Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Granola Bars
Soft and chewy homemade granola bars made with peanut butter, honey, rolled oats, crisp rice cereal, flaxseed, and mini chocolate chips.
Ingredients
- 1 cup crunchy natural peanut butter
- ½ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups rolled oats
- ½ cup crisp rice cereal
- ¼ cup ground flaxseed (I grind 1/4 cup flax seed myself) or flaxseed meal
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Add the peanut butter, honey, vanilla extract, and salt to a large mixing bowl. Stir until smooth and completely combined.
- Mix in the rolled oats until thoroughly coated. Gently fold in the crisp rice cereal, flaxseed meal, and mini chocolate chips.
- Line two 9 × 4 inch loaf pans with parchment paper. Divide the mixture evenly between the pans. Fold the parchment over the mixture and press down very firmly to compact it.
- Freeze for 30 minutes. Lift the chilled mixture from the pans and cut each portion into 6 bars. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer.
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Notes
- Natural peanut butter can vary in consistency. Stir it thoroughly before measuring so the oils are completely incorporated.
- Press the mixture into the pans as firmly as possible. This helps the bars hold together when sliced.
- For peanut allergies or nut free schools, replace the peanut butter with sunflower seed butter.
- We like to place the bars in lunchboxes straight from the refrigerator or freezer. They will soften as they sit.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or freeze for up to 3 months.
