Thursday 14 March 2013

No Bake Chewy Granola Bars

These granola bars are made without sugar (unless you add some chocolate chips) and are high on our boy's must have list for snacks.

1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 - 1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup coconut oil
1 cup oats (I use large flake)
1 to 1-1/4 cups total of combination of add ins such as coconut flakes, sunflower seeds, raisins, cranberries, chocolate chips, rice krispies, crushed corn flakes, cocoa, flax etc....

Melt peanut butter, honey and coconut oil in sauce pan - low to medium heat. Turn off heat, add oats and let sit for a minute or two. Then add the 1 to 1-1/4 cup of add ins. (I used 1/4 cup each -give or take- of unsweetened coconut, raisins, chocolate chips, and rice krispies).

Stir well and spread in a well greased 8x8" pan, pressing mixture down.  Chill for two hours, then cut into bars. Store in fridge or freeze individually.

So there you have it - healthy granola bars with minimal effort!

3 comments:

  1. have you/can you make these with the real, natural, sugar-free peanut butter?

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    1. I haven't tried but can't see why not - they may be a little more gooey. I would probably add a bit more rice krispies to the mix maybe...

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