Peanut Butter Honey No Bake Granola Bars

Name: No Bake Peanut Butter Honey Granola Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 2/3 cups old fashioned rolled oats; 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter; Generous 1/2 cup honey; Generous pinch of salt; Optional mix-ins: mini chocolate chips (raisins, chia seeds (see note))

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31 Comments January 9, 2018

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Peanut Butter Honey No Bake Granola Bars ~ Easy, No Bake Granola Bars are Flavored with Peanut Butter and Sweetened with Honey! Perfect After School Snack for The Kids or Healthy Snack For You!

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These Peanut Butter Honey No Bake Granola Bars are the perfect quick, easy snack for after school or anytime! I love that they are flavored with peanut butter and sweetened with honey. I know I’m giving my kids a healthy snack to fuel them on the go, plus Mom loves them too! I love that I have all the ingredients on hand and I can mix in my favorite extras!

Ingredients Needed for Peanut Butter Honey No Bake Granola Bars!

Old fashioned rolled oats
Creamy peanut butter
Honey
Salt

It’s back to school time for us here in Arizona. Now that I have a Kindergartner (how/when did that happen? *sobs*), I am transitioning into my role as the mom of an elementary school aged child. That means packing lunch, preparing after school snacks, and making sure I send him off to school with a full belly.

My Mom would never let us leave the house without breakfast and it’s something that’s stuck with me all my life. Now, I find myself doing the same with my kids!

I try to feed my kids a balanced, nutritious diet and I’m always looking for ways to satisfy their sweet tooth (OK, and mine too) with something that actually has some nutritional value. I’ve been relying on these No Bake Peanut Butter Honey Granola Bars lately for breakfast or afternoon snack. I’ll even drizzle a few with melted dark chocolate and pass them off as dessert.

This recipe is made up of rolled oats combined with peanut butter, honey, and a touch of salt – that’s it! There’s no need to bake them, press them into a pan and chill in the refrigerator until they firm up. I like to store these in the refrigerator, they hold together best if they are slightly chilled.

The great thing about this peanut butter granola bar recipe is that you can make these as regular peanut butter and honey granola bars or you can switch things up with the mix-ins of your choice. You can add a handful of mini chocolate chips or raisins, a couple tablespoons of chia seeds, or you can drizzle them with melted chocolate.

Great Add-Ins for Peanut Butter Honey No Bake Granola Bars!

Mini Chocolate Chips
Raisins
Chia Seeds
Melted Chocolate

These bars are really filling; a little goes a long way. These Peanut Butter Granola Bars contain protein and fiber and the perfect touch of natural sweetness from honey. They can easily be made gluten free by using gluten free oats.

I hope you enjoy this easy and delicious recipe. Mix up a batch and stick ’em in your fridge. You’ll be surprised at how quickly they disappear!

They are perfect for after-school snacks, sticking in lunch boxes and midnight snacks!

Go ahead, sneak a few yourself. I know I always make sure to sample before the kids get into them!

No Bake Peanut Butter Honey Granola Bars

An easy recipe for No Bake Granola Bars flavored with peanut butter and sweetened with honey. Switch up this recipe by adding in the mix-ins of your choice!

5 from 7 votes

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Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Granola Bars, Peanut Butter

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Servings:

Calories: 163kcal

Author: Julie Evink

Ingredients

2 2/3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
Generous 1/2 cup honey
Generous pinch of salt
Optional mix-ins: mini chocolate chips raisins, chia seeds (see note)

Instructions

Place peanut butter and honey in a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave in 10 second increments until the peanut butter and honey can be easily combined, but are not hot (this should happen quickly). Stir well. Add oats and salt and stir until well combined, use your hands if you have to.
Dump into a greased 8x8 baking dish and pack and flatten into an even layer. Cover and refrigerate until firm. Slice into bars or squares.

Notes

Mix-ins: I typically use a handful of raisins or mini chocolate chips or 2 tablespoons chia seeds. If using mix-ins, reduce the oats to 2 1/2 cups.

These bars hold their shape best if they stay chilled. I store them in the refrigerator.

