No Bake Chewy Granola Bars are a quick and easy recipe that is perfect for breakfast on the go or snack. You can customize them to your liking.
So I have kinda let my snacky side take over during this pregnancy. And not the most healthy kind of snacking. We’re talking my favorite candy bars and my favorite ice cream.
But these no bake chewy granola bars are something I don’t feel guilty about snacking on. They are chewy are you can make them any way you like.
Add nuts or dried fruit or M & M’s or whatever you want. Make them yours.
Preston really likes them and puts one in his backpack every morning to eat while he rides the bus.
I found and used strawberry flavored cranberries and they are so good.
I individually wrapped them in plastic wrap so they could be grabbed easily. You can also substitute 1 C. steel cut oats for 1 C. rolled oats if you more texture.
{No Bake} Chewy Granola Bars
Author: Mandy Bird
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 2 C. rolled oats
- 1 C. crispy rice cereal
- ½ C. chopped dried fruit of your choice (I found strawberry flavored cranberries and they are so good.)
- ½ C. chopped nuts of your choice
- ¼ C. butter
- ½ C. brown sugar
- ¼ C. honey
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ C. mini chocolate chips
Directions
- Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish or lay parchment paper in it like I did.
- Mix rolled oats, rice cereal, dried fruit, and nuts together in a large bowl.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add brown sugar, honey, and vanilla extract.
- Whisk until sugar is completely dissolved, about 2 minutes.
- Pour over oat mixture; stir to combine.
- Spread oat mixture into prepared baking dish.
- Press chocolate chips into top.
- Refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
- Cut into 12 bars
Peanut Butter and Peppers says
These look good! I love a nice granola bar!! Perfect for lunches!!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
I love these Mandy! I so need to make granola bars!
Jocelyn says
Mmmmm…these look great! I will have to keep my eyes open for the cran-strawberries!!!
The Better Baker says
WOW! I love treats like these…perfect! Printing & pinning!
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Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
Homemade granola bars are the best! Love that these are so versatile with people's preferences!
Kerry @ Made For Real says
Yummers!!
Jessica White says
Thanks for sharing your recipe! I found you from Cheerios & Lattes. I just linked up my own recipe for granola/granola bars, but I've never tried a no bake kind. They sound good! We always make our own b/c we have a peanut allergy in the house and it's so much easier to be "safe" with homemade.
Sherry says
These look really good! They would be cheaper than buying them too I would bet! Gotta save a buck anywhere I can! Great recipe! <br />Sherry
madge | the vegetarian casserole queen says
Great recipe, Mandy! Love the not having to bake part. Can't wait to try it out!
Erin TableforSeven says
Love these! Especially the no-bake part 🙂 Pinned!
Meg @ BigRedClifford says
PS, these look amazing.<br />PPS. I pinned these immediately,<br />and PPPS. Thanks for linking it up to Foto Friday! Come back next week… 😉
Anonymous says
I'm having difficulty getting these bars to stick together when I cut them up. It just falls into pieces. Any tips? I'm not adding dried fruit (none on hand) and I mixed the chocolate chips in with the dry ingredients-could that be the difference? Either way, they are delicious and I just made my second pan!
Shiloh Barkley says
Yummy! These look fantastic! Found you at What's Cookin Love link party!<br />Girl, turn off the captcha, stat!
Mackenzie says
These look aweomse, we love granola bars. I need to make these soon! You are a featured favorite this week on Saturday Show & Tell on Cheerios and Lattes! Thanks so much for sharing last week; we can't wait to see what you've been up to this week! <br />Mackenzie 🙂
Christie Daruwalla says
Love this healthy recipe and really like that they are "no-bake" Thanks for sharing on Thursdays Treasures
The Lovely Mrs. P says
Wow those look like they came from a store!! And "no bake"? Hey I'm in! Thanks for linking up! <br />Kim
Anonymous says
I made some last night and OMG AMAZING! Simple,fast, and tasty. <br />
Monica says
I made these again and this time I doubled the recipe, I will make them this way from now on.
Cookin Canuck says
It’s so hard not to dive into unhealthy snacks during pregnancy (okay, any other time, too), but having healthy snacks like these bars on hand makes life so much easier. These look so good!
Melissa @ Treats With a Twist says
Oh wow! I LOVE chewy bars. And strawberry flavored cranberries?! Mind blown!
Cyndi @ My Kitchen Craze says
I’m always a snack-y person too, so don’t fell bad. I can eat cookies by the handful then totally feel bad, hehe. These granola bars look delicious! I need to make these asap!
Catherine says
Dear Mandy, I have always been a sneaky eater. Cookies and M&Ms are my downfall. I am going to try these…they look so good and I love that they are no-bake! xo, Catherine
Arman @ thebigmansworld says
Anything no bake is a winner in my books! Yum!
Meg @ The Housewife in Training Files says
These have our names all over em! My husband loves rice krispies in his granola bars and I love that they are no bake 😉
Julia says
Love these for the kids! These would be perfect to take on-the-go!
Chandra@The Plaid & Paisley Kitchen says
I love homemade granola bars!! So Yummy
Lindsay @ The Live-In Kitchen says
Yes! I love chewy granola bars!