Chocolate Breakfast Bars
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Recipe type: Breakfast/Snack
 
Ingredients
  • 2¼ cup old-fashioned oats
  • 1½ cup toasted whole wheat berry flakes
  • 1 cup pistachios
  • ¼ cup cacao nibs
  • 1 package DOVE® Dark Chocolate Strawberry & Cocoa Almond
  • ½ cup DOVE® Dark Chocolate Covered Blueberries
  • ⅔ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup honey
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • ¼ cup smooth peanut butter
Instructions
  1. Line the bottom of a 9x13 pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl combine oats, cereal, nuts and DOVE® Chocolate Fruit & Nut products.
  3. Stir to combine.
  4. In a 2 quart saucepan, combine the brown sugar, honey, vanilla, butter, peanut butter and salt.
  5. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, over medium high heat until it reaches 220* on a candy thermometer.
  6. Immediately pour the liquid mixture over the oat mixture, stirring until the dry ingredients are coated.
  7. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and press into the pan using your fingers.
  8. Chill in the refrigerator for about an hour.
  9. Cut into bars before serving.
Recipe by at https://www.theorangebee.com/chocolate-breakfast-bars/