Chewy granola bars are a family favorite snack. After I posted the 4 Ingredient Chewy Peanut Butter Granola Bar Recipe, I had a few friends talking about trying the recipe with almond butter. I knew I had to try it, and my family and I have been digging them ever since.
I keep these granola bars around ALL of the TIME. I think I only had about two days in the last few months where we had no homemade almond butter granola bars in the house, and I had to quickly correct that!
The Verdict: These are my favorite granola bars ever! My whole family loves them!!! If you want to reduce the sweetness, flip flop the amount of honey and nut butter you use. These days I’ve been using 3/4 cup honey and 1 cup of almond butter.
**Update 12/13 It’s been a year and a half since I posted this recipe, and these Almond Butter Granola Bars are still my favorite snack!!
4 Ingredient Chewy Almond Butter Granola Bar
Ingredients
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-4 cups old fashioned oats
Gluten-Free if needed
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-1 cup natural almond butter
or nut butter of choice
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-3/4 cup honey
use agave for vegan
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-1/2 cup almonds
chopped if desired
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-optional
3 T TriMix (1 T Wheat Germ, 1 T Wheat Bran, 1 T Oat Bran) omit for G-F
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-optional
1 T ground flax seed
Instructions
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Grease the bottom and sides 9x13 pan well.
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Preheat oven to 320 degrees.
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Combine all ingredients VERY well in a bowl. Use an electric mixer if possible like a Kitchen Aid Mixer.
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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 really get the granola bars to stick together.
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Bake for 18 minutes or until the edges barely start browning.
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Cool for 10 minutes, and cut into bars while they are still pliable but not to hard.
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Store in a cool dry place for up to a month.
4 Ingredient Chewy Almond Butter Granola Bar
Ingredients
- -4 cups old fashioned oats Gluten-Free if needed
- -1 cup natural almond butter or nut butter of choice
- -3/4 cup honey use agave for vegan
- -1/2 cup almonds chopped if desired
- -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
Instructions
-
Grease the bottom and sides 9x13 pan well.
-
Preheat oven to 320 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 really get the granola bars to stick together.
-
Bake for 18 minutes or until the edges barely start browning.
-
Cool for 10 minutes, and cut into bars while they are still pliable but not to hard.
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Store in a cool dry place for up to a month.
Do you store these in the fridge or on the counter? We love them but they seem to harden too much in the fridge.
Thank you!
Hi Lisa. We always store them in an air tight pyrex pan outside of the fridge. I’ve never put them in the fridge. I hope that helps. Glad you love them!!
I am ready too make this recipe but I want to use maple syrup since we have so much of it here. Do you think I can substitute maple syrup for honey? I’m wondering if I should thicken it first?
Hi Amy, I think you can just try the recipe with the maple syrup without thickening it. If you want to thicken it, feel free. I’d love to know how it goes, either way! AND you have so much maple syrup there?? I want to be where you are:)
These sound yummy. I have yet to get round to making myself some granola bars but I really should.
Over from the Sew darn crafty link up.
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Kate
Hi Kate. Thanks so much, and thank you for visiting!
What a simple and delicious looking recipe. I love that these are made with whole foods and no processed sugar. While I’ve never seen almond butter on the grocery shelves here in Costa Rica, I love making my own peanut butter and would love to try these using that. Thank you so much for sharing, Sonja. Pinning!
Hi Jelli. Gotta love the whole foods and no processed sugar. Yes, these work great with peanut butter. That’s my kids favorite way. I love using the almond butter more myself. Thanks for visiting and pinning!
This sounds so good!
Delicious!!! My kids will love these bars! Thank you for sharing at Fit and Fabulous Fridays!
These look super yummy. Perfect for my son’s school lunch. Thanks for sharing at Church Supper. Have a blessed week & come back soon!
Your granola bars look awesome! I know what you mean about running out of homemade almond butter. I ran out the other day and went snaky lol. I gotta have my fix. Peanut butter is good but almond butter is where it’s at!
YUM! Awesome, 4 ingredients!!! Thank you for sharing with us at Healthy 2Day Wednesdays! Hope to see you again next week.
Found this on fit and fabulous. This sounds delicious and have been wanting to make my own granola bars… My husband takes them to work every day. following you on facebook and pintrest now.
I made the almond butter granola bars today, and all of my family members enjoyed munching on them. I added chopped pecans, orange zest, chocolate chips and cranberries, too. By the way, I made the almond butter in the Vitamix. Oh, delicious! Thank you for sharing this great recipe!
Holy smokes! That sounds yummy! Thanks for sharing the feedback and the tips. 🙂
This looks good! I’ve bookmarked the page to make another time. I found you on Frugally Sustainable.
sounds good! Can’t wait to get more almond butter from FM and try these!
Hey Kayla! FYI the Almond Butter at Costco is way cheaper. This is absolutely my favorite snack!!! Blessing!