Description
Simple recipe for making chewy granola bars without baking.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup crisp rice cereal
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup mix-ins (e.g., chocolate chips, dried fruit)
Instructions
- Line an 8×8 inch pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang.
- In a large saucepan, combine peanut butter, honey (or maple syrup), and brown sugar over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is smooth. Remove from heat.
- Stir in the vanilla extract.
- In a separate large bowl, combine the rolled oats and crisp rice cereal.
- Pour the warm peanut butter mixture over the oat mixture. Stir well until everything is evenly coated.
- Fold in your chosen mix-ins.
- Press the mixture firmly and evenly into the prepared pan. Use a piece of parchment paper on top to help press it down tightly.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or until firm.
- Lift the bars out using the parchment overhang and cut into desired bar sizes.
Notes
- If the mixture is too stiff to stir, warm it slightly longer.
- For easier cutting, chill the bars completely before slicing.
- Store leftover bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 5 min
- Category: Snack
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 12
- Sodium: 80
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 30
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 7
- Cholesterol: 0
Keywords: no bake granola bars, homemade granola bars, easy snack bars, peanut butter bars, oat bars