Healthy no bake granola bars
Healthy no bake granola bars take just 10 minutes to prep and are so chewy and delicious! They’re great for an anytime of day healthy snack.
Yield: 12 bars
Ingredients
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted (or sub coconut oil, melted)
- ⅔ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup honey (or maple syrup)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Bob's Red Mill old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup crispy rice cereal
- ½ cup chia seeds (see notes)
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the melted butter, peanut butter, honey, vanilla, cinnamon and salt and stir well.
- Add the oats, crispy rice cereal, chia seeds and chocolate chips. Stir well to combine.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to allow the granola bars to set up.
- Slice and serve. Store extras, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
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Notes
While these are no-bake, they do need about 2 hours of time to sit in the refrigerator to set up so they stay together. Please plan accordingly.
Chia seeds are called for in the recipe, but I think flax seeds would work too. They add a boost of nutrition without affecting the flavor. If you don't have either, I've also skipped them and used an extra ¼ cup each of the oats and crispy rice cereal. Works just fine.
I use peanut butter but you can substitute almond butter if you prefer.
Melted butter or coconut oil will work. You could also use canola oil.
Honey or maple syrup will work for the sweetener.
Any brand of crispy rice cereal is fine for these.
To make these vegan: Use coconut oil in place of the butter, choose maple syrup instead of honey and use a vegan chocolate chip.
You can also make a half batch and use an 8x4 bread pan instead of the 8x8 baking pan.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 272kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 128mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 17g
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