April 9, 2013
posted by Marina Delio | 31 Comments
This easy, healthy, no-bake peanut granola bar recipe comes together in a snap! These granola bars are easy to make vegan and gluten free.
Remember when I made those peanut butter krispie treats? My family and I were pretty much obsessed with those. And they were so easy that I started thinking I should replace some of the crisp cereal with oats and make granola bars. And I am SO glad I did – these bars are much healthier AND tastier than the store-bought version and take just 5 minutes to mix up! They lasted 1 day in our house and I put half bars in the girls’ lunch boxes. Our whole family loved these – they’re a must try.To cut down on sugar I used sugar free maple syrup. I found a few more natural varieties at Whole Foods and went with one sweetened with Xylitol, which is one of the few sweeteners I’m okay with and has the added bonus of preventing cavities. You can use honey, agave, or regular maple syrup for these if you prefer. I threw some Chia seeds on top for added nutrition, but some people worry about raw chia seeds expanding between teeth or getting stuck in gums. If you’re concerned about that, I would recommend using hemp or flax seed instead.
This easy granola bar recipe is a terrific lunch box treat. If your school is nut-free, try using sunflower seed butter. I also love these peanut butter granola bars as an on-the-go breakfast snack or for when I’m craving a little bite of something sweet. This recipe is so easy that I almost always have all the ingredients in my pantry, and it’s a great recipe for kids to help make. You’ll see some little helping hands in my video below.
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Updated August 13, 2017. The original recipe can still be found here:printer friendly recipe.
I have increased the peanut butter and coconut oil to make the bars less crumbly, and increased the set time.
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UPDATE #2 August 15, 2007!
Some of you requested this recipe without the coconut oil, so I have removed it and increased the peanut butter and maple syrup. I have also replaced with chia seeds with hemp hearts and flax meal. The bars are now much less crumbly and I think these little tweaks are a big improvement. I hope you love them too.
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Easy Peanut Butter Granola Bar Recipe
This easy granola bar recipe requires just a few simple ingredients. These granola bars are a lunch box favorite.
prep time: 5 MINScook time: 1 hourtotal time: 1 hours and 5 mins
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter (or sun butter for nut-free)
- pinch of salt if using unsalted peanut butter
- 1/3 cup maple syrup or agave
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups gluten-free oats
- 1 cup gluten-free brown rice crisp cereal
- 1 heaping tablespoon flax meal
- 2 tablespoons hemp hearts
- 1/3 cup vegan, gluten-free chocolate chips, such as Enjoy Life
INSTRUCTIONS
- Line an 8-inch square baking dish with parchment paper. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, whisk together the peanut butter, salt, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.
- In a medium bowl, stir together oats, cereal, flax meal and hemp hearts. Add the wet peanut butter mixture to the dry ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until combined. Mixture should hold together when pressed into a ball. If it is too dry, add a little more syrup until the mixture sticks together.
- Press oat mixture firmly into the prepared dish. I use a ramekin coated with cooking spray. If topping with chocolate, place chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Heat at 30 second intervals, stirring between, until melted. Drizzle over bars by dipping a fork into the chocolate. Place in the refrigerator or freezer until set, about 1 hour. Cut into bars. Store granola bars in the refrigerator, covered. These bars do tend to get crumbly at room temperature and are best eaten cold.
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posted April 9, 2013 by Marina Delio
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31 comments on “Easy Peanut Butter Granola Bar Recipe”
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Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar — April 9, 2013 @ 3:48 pm Reply
I adore this recipe! So simple and tasty looking 🙂
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Laura (Tutti Dolci) — April 9, 2013 @ 4:01 pm Reply
These bars look so delicious, perfect for an afternoon snack!
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Jess — April 9, 2013 @ 4:12 pm Reply
This looks amazing!
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Jamie — April 9, 2013 @ 5:19 pm Reply
My kids would love these! And so simple!
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progressoverperfectionblog.com — April 9, 2013 @ 6:06 pm Reply
There is not enough time in the day and room in my stomach to try all your amazing recipes, Marina! I've been cooking from your cookbook all week long and I'm LOVING it. So is my family. Best part is, it's guilt free! Those interested can check out my faves so far on my blog, progressoverperfectionblog.com. Seriously, buy the book… it's great. 🙂
Congratulations, Marina! You must be on Cloud Nine!
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Kelly | Eat Yourself Skinny — April 9, 2013 @ 6:18 pm Reply
They look absolutely delicious Marina!!!
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Montalvo Country — April 9, 2013 @ 7:03 pm Reply
Making these tonight for our road trip !! 😀
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Danielle F — April 9, 2013 @ 8:34 pm Reply
Looks delicious- love that you cut back on sugar using sugar free syrup!
