The Best Chocolate Chip Granola Bar Recipe

The best and easiestChocolate Chip Granola Barrecipe ever! And the best part? It includes peanut butter, too!

We love these whole grain sweet treats for easy snacks to take to the pool, on trips to the park, and to share with friends while all of the neighborhood kids are jumping on the trampoline.

You just can’t beat that classic chocolate and peanut butter combination. Everyone loves them!

While you’re at it, you can also prep someDate Energy Bitesand a fewHealthy Make-Ahead Snacks. Or try theseCrunchy Oat and Honey Granola BarsorWhite Chocolate and Craisin Granola Barsnext time.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• They arefast, easy, healthy, and kid-friendly.
• Made from a fewsimple pantry staples.
• Travel andstore well.
• Easy to make gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan.

Recipe Ingredients

• Dry old-fashioned rolled oats:Quick-cooking (also called 1-minute) oats would also work.
• Honey
• Butter:Unsalted is best in this recipe or use salted and skip adding salt.
• Brown sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Salt
• Peanut butter:Creamy works the best here.
• Peanuts:Get peanuts that are roasted and salted.
• Mini chocolate chips

See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities.

Popular Substitutions and Variations

• Gluten-free:Use gluten-free rolled oats and check all your other ingredients.
• Dairy-free:Substitute coconut oil for the butter and use dairy-free chocolate chips.
• Vegan:Follow the dairy-free substitutions and use maple syrup or agave nectar instead of honey – just cook it an extra minute or so.
• Nut-free:Skip the peanuts or add some sunflower seeds and use sunbutter instead of peanut butter although this will change the flavor a bit.

How to Make The Best Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

• Step #1.Place uncooked rolled oats on a rimmed baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until they are lightly toasted.
• Step #2.Put the honey, butter, and brown sugar in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat until it bubbles lightly and cook for 1 minute stirring constantly.
• Step #3.Remove the butter mixture from the heat and add the vanilla, salt, and peanut butter.
• Step #4.Put the toasted oats into a large bowl and pour in the butter mixture, stirring to combine.
• Step #5.Place the oat mixture in a 9×9-inch pan that’s been lined with parchment paper.
• Step #6.Press the stick mixture in firmly with a rubber spatula or the bottom of a greased measuring cup.
• Step #7.Allow the granola bar mixture to cool for 10 minutes before adding the chocolate chips and pressing them into the bars with the bottom of a measuring cup.
• Step #8.Let the granola bars chill for at least 2 hours then lift them from the pan by pulling on the edges of the parchment paper and cut them with a sharp knife.

Recipe FAQs

Expert Tips

• I don’t recommend using instant oatmealin these granola bars because they are too fine and aren’t whole grains. You can use old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats.
• Greasing the bottom of a flat measuring cupis a great way to press the granola bars into the pan.
• You can easily double this recipeand put it in a 9×13 inch dish if you need lots of granola bars in your life.

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