4 Ingredient No Bake Healthy Granola Bars
Easy granola bars that are just 4 ingredients and easy to customize.
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
Instructions
- Line the bottom of an 8 inch by 8 inch (can also use a 9 x 9) baking pan with parchment paper.
- Add almond butter and honey into a large bowl. Stir until the two ingredients are evenly mixed together.
- Add in rolled oats. Stir until evenly combined and all oats are coated in almond butter mixture. Add in chocolate chips and stir until evenly combined.
- Spread evenly into prepared pan. Place a sheet of parchment paper over the surface and press down to compact the granola. Place something on top of the bars to apply light pressure (I used another 8 x 8 pan). Place bars into freezer to set (at least 1 hour). Cut into bars with a sharp knife. Let bars soften a few minutes at room temperature before eating. Store uneaten bars in fridge or freezer.
Notes
- You should add in at least 1/2 cup of mix-ins but no more than 1 cup of mix-ins.
- If you're looking for a nut-free alternative, you can try making a paste with dates. Check out my energy bars recipe to learn more.
- If you prefer sweeter bars, you can add a few more tablespoons of honey. I recommend making the recipe as is, and after you've combined all the ingredients, you can taste and stir in more honey if needed.
- Make sure to use creamy natural nut butter, the kind that is drippy and needs to be stirred. If you use regular nut butter, you will need to melt it first as it will be too thick to stir in your oats.
- The bars hold together better with rolled oats. However, if you don't like eating oats that haven't been softened, you can use quick oats. Quick oats will become soft when soaked in the nut butter mixture. The tradeoff is that the quick oat bars don't hold together as well.
Serving: 1bar, Calories: 244kcal, Carbohydrates: 27g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 6mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 14g, NET CARBS: 23
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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