No Bake Bars!!

 These no bake bars are a great source of energy, and  kids love them. For adults, too with our busy life styles, these oats bar are great to take along on the  run, they are packed with  the goodness of Oats!! perfect health benefits combined with taste. Also they store well. You can make more and store them in the freezer too.

I find these super easy to prepare and the best part there is no baking to do.Also by preparing them myself I know exactly what ingredients I am eating or giving my family , as most of the store bought bars are filled with ingredients like High fructose corn syrup, you don't want to have that!!! in your diet.

Ingredients:

1 cup crispy rice cereal
1/2 cup quick cooking oats /instant oats
1/4  cup butter
2 tsp Molasses
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp  mini chocolate chips
2 tsp sunflower seeds, optional

Ingredients 

Butter and brown sugar, add molasses and vanilla extract to this 

Mix the dry oats and rice krispes with the wet mixture  

Flatten mixture on baking tray , sprinkle chocolate chips on top

No Bake Bars!

Method:

1. First mix oats and rice crisps, keep aside.
2. In a separate pan, on medium heat, melt butter, honey, molasses and brown sugar until it gets bubbly. Stir in vanilla extract. Add this mixture to the dry mixture, mix well together. Lightly grease a  baking sheet , add this  mixture onto the baking sheet and using a spatula  to press down the mixture uniformly.
3.  Sprinkle mini chocolate chips over the mixture and press them slightly.Cover with parchment paper &  refrigerate for at least an hour before you cut them into equal sized bars. 
4.Wrap the cut bars, in plastic wrap and store at room temperature. Left overs, if any :)) freeze them to  Enjoy later!
I added some sunflower seeds later for added nutrition , but its optional :))