No-Bake Chocolate Cherry Oat Bars
Date: 09/08/17
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month – a great time to join the MHS Healthy Kids Club. The Club gives kids fun tips about staying healthy, yummy recipes and a free book every three months. It’s free and easy to join. All kids are welcome! Try this yummy recipe from the September Kids Club newsletter, and sign up for the club today!
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
- Line a 13-by-9-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a bit of paper to hang over the sides.
- Combine oats, rice cereal and salt in a large bowl.
- Melt together peanut butter, chocolate chips, coconut oil and honey in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently.
- Pour wet mixture over oat mixture. Stir to combine.
- Stir in dried cherries.
- Pour mixture into prepared pan. Press to evenly cover the bottom of the pan.
- Chill for at least 3 hours. Remove from pan using overhang of paper as handles. Cut into 28 bars. Store in the refrigerator.
(Recipe via eatright.org)