Best 2bleus No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Bars Recipes

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NO BAKE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA BARS



No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Bars image

These no-bake peanut butter granola bars take less than 10 minutes to make and are much healthier than most store-bought granola bars. These make a great snack or a quick breakfast on the go!

Provided by Danielle

Categories     Snack

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup honey
2 1/4 cups quick oats*
1 1/2 cups crisp rice cereal
dash of salt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon ((optional))
3 tbsps. chocolate chips
1/2 tsp. coconut oil*

Steps:

  • Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, add the peanut butter and honey and microwave in 30-second increments until the mixture is smooth enough to easily stir together.
  • Add in the quick oats, salt, and cinnamon and stir until well combined. Slowly add in the cereal, making sure to mix well.
  • Scoop mixture into prepared baking sheet and flatten down with hands or pastry roller.
  • Refrigerate for 1 hour or freeze for 30 minutes. Remove from the fridge and cut into 10 bars.

2BLEU'S NO-BAKE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA BARS



2bleu's No-Bake Peanut Butter Granola Bars image

This is a nice healthy low calorie 'big' bar. Perfect for part of breakfast or an afternoon snack. You can rough chop the nuts in a food processor (or place into a Ziploc bag and use a rolling pin to crush) to make things go faster.

Provided by 2Bleu

Categories     Peanut Butter

Time 10m

Yield 16 bars

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup oatmeal
1 cup crisp rice cereal (unsweetened rice krispies, or cocoa krispies)
1 cup dried fruit, chopped fine (Sunmaid fruit bits)
1/4 cup pine nuts (or sunflower seeds)
1/4 cup slivered almonds, chopped
1/4 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup mini chocolate chip (optional)
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (or cinnamon)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine oats, cereal, fruit, and nuts (and chocolate chips if using). Set aside.
  • In a small sauce pan heat the remaining ingredients just until warm, stirring well to combine (Do not boil). Pour the peanut butter mixture over the dry mixture. Mix well to incorporate while syrup is still warm.
  • Pour mixture into a 7x11 pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Pack the mixture down firmly using Plastic wrap with your hand over top. Press down firmly to mold. Keep covered with plastic wrap and cool completely (about 4 hours).
  • Cut into 12 bars. Wrap individually and store in fridge up to two weeks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 174.5, Fat 8, SaturatedFat 1.2, Sodium 53.6, Carbohydrate 24.8, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 9.9, Protein 4

NO-BAKE RICE KRISPIES PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA BARS (LOWER-FAT)



No-Bake Rice Krispies Peanut Butter Granola Bars (Lower-Fat) image

This is a delicious lower fat bar if using reduced-fat peanut butter, these are perfect for kid's lunch boxes, feel free to add in some chopped nuts or sunflower seeds or coconut in place of the raisins,

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories     Breakfast

Time 22m

Yield 16 bars

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/2 cups Rice Krispies (for a firmer bar increase up to 2 cups)
1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup light corn syrup or 1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup reduced-fat peanut butter (or can use regular peanut butter)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup dark raisin (or can use either 1/2 cup chopped nuts or 1/2 cup seeds or 1/2 cup coconut)
1/3 cup mini chocolate chip (to prevent melting refrigerate or freeze the chocolate chips before mixing in)

Steps:

  • lightly grease 11 x 7-inch, can use a 13 x 9-inch baking dish but you will have a thinner bar.
  • In a large bowl combine Rice Krispies cereal, oats and raisins.
  • In a saucepan stir the corn syrup or honey and brown sugar until just at a boil.
  • Immediately remove from heat and stir in the peanut butter and vanilla until well combined.
  • Pour over the dry ingredients in the bowl; mix to combine.
  • Mix in mini chocolate chips (if using) work fast the mixture hardens quickly.
  • Transfer the mixture into prepared baking dish, then using slightly wet hands push evenly down into the pan.
  • While the mixture is still soft, for easier slicing take a sharp knife and slice into desired size bars.
  • Chill until firm.

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