Best Peanutty Whole Grain Granola Bars Recipes

WHOLE-GRAIN NO-BAKE GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Combine cereal, oats, nuts, seeds, coconut and fruit in a large mixing bowl.
• Heat the peanut butter, syrup, and vanilla in a small sauce pan until warm. Do not boil.
• Pour the peanut butter mixture over the cereal mixture. Mix well while syrup is still warm. I use my hands as they are the best tool for this mixing job!
• Pour mixture into a 9x13 pan.
• Pack the mixture down firmly with moist fingers or the bottom of another 9x13 pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• The chocolate lover should sprinkle on the mini chocolate chips at this point and press them in firmly.
• Cover with plastic wrap.
• Cool completely.
• Cut into 24 bars.
• Wrap individually and store in fridge.
• I have kept these in the fridge for 2 weeks and they still taste fabulous!

GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Spread the oats and coconut evenly across a baking sheet.
• Toast oats and coconut in preheated oven until browned, about 10 minutes; transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Mix honey, peanut butter, vanilla extract, and salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir until smooth. Pour the honey mixture over the oats and coconut; stir to coat. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until beginning to dry, about 15 minutes for crunchy granola bars, less if you like them chewy. Cool completely before cutting.

PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Melt peanut butter and honey together in a saucepan over medium heat. Dissolve brown sugar into the peanut butter mixture; bring to a simmer for 2 minutes.
• Mix granola, oats, rice cereal, chocolate chips, and fruit together in a large bowl; pour peanut butter mixture over the granola mixture and fold to coat.
• Grease a cake pan. Pour the granola mixture into the prepared pan and press into a flat layer. Cool at room temperature until set, about 15 minutes before cutting into bars.