No Bake Chocolate Oat Bars

Ingredients and Method to make no bake chocolate oat bars

1 cup quick oats

1/2 cup Rice Krispies 

1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup peanut butter or almond butter (see notes)

1/3 cup sugar

Pre line a square deep dish with parchment paper and keep aside.  I used a 8X8 inch dish for this.

In a microwave safe glass bowl, mix together chocolate chips, sugar and almond/peanut butter. Place in microwave and heat for 1 min + 30 seconds ( see notes). At this point the mixture is melted and gooey. Mix this well to make sure the chocolates and butter are all mixed well. 

Add oatmeal to this and mix well. Then add Rice Krispies and mix gently.  Spoon this mixture into the pre lined tray/ dish and gently press with a back of a spatula to spread this mixture evenly. I got about 1 cm thick bar with this sized dish, if you use a smaller dish you will get a thicker bar. So select your dish depending on if you want a thicker or thinner bar. 

Cover and stick the dish in the freezer for about 10 to 15 minutes so that it sets. Remove, cut into desired shapes  and enjoy :) 

This does not require refrigeration and can be stored in the pantry/ shelf in an air tight container for a week or so, if it lasts that long :)

Notes:
My microwave strength is 1000 watts, so if yours is more powerful you will need to microwave it for lesser time and if yours has less strength it will take a little more time. Ideally cook the choco chips + nut butter mixture in 30 sec intervals so it does not over heat.

I have made this bar in the past with peanut butter and more recently I have started using almond butter. For both the proportion remains the same. With peanut butter, you get the peanut-y taste along with the chocolate taste, with the almond butter, the taste of the chocolate is more pronounced and the nut butter is not very discernible.