezer if packing them in your lunch.