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Cocoa Peach Baked Oat Bars

Fudgy, chocolatey oat bars studded with juicy baked peach, soft and chewy in the center with a lightly crisp top.

Cocoa Peach Baked Oat Bars

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups120 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • 3 tbsp15 gUnsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¾ tsp3 gBaking powder
  • ⅛ tsp1 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cinnamon
  • 1½ medium200 gPeachesdiced small
  • ½ medium60 gBananamashed
  • 1 large50 gEggsbeaten
  • ½ cup (120 ml)120 gMilk, 2%
  • 2 tbsp32 gPeanut butter, no salt added
  • 1½ tbsp30 gMaple syrup
  • 1 tsp4 gVanilla extract
  • ¾ tsp3 gCanola oilfor greasing the pan

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease an 8x4-inch loaf pan with the canola oil.
  2. Dice the peach, mash the banana and beat the egg; set each aside.
  3. In a bowl, stir together the oats, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
  4. In a second bowl, whisk the mashed banana, beaten egg, milk, peanut butter, maple syrup and vanilla until smooth.
  5. Pour the wet mixture into the cocoa-oat mixture and stir until combined, then fold in half of the diced peach.
  6. Spread the batter in the pan and scatter the remaining half of the peach over the top, pressing it in lightly.
  7. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, until set in the center and a toothpick comes out clean; the egg-bound bars should reach 160°F (71°C) in the middle.
  8. Cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then cut into 4 bars.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Peanuts. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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