I’m a granola bar junkie. I admit it.
If you don’t believe me, just take a look at the short list I’ve been compiling over the past year or so of my favorite homemade, healthy versions of the granola bar:
See? It appears I have a mild addiction, doesn’t it?
Seriously, granola is a very good thing. Super easy to whip up, and great for keeping on hand for growing little ones.
Here’s the latest.
Chocolate Chip Peanut Granola Bars
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
- 1/3 cup local honey
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1 1/2 cups oats
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons wheat germ
- 1/2 cup ground flax seed
- 1/4 cup peanuts
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Steps:
- Melt peanut butter, honey, and coconut oil together in a small sauce pan over low/medium heat, stirring constantly. It only takes a minute or two to melt.
- In mixing bowl, combine all other ingredients except for chocolate chips, and stir well.
- Pour liquid mixture over dry mixture and stir til well combined.
- Let cool in bowl for several minutes.
- Place mixture into foil lined 8×8 pan and press down firmly.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips over top and press down firmly with hands.
- Place in fridge or freezer to set.
- Flip the foil out onto cutting board and cut into desired bar sizes. I like to cut a dozen rectangle shaped bars.
- Store in fridge for best results.
These sound amazing! Our family has to eat gluten free so I would have to leave out the wheat germ but otherwise I am so excited to try these for my always hungry toddlers! Seriously, I haven’t allowed them to but I have a theory that they would be happy if I let them eat around the clock!
You probably know how that is though!
- New reader
Yummy! I just posted an adapted version of one of your granola bars today! This looks like another great one to try!
I saw that! Thanks so much, Erin!!
This looks great!! I love peanut butter AND chocolate chips, so I doubt my little preschooler will get his hands on these!!
Hi can I use another oil instead of coconut oil?
Unsalted butter will work….
I made these tonight. Super yummy! I made a few tweaks to the recipe. First, instead of peanuts, I used almonds and cashews. I chopped them up and actually added 1/4 cup of both (we love nuts!!). I swapped unsalted butter for the coconut oil (since I did not have that on hand). And instead os 1/4c chocolate chips, I used 1/8c chocolate chips and 1/8c peanut butter chips. My kids LOVED them!!
I just made these… sooo good! I used natural unsalted crunchy peanut butter, almonds instead of peanuts, and left the wheat germ out (didnt have any). I also added a dash of cinnamon. I don’t think the kids will get any of these