 |
4 Ingredient Granola Bars
4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Granola Bars
Many people are hard to buy gifts for and most don’t need more clutter. Many years ago, I figured everyone needs to eat and just started giving people food for gifts. In fact, a specific food: the granola bar. I used to only make one recipe from All Recipes.com. Then after several years I decided to come up with some different combinations. I wanted a healthier version. I also wanted a recipe with as few ingredients as possible. I tweaked and tweaked, seeing that I could get rid of the brown sugar, and then baking soda, and butter to come up with this recipe: the 4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Granola Bars Recipe. This is my second favorite granola bar recipe, and when I make g ranola bars, I ALWAYS make this recipe, and another recipe I’ll share at a later time.
Ingredients
- -4 cups old fashioned oats (Gluten-Free if needed)
- -1 cup honey (use agave for vegan)
- -3/4 cup natural peanut butter
- -1/2 cup peanuts
- -optional, 3 T TriMix (1 T Wheat Germ, 1 T Wheat Bran, 1 T Oat Bran) omit for G-F
- -optional, 1 T ground flax seed
- -optional, 1/4 cup peanut butter or chocolate chips
Instructions
- Grease the bottom and sides 9x13 pan well.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine all ingredients VERY well in a bowl. Use an electric mixer if possible like a Kitchen Aid Mixer.
- Mash the granola bars into the pan well. This is the most important step!! If you don't mash it, they won't hold together well. We use a potato masher to solidify this peanut butter goodness.
- Bake for 18 minutes or until the edges barely start browning.
- Cool for 10 minutes, and cut into bars.
- Store in a cool dry place for up to a month.
Do you need other healthier snack ideas?
- Raw Vegan 3 Ingredient Lara Bar Ball Recipe
- My Favorite Way to Eat A Banana
- Easy Trail Mix Recipe
- Easy Granola Recipe
- Homemade Fruit Leather in the Oven
We would love to hear from you! Get free e-mail updates by subscribing here. Follow us on Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter. “Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful” (1 Corinthians 4:2 ESV). Thanks for visiting!
Sonja
Shared @ Thriving on Thursday, URS, Full Plate Thursday, Simple Lives Thursday, Friday Food Fight, Foodie Friday, Fight Back Friday, Fantabulous Friday. Fit & Fabulous Friday, Scrumptious Sunday, Sundae Scoop, Wellness Weekend, Weekend Potluck, Link & Greet Saturday, Say G’Day Saturday, One Creative Weekend, Home Link Up, Homestead Blog Hop, The Better Mom Mondays, Homesteader Blog Carnival, Welcome Home Link Up, Iron Chef Mom: PB, Tempt My Tummy Tuesdays, Domestically Divine Tuesday, Talent Show Tuesday, Sweet Saturdays, Saturday Show & Tell, What’s Cooking Wednesday, Crafty Sasse Wednesday, Frugally Sustainable, Simply Sensational Tuesday, Totally Tasty Tuesdays, Jennifer Cooks, Seven Alive, Simply Sugar & Gluten Free, One Project @ a Time, Tip Junkie,The Nourishing Gourmet, 6 Sisters Stuff, Crumb and Chaos, Beyond the Peel, Whole Foods Wednesday, It’s A Keeper, and the Frugal Girls.
Featured @
|
These look yummy! I will have to try an almond butter version!
Last night I was just telling Jolie that I would try it with almond butter, too! Let me know how they turn out!
Thank you Sonja!!!! I am looking forward to these!
yum! how long do they bake?
Bake for 18 minutes or until the edges barely start browning. I am sorry I forgot to include that. I did just add that. Thanks for the heads up!!
What a super easy recipe! Looks super yummy too! Thanks for sharing!
These look lovely! What a simple recipe!
These look yummy. Who doesn’t love peanut butter granola bars and with these healthy and pure ingredients, you can’t go wrong. Thanks for sharing at our party this week. Also, I am a big proponent of getting rid of word verification because it’s so cumbersome, but this verification of yours is smart. A simple checkmark. Brilliant. Where did you find that gadget?
Yum, this recipe looks like peanut heaven! I’ll be giving it a try
Thanks so much for linking these up to Sweet Saturdays last week! They were featured this week, so be sure to stop by! Hope to see you again:)
http://lacreativitedelafille.blogspot.com/2012/05/sweet-saturdays-3.html
-Sophie
Thanks for featuring the granola bars!!! I really appreciate it! Thanks for stopping by.
Thanks for the adaptation! They look great!
You are welcome, and thanks for stopping by!
Just saw your recipe on Amee’s Savory Dish. Sounds so easy and yummy. I want to make these for my little guy!
Oh good! I actually was on your sight yesterday looking at your banana ice cream! I am trying it with almond butter. I froze my bananas last night! Thanks for visiting, and I hope your little guy enjoys this recipe like mine does!
Love this recipe!!!! You are a feature on my Fit Inspirations post today at Amee’s Savory Dish!
Thanks so much!! I always keep this on hand because they are such a great healthy quick snack.
They sound pretty simple to make. I found this through Turning the Clock Back’s What’s Cooking Wednesday. I have linked in an attempt at meatballs. Have a lovely week.
These look great! Thank you for sharing on Saturday Show and Tell. I hope you’ll join us again this week with some more great ideas! -Mackenzie http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com
This recipe deserves a pin on pinterest to try later!
Great idea! I pinned it for later- this goes great with our recent health kick!
My son loves peanut butter and granola bars. I’ll make these for him soon. So much healthier than the store-bought version!
I can’t wait to make these for my peanut butter loving kids! I love that they are so natural. Thanks so much for linking up to the Weekend Potluck with us last week. Can’t wait to see what you bring this week! ~Kim