No bake granola bars

missiontofitness
missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
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One of my favorite Youtubers has a channel called "Divas Can Cook", and she has an awesome recipe for granola bars that I tried out tonight...and they were perfect!

http://divascancook.com/homemade-granola-bars-recipe-chewy-easy-no-bake/
Directions taken from the website:

Ingredients:
4 tablespoons butter
¼ cup honey
¼ cup brown sugar, packed
¼ cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups quick cooking (1 minute) oats
½ cup Rice Krispies cereal
1 cup m & m's (I used four crushed up Fun Size packages of M&Ms instead)
1 cup chocolate chips, melted (optional drizzle, I did not include this)

In a nonstick pan over medium-low heat, melt the butter.
Stir in the honey, brown sugar, and peanut butter.
Bring to a very light simmer.
Simmer for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Stir in vanilla extract.
Stir in oats and Rice Krispies until completely coated.
Press mixture into a 8 x 8 inch pan lined with greased parchment paper. Be sure to press down really firm.
Sprinkle the top with m&m's and press them into the mixture.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until firm.
Remove from pan and cut into bars with a sharp knife.
Drizzle on the melted chocolate.
Refrigerate until chocolate has set.
Store in the fridge or in airtight container.
Enjoy!

I got impatient and tried one while it was still warm. They were awesome! Currently freezing up the rest. Her instructions say it was for 8 bars, but I cut mine into 12 instead. Each bar (with the brands I used, and without the chocolate drizzle) has 157 calories, 20g carbs, 8g fat, and 2g protein. I really loved this recipe because it was simple, and homemade, rather than prepackaged. It really filled me up, so I think I'm going to enjoy these as an in-between meal snack.

I don't know if anything can be substituted for these ingredients, so tweak the recipe at your own risk!

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  • hack333
    hack333 Posts: 17
    These sound rad, thanks for posting!! is the 157 for the eight bars or the 12?
  • aharper84
    aharper84 Posts: 67 Member
    I think I might try it without all the chocolate. I love peanut butter.
  • ggeise14
    ggeise14 Posts: 387 Member
    Bump
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    These sound rad, thanks for posting!! is the 157 for the eight bars or the 12?

    157 per bar when you cut the into 12! I used a lot of local brands, so the calorie count may be a bit different depending on what you use. But the cal count was definitely a lot higher when it was only 8!
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    I think I might try it without all the chocolate. I love peanut butter.

    I definitely recommend it. The M&Ms were a perfect balance with the actual peanut butter/oat bar; any more, and the recipe would be way too chocolately. I may make a thin chocolate ganache for a few to turn them into a dessert bar, but definitely not with the amount she put in the recipe!
  • hack333
    hack333 Posts: 17
    Copy that.. Thanks again!!
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    Copy that.. Thanks again!!

    No problem!
  • emyishardcore
    emyishardcore Posts: 352 Member
    sounds amazing :D
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    sounds amazing :D

    They made an awesome breakfast and snack this afternoon. :D
  • Tazbabe
    Tazbabe Posts: 9 Member
    sounds yummy thanks
  • DonnaD1026
    DonnaD1026 Posts: 3 Member
    oh this sounds yummy! Thanks so much.
  • jessilee119
    jessilee119 Posts: 444 Member
    Thank you for sharing. This sounds great! I might just swap chocolate chips for the M&M's since I have the chips (and all the other ingredients) on hand.
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    Thank you for sharing. This sounds great! I might just swap chocolate chips for the M&M's since I have the chips (and all the other ingredients) on hand.

    Sounds good! You can mix just about anything into the batter. I want to try a chocolate/peanut butter bottom for my next batch myself. :)

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