These Peanut Butter Granola Bars have the best sweet and nutty flavor! They’re the perfect homemade snack for PB lovers.
Do you like peanut butter? Here’s the ultimate snack for PB lovers: Granola bars with peanut butter! Store-bought granola bars are convenient, yes. But they have a sweet sweet flavor and note with a slightly artificial aftertaste. The difference in taste to a homemade muesli bar? It’s transcendent: sweet honey, hazelnut nuanced with hints of cinnamon and hints of rich chocolate. We think you’ll agree: these are surprised. Bake a batch and eat healthy treats and snacks all week long.
What you need for Peanut Butter Granola Bars
In fact, you don’t need granola to make granola bars. (Who would have thought!) No, these bars are not oatmeal and peanut butter baking bars. Here are the ingredients you will need:
- Creamy peanut butter: no added sugar is better here. A very creamy brand is best (some brands can be drier than others). Be sure to give your PB a good stir before making the bars.
- Honey: Fancy vegan muesli bars? Use agave syrup here.
- Old fashioned oatmeal
- Cinammon
- Salt
- Mini Chocolate Chips: Make sure they are mini! Standard chocolate chips don’t work well because they’re too big to fit within the texture of the bar.
Toast oats for maximum flavor
These peanut butter granola bars aren’t baked, but they do include a quick 10-minute toast in the oven for oatmeal. It might be tempting to skip this step (and you can if you’re in a hurry). But that’s why it’s ideal for this recipe:
- Toasting the oats adds a big, irresistible nutty flavor. Totally worth the extra minutes for the flavor gain.
- You only need 10 minutes at 350 degrees. It’s quick and easy and easier in the oven because you can put all of the oatmeal in one pan in a single layer.
Refrigerate for a few hours for best results
Once you’ve mixed the batter for this Peanut Butter Granola Bar recipe, freeze it for 10 minutes to set. Then you can cut it into bars. Immediately the texture will be very fluffy. if you can Refrigerate bars for 2 hours before eating! This will help the texture set. Technically, you can eat them right away, but refrigerating them will make them firmer.
Storage Instructions for Peanut Butter Granola Bars
These homemade peanut butter granola bars are different than the store-bought variety, so they don’t have a shelf life! Store homemade granola bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. You can always put them in lunch boxes that aren’t refrigerated during the day: they’ll soften a bit but still hold together.
Would you like to transport them individually wrapped? You can wrap them in parchment paper and secure them with tape, or use your storage container of choice.
More peanut butter recipes
And that’s it! These peanut butter granola bars are the perfect healthy snack or treat that you can make up and keep in your fridge all week long. Want more ways to use PB? Here are some of our favorite peanut butter recipes for using a jar:
This Peanut Butter Granola Bar Recipe is…
Vegetarian, dairy free, plant based and gluten free. Use agave syrup for vegans.
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter (no added sugar)
- ½ cup honey (or ½ cup agave syrup for vegans)
- 3 ½ cups Old fashioned oatmeal
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon Cinammon
- ½ cup Mini chocolate chips, divided
- Toast oatmeal: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the rolled oats in a single layer on a baking sheet and toast until lightly browned, 10 minutes. (This step gives the oats an amazing toasty flavor: don’t skip it!)
- Mix the ingredients: Place oatmeal in a large bowl and combine peanut butter, honey, oatmeal, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir in ¼ cup chocolate chips.
- Moldings: Place a sheet of parchment paper in a 9″ x 9″ pan and allow the edges to drape over the sides. Pour the mixture into the mold and press into an even layer. Add the remaining ¼ cup chocolate chips on top of the bars. Use a small glass to roll them over to make them as smooth as possible.
- Freeze and cut sticks: Freeze the bars for 10 minutes. Then remove the pan from the freezer and use the parchment paper to lift the bars out of the pan. Use a sharp knife to cut them into 14 bar shapes (measuring 4 ½ x 1 ¼ inches) or any size you like. Can be kept in the fridge for up to 3 weeks. The texture will set after 2 hours of chilling, so if you have time, do so before tasting the first bar.
- Category: The taste
- Method: No chef
- Kitchen: The taste
- Diet: vegetarian
Keywords: Granola bars with peanut butter
