No-Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars – Deliciously thick and chewy oatmeal bars that are no-bake, loaded with peanut butter, and only require 3 simple ingredients. These make the most easy breakfast bars!

I have the most easiest breakfast bars for you right here.

These Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars consist of only 3 simple ingredients, and they are completely no-bake! What’s not to love about them?

They’re thick, soft, chewy, and LOADED with peanut butter flavour. If desired, you can even drizzle on some melted dark chocolate for extra indulgence.

Looking for more peanut butter recipes? Check out my Peanut Butter Chip Cookies, Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies, and my Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge.

Ingredients you’ll need

Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make these bars. You can find my recipe card at the bottom of this post for the complete list with their amounts.

Smooth peanut butter
Honey: If you can’t get hold of honey, you can use maple syrup, golden syrup or light corn syrup.
Rolled oats: Quick porridge oats work fine too.

Optional: You can add a few chocolate chips to the mixture, or even drizzle on some melted chocolate once cut into bars.

How to make No-Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

To make these bars, simply grab a large microwave-safe mixing bowl and add the peanut butter and honey.

Peanut butter and honey in a mixing bowl.

Heat in 20 second intervals until the peanut butter is runny and can be combined easily with the honey.

Peanut butter and honey being stirred together in mixing bowl.

Add the oats and fold in until incorporated. If using chocolate chips, add now.

Adding oats to peanut butter mixture in mixing bowl.

Press the mixture firmly into an 8×8-inch square baking pan lined with parchment paper or foil.

Dropping the oatmeal mixture into baking tray.

Pressing the oatmeal mixture firmly into the baking tray.

Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 – 2 hours (or freeze for 30 minutes to 1 hour) before removing and cutting into bars. You can either cut into 8 long bars (as pictured), or 16 square bars.

Once cut into bars, drizzle them with melted chocolate if desired.

The printable recipe card with the full list of ingredients, their measurements, and instructions can be found at the bottom of this post.

NOTE: For best results, I highly recommend using the gram measurements (with a digital scale), rather than the cup measurements. Cup measurements are simply not accurate enough, and I cannot guarantee the best results if you use them.

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8×8-inch square baking pan
Mixing bowls: My favourite Pyrex mixing bowls!
Kitchen scales: I always recommend weighing out your ingredients for complete accuracy. Sometimes using cups can be a little off, especially when it comes to ingredients like oats.

These No-Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars are:

super quick and easy to make
made from only 3 simple ingredients
deliciously thick, soft, and chewy
loaded with peanut butter flavour
the easiest breakfast bars you’ll ever make!

How long will these oatmeal bars last? These bars can be kept in an airtight container and stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Can I freeze these bars? Yes, they also freeze well for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge before serving.

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