Description
These Easy No Bake Granola Bars are the perfect grab-and-go breakfast or snack option! Made with oats, flax meal, honey, peanut butter and chia seeds.
Ingredients
2 cups old fashioned oats
1 tbsp flax meal
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp chia seeds
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
1 tsp coconut oil
1/4 cup banana chips (optional)***
2 tbsp walnuts, finely chopped (optional)
Instructions
Add the oats and flax meal to the bowl of your food processor, process on high until oats are a fine consistency
Add the honey, peanut butter and vanilla extract, process on high for a 2-3 minutes
Add the chai seeds, pulse to incorporate
Line a loaf pan with parchment paper*
Press the granola bar batter into the pan**, make sure to press it firmly into the pan and smooth out the top so it’s flat
Put the chocolate chips and coconut oil into a heat safe bowl and melt over a double boiler (or on defrost in the microwave)
Pour the melted chocolate mixture over the granola bar batter, use a spoon to spread it evenly
Top with banana chips and chopped walnuts (or toppings of choice)
Put the loaf pan in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to harden
Remove the pan from the refrigerator and use the parchment paper to easily pull the bars out
Set on a cutting board and slice into bars about 1-inch wide
Store in the refrigerator
Notes
*Use a large piece of parchment paper so you can use it to easily pull the bars out of the pan after they harden
**the granola bar batter will still be a little flakey, that is ok, press it firmly into the loaf pan and it will stick together.
***see post for other topping ideas
- Category: granola bars
- Method: no bake
Keywords: #nobake, #granolabars, #homemadegranolabars, #breakfastbars