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Comments

Tasheena @ Our Delightful Home says
July 31, 2016 at 10:12 am
Looking forward to trying this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
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Courtney says
February 7, 2017 at 10:43 am
I make granola bars like this:
3/4 C honey (put in pot on med low til it bubbles, remove and add peanut butter)
3/4 C peanut butter
3 C oats (slightly pulsed)
1 1/2 C toasted sliced almonds
1 C toasted sunflower seeds
1 TBS cinnamon
1 TSP vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 C choc chip
All ingredients in large bowl then incorporate honey/p.butter. spread in cake pan. Cover with wax paper. Use a smaller cake pan and press firmly over entire top of granola pan. Store in fridge. Keeps for at least 2+ weeks
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- PaulaJean says
  March 7, 2019 at 11:07 pm
  The recipe does not say what kind of oats like old fashioned or whatever. It also does not say what size pan to put them in. Then it says to press down on bars with another pan, right? Could you email these answers please at travelnpj@hotmail.com
  Thank you
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Aura says
April 28, 2017 at 3:44 pm
Do you have to cook
The oats first?
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- Julie Evink says
  April 30, 2017 at 8:41 pm
  No you do not cook oats first.
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Robyn says
July 8, 2017 at 5:13 am
Love this. They keep well. I doubled the recipe and they are still good after a week. The only difference is, we use syrup instead of honey, do to allergies.
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- Julie Evink says
  July 25, 2017 at 9:46 pm
  So glad you enjoyed them Robyn!
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Patti says
February 7, 2018 at 2:15 pm
Why add salt?
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- Bevin Naftel says
  March 3, 2018 at 4:07 pm
  Pretty much anything needs salt. I little bit doesn’t make it take salty, it just brings out the other flavors. You see salt in the ingredient list in baked goods also.
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Bevin Naftel says
March 3, 2018 at 4:07 pm
thanks for the recipe! These are really easy and taste good. I like adding mini m&m’s.
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- Julie Evink says
  March 15, 2018 at 3:55 pm
  Glad you enjoyed it! Can’t go wrong with M&Ms!
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Cindy says
April 23, 2018 at 6:48 am
Can I freeze these to keep longer?
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- Julie Evink says
  May 11, 2018 at 4:27 pm
  Yes I think that would work fine!
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Kaylee says
July 6, 2018 at 11:33 am
Have you tried adding banana to these?
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- Julie Evink says
  July 10, 2018 at 8:20 am
  No sorry I haven’t! If you do let me know how it goes!
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Jenn says
August 29, 2018 at 9:23 am

Julie these are amazing! I could seriously eat the entire batch without sharing but I suppose I’ll save some for the kiddo. Thanks for the tasty recipe!
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- Julie Evink says
  August 30, 2018 at 10:02 am
  Ha… stick it one of those hiding spots all of us Moms have!
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Denay DeGuzman says
August 29, 2018 at 11:01 am

I love making homemade granola bars, and this is an excellent recipe! I made a delicious batch for my husband to take to work (and I drizzled the top with chocolate too!). Thank you so much for another fabulous recipe!
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- Julie Evink says
  August 30, 2018 at 10:02 am
  So glad you enjoyed them!
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Laura says
August 29, 2018 at 9:50 pm

have you ever tried baking them so they don’t have to stay in fridge? want to send with my husband to work for a snack he can keep in his pocket without turning to mush.
by the way, i added 1 tablespoon of dark chocolate baking powder … amazing!
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- Julie Evink says
  August 30, 2018 at 10:01 am
  No I haven’t, let me know if you do! Love that you added the dark chocolate. I have to try that!
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Sue says
September 4, 2018 at 9:21 am

Are they chewy or hard bars
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- Julie Evink says
  September 6, 2018 at 9:45 am
  Chewy
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Laura says
September 19, 2018 at 5:48 pm

hello! i tried baking them and it worked great! i baked at 350 for 10 minutes. I was using a granola bar mold so if baking in a regular pan may need to adjust cooking time. thanks again for the recipe, it’s my husband’s new favorite snack!!
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- Julie Evink says
  September 21, 2018 at 11:15 am
  Thanks for letting us know!
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Dorothy says
January 18, 2019 at 1:36 pm
Excellent bars
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- Julie Evink says
  January 18, 2019 at 9:53 pm
  Thank you!
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Faith Matthews says
February 20, 2019 at 8:38 am
I am sorry if this is a silly question, but I love these bars and have to do a demonstration speech for my college speech class, could you see attempting to make these by simply mixing the peanut butter and honey together and not microwaving? I will not have access to one in the classroom, although we are encouraged to do a cooking demo.
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- Julie Evink says
  February 22, 2019 at 11:13 am
  I don’t think it would mix very well because it’s not warmed up?
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- Harper says
  February 25, 2019 at 5:00 pm
  
  Awesome!
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Harper says
February 25, 2019 at 4:58 pm

Awesome!
Reply

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