Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

Sweetened with dates and chock full of whole grains, these Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars will curb your sweet tooth in just a few bites. 161 calories and 7 Weight Watchers SP

Prep Time25

Cook Time2

Refrigeration Time1

Total Time1 27

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Oatmeal Bars, Peanut Butter Bars

Servings: Bars

Calories: 160.8kcal

Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck

Ingredients

1 ½ cup puffed kamut
1 cup old fashioned oats
⅓ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
⅓ cup raw cashews
2 tablespoons chocolate protein powder (I use Vega Made Simple Dark Chocolate)
¼ + ⅛ teaspoon salt
⅓ cup creamy peanut butter (preferably natural peanut butter)
12 ounces (about 20) Medjool dates* pitted
1 ½ ounces dark chocolate roughly chopped

Instructions

Line an 8- by 8- baking dish with parchment paper so that the paper comes up the sides of the pan.
Place the dates in a bowl and cover with hot water. Soak for 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
In the bowl of a food processor, combine the puffed kamut, oats, coconut and cashews. Process until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Transfer to a large bowl.
Place the dates and peanut butter in the food processor. Process until the mixture is smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.
Add the date mixture to the oat mixture. With damp hands, knead the mixture until the oat mixture and date mixture are completely combined. Re-wet hands as needed so that the mixture comes together.
Press the mixture into the prepared pan.
Place the chopped chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt the chocolate on 50% power in 10 to 15 second intervals, stirring each time, until the chocolate is melted.
Drizzle the chocolate over the bars. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Cut into 16 pieces. Serve, or refrigerate in a sealed container.

Notes

Weight Watchers Points: 7 (Blue – Freestyle), 7 (Green), 6 (Purple)

*Note: If using dried dates, be sure to measure the correct amount. Place the dates in a bowl and cover with hot water. Soak for 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.

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