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Erika — April 9, 2013 @ 11:26 pm Reply
These bars look delicious.. and no bake too.. perfect!!
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Nickie H — April 10, 2013 @ 6:26 pm Reply
I just found your website and I am LOVING all of these healthy and tasty foods. These bars look amazing and you can't beat no-bake.
By the way I featured your Coconut Macadamia Nut Banana Muffins recipe on my Top 15 Healthiest Tasty Treats list. If you want a badge for your site or just to check it out feel free to look at it out here: http://nickieslittlebubble.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-top-15-healthies-tasty-treats.html Have a good day!
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sara — April 10, 2013 @ 8:52 pm Reply
just made these for my boys, they are super easy and delicious.
I noticed a typo for melting the chocolate, I think you meant 30 sec intervals! -
Marina Delio — April 10, 2013 @ 8:59 pm Reply
Aaaah! I hope no one thought I really meant 30 minute!!! Thank you!
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Jackie — April 11, 2013 @ 5:00 pm Reply
Hi, What could I use in place of the nut butter as I am allergic? Thanks!
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Marina Delio — April 11, 2013 @ 6:45 pm Reply
Seed butter would be great. There are several varieties of no-nut butters right next to the peanut butters at Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and other natural food stores.
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Bree {Skinny Mommy} — April 11, 2013 @ 7:58 pm Reply
Do you know how excited I am about this recipe? I have been going through three boxes of cliff bars a week! This looks great!
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Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen — April 14, 2013 @ 12:03 am Reply
How could any kid resist these?! Especially with that final chocolate drizzle.
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Connor Harley — April 17, 2013 @ 8:23 am Reply
This is one healthy and easy to make recipe that the kids will surely be thrilled to get a bite. I'll surely try this one over the weekend.
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Marion Green — April 17, 2013 @ 3:58 pm Reply
I will definitely have to try these Marina. We are doing more gluten-free eating at home these days…so this is perfect!
BTW, I haven't had a chance to tell you congratulations on the book! So excited to get my hands on it!!
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Heather Allard — April 17, 2013 @ 8:50 pm Reply
One of my kids has a peanut/tree nut allergy and is sensitive to sun-butter as well – are there any peanut/tree nut/seed free alternatives to the half cup of peanut/tree nut/seed butter in this recipe that you can recommend?
Thanks so much!
Heather -
Marina Delio — April 17, 2013 @ 9:31 pm Reply
Hi Heather,
You could try coconut butter unless coconut is also problematic. Or you could try smashed banana to hold everything together the way the peanut butter does. Because I haven't tried it, I'm not sure how this mixture would hold together without the butter, however, it may hold together just fine if you add a little more syrup, honey, or agave syrup.
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gg — April 21, 2013 @ 1:33 am Reply
Hi Marina,
I just made these bars and they are delicious. I have been trying to cut out processed foods and love making these bars and the peanut butter chia cookies for my kids (and myself). Do you know the fat and calorie content per bar? I want to make sure we don't get to carried away with our sweet tooth!
Thank you!
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Marina Delio — April 22, 2013 @ 3:53 am Reply
Hi Gina! I haven't calculated nutrition facts for these yet. I know what you mean about getting carried away though 🙂 I tend to do that sometimes.
I usually use the calculator here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/calculator
I am just not sure if I will have time to do it this week for this recipe. Sorry about that!
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gg — April 23, 2013 @ 5:47 pm Reply
No worries and thank you for the wonderful recipes! I am making more peanut butter chia cookies this moment!
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Gourmet Creations — April 28, 2013 @ 1:53 am Reply
YUMMY!
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janelle — May 22, 2013 @ 3:28 am Reply
these are spectacular. you are quickly becoming my go-to blogger for yumminess :).
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Anonymous — May 26, 2013 @ 2:40 am Reply
These are delicious! Mine were a little crumbly when I cut into them and I notice they are very ooey gooey, but yours look a little more dry. I think I would prefer them a little less gooey when serving to guests. Any tips, do you sometimes add more dry ingredients and should I press a bit before letting it settle?
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Marina Delio — May 27, 2013 @ 1:13 am Reply
Hi and thanks!
I would try starting with less of the agave/syrup/etc that you are using or add a little more oats or cereal until it's the consistency you like. It could be differences in peanut butter as well.
I kept my bars refrigerated. Were yours room temp? If so that could make them gooey 🙂 I hope that helps.
Oh, and yes, it I did press the mixture down with the back of a measuring cup.
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john — October 27, 2021 @ 10:42 am Reply
awesome recipe! thanks!! 🙂
