Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Granola Bars
Hooray for another month of Pre-Made, Our Way! This was a quick little challenge- I only gave a week’s notice- but the assignment was an easy one. Granola bars are something I often buy in the grocery store because it seems like I can’t create them at home in the same way. Leave it to PMOW to prove me wrong!
I worked from this King Arthur Flour recipe to create Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Granola Bars. I usually go for the chocolate or honey nut granola bars over the fruity ones, so it’s no big surprise that I went this direction.
I definitely enjoy these bars. I think next time I’ll go without the peanut butter so I can taste more of the oats, but otherwise, they’re a really great treat! They’re not any more nutritious than store-bought bars, but at least they’re free of fake sugars.
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Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Granola Bars
-based on a recipe from King Arthur Flour
(makes about 20 bars)
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbs light corn syrup
2 tbs melted butter
1 2/3 cups quick oats
1/3 cup quick oats, finely processed (oat flour)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 cup Rice Krispies
1 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, divided
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup honey
1 tbs water
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, mix sugar, butter and corn syrup until well combined.
2. Mix sugar mixture, oats, oat flour, salt, cinnamon, Rice Krispies and 1 cup chocolate chips. Set aside.
3. Mix wet ingredients – peanut butter, vanilla, butter, honey and water- until well blended. Mix wet ingredients into dry. Press mixture into a 13×9 pan and bake for 20-30 minutes or until edges begin to brown slightly.
4. Remove from oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes. Top with the remaining chocolate chips. Loosen the edges while the bars are still in the pan. You can cut them in the pan or turn them out, but let them cool completely (at least an hour or two) before storing or eating.
These look good and easy. YUM.
Your granola bars look tasty! I’ve been thinking about a Nutella granola bar ever since I made mine. That sounds like it might be a good recipe to start with!
These look delish. I’ll definitely have to try this recipe!
Chocolate. That’s what mine need! Those look fantastic!
These bars look great and are also “glutten_free”. So reduce the PB and its a homerun? Aunt Evelyn
I just found your recipe for Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Granola Bars today and have a question about one of the ingredients. When it says “1/3 cup quick oats, finely processed (oat flour)”, does that mean you need 1/3 C of the oats and then put them in the food processor until finely ground, or do you need to have 1/3 C of the finely ground up flour? Thanks!
@Julie, measure the 1/3 cup of oats first, and then process!
Granola Getaways recipes will usually cost you less and be healthier than prepackaged granolas available from grocery and health food stores.
Homemade Granola
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