Healthy Peanut Butter Granola Bars
We love healthy tasty snacks. There are so many unnecessary ingredients in store-bought bars, but when you make your own, you can put whatever you want in them, omitting the bad things! These healthy peanut butter granola bars were a hit in our house, I hope you enjoy them as well!
Ingredients:
- 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 3/4 cup natural peanut butter
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/2 cup Lily’s chocolate chips (for the top!)
- 2 whole eggs
- Optional add ins: pinch of salt, walnuts, pecans, almonds, chia, sunflower or pumpkin seeds or dried fruit
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well. (If your PB is solid at room temparature, heat it for 10-15 seconds to mkae it a more drizzly consistency before adding to the mix.
- Line a 9×9 inch baking dish or pan with parchment paper. This makes it much easier to remove the bars from your dish once baked.
- Transfer mixture to the prepared dish or pan. VERY FIRMLY press the mixture into the pan in an even layer – the firmer you press, the better the bars will stick together. If you’re using chocolate chips, sprinkle them on top, then press them down into the bars.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes or until the center is baked through and the edges are just starting to brown. Start checking at 14 minutes, as all ovens are different.
- Remove from the oven and place pan on a cooling rack.
- Let the bars cool COMPLETELY (this is important) before cutting into 16 squares with a sharp knife.
