Homemade Granola Bars

These Homemade Granola Bars are a quick, delicious, and naturally gluten-free snack. This easy recipe from Love and Lemons is perfect for meal prep or an on-the-go treat.

Course Snack

Keyword Honey, Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, Peanut Butter, Pepitas, Rolled Oats, Sea Salt, Vanilla Extract

Cooking Method Refrigeration

Prep Time 5

Chilling Time 1

Total Time 1 5

Servings

Calories 434kcal

Author Recipe Adapted From: LoveAndLemons.com

Equipment

Baking Sheet
Refrigerator
Large Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

1 cup Peanut Butter Or cashew butter
⅔ cup Honey
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
½ teaspoon Sea Salt
2½ cups Rolled Oats
⅓ cup Mini Chocolate Chips
3 Tablespoons Pepitas Or crushed peanuts or cashews

Instructions

Line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, stir together the peanut butter, honey, vanilla, and salt, until smooth.
Add the oats, chocolate chips and the pepitas (or nuts). The mixture might seem dry at first, but keep stirring and it'll come together. Stir to combine and press firmly into the pan. Use a second piece of parchment paper and the back of a measuring cup to help flatten the mixture. Chill for at least 1 hour, then slice into bars.
Store bars in the fridge.

Notes

Regular-sized chocolate chips make these bars less cohesive—if mini chocolate chips aren't available, chop the chocolate into mini-sized pieces.
To make these vegan, use brown rice syrup instead of honey. Maple syrup is not sticky enough to make the bars cohesive, but it will work if the mixture is rolled into energy balls instead. To make these gluten-free, ensure the oats are certified gluten-free.

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