Name: 4 Ingredient No Bake Healthy Granola Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup creamy unsweetened natural almond butter (or peanut butter); 1/3 cup honey; 2 cups rolled oats; 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips (or other mix-ins like dried fruit or nuts)

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These no bake granola bars are an easy recipe with just 4 ingredients. They take only about 10 minutes to make and you can customize them with your favorite mix-ins. The recipe is easy enough that you can also make it with kids.

Granola bars are a go-to snack in my house, so I love making my own whenever possible. What I love about these is that they are super easy to make, don’t require baking, and can be customized with various dried fruits, nuts, chocolate, or whatever you prefer in your granola bars.

Ingredients

Almond butter (or peanut butter)
Honey
Rolled oats (or quick oats)
Mini chocolate chips (or other mix-ins of your choice)

Almond butter: Make sure to use natural almond butter, the kind that is drippy and needs to be stirred. You can also use natural peanut butter or other kinds of nut butter. Just make sure you use an all-natural one – regular kinds are processed with hydrogenated oils and are too thick. You won’t be able to mix in the oats and mix-ins.

Honey: This adds sweetness. If you don’t like honey, you can use the same amount of pure maple syrup.

Oats: This recipe works best with rolled oats because the bars hold together better. However, if you don’t like the taste of rolled oats in no bake recipes (where the oats are not completely softened), you can make this recipe with quick oats. The quick oats will soften when coated in the nut butter mixture. But the granola bars won’t hold together as well. You will still be able to cut them, but once they soften, they will break apart more than the version with rolled oats.

Mix-ins: I like to use mini chocolate chops, but you can also try shredded coconut or chopped nuts like almonds, peanuts, or cashews. Dried fruit also works well, like raisins, dried cranberries, blueberries, or cherries. You can add up to a half cup of mix-ins, so feel free to mix and match them to customize your granola bars.

Recipe Tips

Mix the almond butter and honey first, and then mix in the oats and chocolate chips (or other mix-ins). Once the mixture is well combined, transfer it to a pan.

I like to place a piece of parchment paper on top of the granola mixture. This makes it easy to press the mixture into the pan without everything sticking to your hands.

Once you’ve pressed the mixture evenly into the pan, place another pan on top. It helps it it’s a little heavy – this will add light pressure so the bars are compact. This will ensure they don’t fall apart once you remove them from the pan.

I like to freeze the bars for about an hour. This helps them set quickly so you can slice and serve them. You can leave them out at room temperature for a few minutes so they soften.

How to Store Them

The bars are best stored in the fridge or freezer. While they can sit at room temperature, they tend to get a little too soft and break easily. I like storing them in the freezer and then letting them sit at room temperature for a few minutes before eating.

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