5 Minute No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Bars Food

NO BAKE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper and set aside.
• In a large bowl, add the peanut butter and honey and microwave in 30-second increments until the mixture is smooth enough to easily stir together.
• Add in the quick oats, salt, and cinnamon and stir until well combined. Slowly add in the cereal, making sure to mix well.
• Scoop mixture into prepared baking sheet and flatten down with hands or pastry roller.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour or freeze for 30 minutes. Remove from the fridge and cut into 10 bars.

5 MINUTE NO BAKE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Add all the dry ingredients to a large bowl.
• In a separate (microwave safe) bowl, mix together the wet ingredients, then microwave them for about 20 to 30 seconds. This will make it easier to mix and add to the dry ingredients since it's really sticky!
• Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix! Keep mixing until the wet binding ingredients are as well distributed as possible.
• Put the mixture into a shallow pan and flatten it down. Place pan in fridge to let the bars chill/set.
• After about 30 minutes in the fridge (or you can wait until the next day - whatever works), cut them into bars, then wrap them up in foil and store back in the fridge (or in the freezer!) for easy grabbing and go-ing!

NO BAKE GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Line an 8x8 inch baking pan with parchment paper or wax paper so that two sides overhang like handles.
• In a small saucepan, heat the peanut butter and honey, whisking until smooth. Remove from the heat. Stir in the vanilla. Let cool for several minutes (especially if you are using chocolate chips, which will melt if the mixture is too warm).
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk the oats, flaxseed, wheat germ, cinnamon, and salt. Roughly chop any mix-ins that are larger than a chickpea (you can also roughly chop them in a food processor), then stir into the oat mixture.
• Pour the peanut butter mixture over the dry ingredients. With a wooden spoon or very sturdy spatula, stir to combine. The mixture will be very thick and a little tough to stir, but keep working patiently and you will get there. Once combined, the mixture should feel somewhat sticky, but not liquidy and should easily hold together when pressed. If it seems too sticky (this can vary based on your nut butter), add more oats. If it's dry, drizzle in a bit more honey.
• Press the mixture into the pan very firmly so that the bars stick together (to help, use the back of a large measuring cup or just got at it with your fingers). Refrigerate the no bake granola bars for 1 hour, to allow the bars to set.
• Using the paper "handles," lift the bars out of the pan onto a cutting board (if they are sticking to the pan at the edges, use a knife to loosen). Slice into bars of desired size (I do 1 row of 4 and 1 row of 3 for 12 bars total).

NO BAKE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Line a 7 x 11 inch pan with foil. Leave some of the foil hanging over the edge so that you can lift the granola bars out easily.
• In a large bowl combine the cereal, oats, and chopped nuts.
• In a medium sized bowl combine the peanut butter, honey, and brown sugar. Stir together well.
• Place in microwave and heat for 1 minute on high. Stir together well after removing from microwave until it's creamy and smooth.
• Place back in the microwave and heat for another 30 seconds. Remove from microwave and stir in vanilla.
• Pour over the cereal mixture that is in the other bowl and stir together well. Be sure all of the dry ingredients are coated well.
• Place mixture into prepared pan and spread evenly over all. Press down well with the back of a wooden spoon or you can use your fingers.
• Let cool for 30-45 minutes or stick in the fridge to until set up well.
• Lift foil out of pan and slice into bars or squares the size you want.

5 MINUTE NO BAKE PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• 1. Add all the dry ingredients to a large bowl. Mix them together.
• 2. In a separate (microwave safe) bowl, mix together the wet ingredients, then microwave them for about 20 to 30 seconds. This will make it easier to mix and add to the dry ingredients since it's really sticky!
• 3. Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix! Keep mixing until the wet binding ingredients are as well distributed as possible. Put some muscle into it!
• 4. Put the mixture into a shallow pan and flatten it down. Done and done!
• 5. Cut them into about 12 bars (they are probably a bit crumbly still, but don't worry - the fridge will bind them!) and store them in the fridge. You can either just store them together in the big pan (covered with foil) or separately wrap them for easy grabbing and going!
• 6. Nutritional Stats (when cut into 12 bars) Calories 189 Total Carbohydrates 24.6g Dietary Fiber 4.4g Sugars 9.3g Protein 6.0g