Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars with toasted Coconut are delicious to snack on. Enjoy this treat with a glass of milk!
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 25 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 12 bars
- Category: Baking
- Cuisine: World
Ingredients
- 1.25 cups sweetened shredded coconut (divided)
- 1.25 cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter (cold, cut into cubes)
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ½ cup peanut butter
Method
- Preheat oven to 375 F degrees. Place 1 cup of shredded coconut on a baking mat.
- Toast the coconut, stirring often till it turns light golden brown in color. This will take around 8-10 minutes. Set aside.
- In a bowl, mix together flour, salt and brown sugar.
- Cut cold butter into cubes and add to the flour.
- Mix the butter into the flour till it resembles coarse crumbs. You can do this using a party cutter or a fork. Then add toasted coconut and mix.
- Also add rolled oats and mix to form a dough.
- Reserve 3/4 cup of dough and spread the remaining in a 8 x 8 inch square pan lined with parchment paper. Press the dough firmly in the pan.
- Pour 1/2 cup of Peanut Butter over the dough. I microwave the peanut butter for 30-40 seconds, so that it's easier to spread.
- Now sprinkle the remaining 3/4 cup of dough all over the pan. And finally also sprinkle 1/4 cup shredded coconut (un-toasted).
- Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and let the bars cool completely before cutting them into squares.
- Drizzle melted chocolate on top (optional) and enjoy these peanut butter oatmeal bars with a glass of milk!
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.