Homemade Granola Bars Recipe

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15

Chill: 1

Total Time: 1 15

Servings: bars

Calories: 334kcal

Author: Becky Hardin - Easy Dessert Recipes

Who needs store-bought breakfast bars when you can make these No Bake Granola Bars? You’ll use oats, peanut butter, honey, and various other ingredients to create the perfect breakfast treat.

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Equipment

Kitchen Scale (optional)
8x8 Baking Pan

Ingredients

2½ cups thick old-fashioned rolled oats 325 grams
½ cup crushed unsalted peanuts 70 grams
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 grams
1 teaspoon kosher salt 3 grams
1 cup creamy peanut butter 278 grams
½ cup honey 160 grams
2 tablespoons coconut oil 28 grams
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 4 grams
¼ cup semisweet chocolate chips 54 grams, plus more for sprinkling
¼ cup white chocolate chips 54 grams, plus more for sprinkling

Instructions

Prepare an 8x8-inch baking pan by lining with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large bowl, stir together the oats, crushed peanuts, cinnamon, and sea salt until well-combined. Set aside.
2½ cups thick old-fashioned rolled oats, ½ cup crushed unsalted peanuts, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon kosher salt
In a small saucepan, heat the peanut butter, honey, and coconut oil over low heat until melted and smooth. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
1 cup creamy peanut butter, ½ cup honey, 2 tablespoons coconut oil, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Pour the peanut butter mixture over the oat mixture and stir well to combine.
Fold in the semisweet and white chocolate chips.
¼ cup semisweet chocolate chips, ¼ cup white chocolate chips
Press the mixture into prepared pan. You’ll want to press fairly hard to make sure the bars stick together.
Sprinkle with a few extra chocolate chips if desired and press them gently onto the bars to stick.
Chill for 1-2 hours before cutting into bars. Keep refrigerated for best results.

Notes

Make sure to wait a minimum of 1 hour before cutting into your bars. They won’t cut well if you don’t chill them the full amount of time.
Feel free to press more chocolate chips into your bars at the end. The extra chocolate chips are perfect for chocolate lovers.
When adding your mixture to the pan, press hard enough to get your bars to stick together with ease.

Storage: Store homemade granola bars in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week, in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.

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