Chocolate Chewy Snack Bars (Printable Version)

Rich chewy bars combining oats, nuts, and dark chocolate for an energizing snack.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 2 cups rolled oats
02 - 1/2 cup chopped almonds
03 - 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
04 - 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
05 - 1/4 teaspoon salt

→ Wet Ingredients

06 - 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
07 - 1/4 cup unsalted butter
08 - 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
09 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

→ Chocolate

10 - 1 cup dark chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate (60–70% cacao)

# Directions:

01 - Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy removal.
02 - In a large bowl, mix rolled oats, chopped almonds, walnuts, shredded coconut, and salt until well combined.
03 - In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt together honey, unsalted butter, and peanut butter, stirring until smooth; remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
04 - Pour the melted wet mixture over the dry ingredients and stir thoroughly until evenly coated.
05 - Fold in half of the dark chocolate chips or chopped chocolate into the mixture.
06 - Firmly and evenly press the combined mixture into the prepared baking pan.
07 - Melt the remaining chocolate and drizzle it evenly over the top of the mixture in the pan.
08 - Refrigerate the pan for at least one hour or until bars are firm to the touch.
09 - Lift bars from the pan using the parchment overhang, slice into 12 equal bars, and serve.

# Top Tips:

01 -
  • They come together in 25 minutes and taste like you spent hours in the kitchen.
  • That chocolate-to-oat ratio hits the perfect note between indulgent and wholesome.
  • One bar actually satisfies instead of leaving you reaching for seconds (okay, sometimes you reach anyway).
02 -
  • Don't skip the parchment paper—trying to extract these without it is a lesson you only need once.
  • If your chocolate drizzle starts looking dull instead of glossy, your chocolate was probably too hot or too cold; room temperature chocolate wins every time.
03 -
  • Warm your knife under hot water before slicing for clean edges that make these look homemade in the best way.
  • If you're feeling ambitious, add a pinch of espresso powder to the wet ingredients—it deepens the chocolate flavor without making anything taste like coffee.

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