I hope you all had a great weekend, and are ready for Monday. I can’t say I am ready for Monday this week, but who is ever really ready for it. It was a beautiful weekend here. We went hiking to a waterfall on Saturday. Sunday, I went running with my 6 year old. He went his furthest ever, 2 miles! He wants to work up to a 5k this summer. Then he topped of Sunday night by eating an enchilada for dinner. He is a very picky eater, so you have to understand how huge this was for us! Now if he would just eat some vegetables….
Today I have for you a super easy recipe for granola bars. They taste very similar to a chewy kind you can buy at the store. These have just a few ingredients, and come together in under 10 minutes. So much healthier and cheaper than the grocery store alternative. Plus you could mix in whatever you want! Raisins, peanut butter, marshmallows, cranberries, nuts, coconut etc. This recipe made about 12 bars for me, but it is all about how thin or thick you like them.
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups quick cooking oats (not rolled oats)
- 1 cup crispy rice cereal
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 Tbls mini chocolate chips
- Stir oats and rice cereal together. Set aside. Over medium heat, melt butter, honey and brown sugar together. Once it starts to bubble, reduce heat, and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in vanilla. Pour syrup over the oat mixture. Stir until well coated. Pat into a greased sheet pan. Mine were about 1/2 in thick. Thoroughly press them together, or they will crumble when you cut into them. Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly across the bars. Lightly press in the chips. Allow to cool for at least 2 hours. Cut into bars, store in air tight container at room temperature.
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Maureen @ Orgasmic Chef says
No bake?? NO bake??
This one’s for me!
Jen @ Juanita's Cocina says
YUM! And no baking??? Can’t wait to try these!
Sally @ sally's baking addiction says
Erin, i’ve been on the hunt for no bake granola bars for awhile now. i love those chewy ones from Quaker, but feel a *tad* guilty eating them knowing I can make my own. i think peanut butter chips and raisins would be soooo good together too. so many combo ideas are floating around my head! 🙂
Lacy says
Sounds like you had an amazing weekend! Hiking to a waterfall – I’m jealous! I can’t believe your son is only 6 and wants to work up to a 5k! That’s some serious motivation. 🙂
These bars sound amazing, I love chewy granola bars for a grab and go breakfast! Great recipe!
Cassie says
Love this recipe Erin! No-bake is the way to go, especially since it is getting warm rather quickly. These sound wonderful!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
Love that these don’t need to be baked! They look so delicious and perfectly chewy, Erin. Great recipe and pretty photos!
Laura P. says
Looks delish! Any idea of a calorie count?
Erin says
When I added it up, with the brands I used, for 12 bars I came up with 130 calories per bar.
Ramona says
What a great idea! I love no bake anything. 🙂 These look really yummy.
ErinCroutons says
I too have been looking for a good homemade granola bar recipe! These look easy and wholesome. Did I just say wholesome?? Well, they do. 🙂
Choc Chip Uru says
The fact that these are no bake makes them all the more tastier 😀
Thanks for a wonderful recipe!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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patty says
I will definitely try this recipe for my grand kids, they love bars like this, I can’t keep them stocked in my pantry,lol;-)
Priscilla @ShesCookin says
So easy and versatile without all the corn syrup and additives of store-bought! Have a great week, Erin 🙂
Magic of Spice says
2 miles at 6 years old…I am so impressed 🙂
These look wonderful, and of course the “No Bake” is a plus, especially since I tend to burn most anything I bake 🙂
Hope you are having a great start to your week…
Roxana GreenGirl { A little bit of everything} says
As much as I love baking, from time to time a no-bake recipe is more than welcomed. These granola sound to good not to make them!
claire @ the realistic nutritionist says
This is SO up my alleyway. I love no bake things!!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
I just made this a couple of weeks ago and I L-OOOOVED it. The no-bake aspect is an added bonus and the caramely flavor was just AH-MAZING.
Dee at Deelicious Sweets says
I love that these are no bake and so quick to put together. Very versatile too. Yummy!
Steph@stephsbitebybite says
Such a great recipe!! I’m known to easily scarf down multiple granola bars in one sitting!
Mikaela Cowles says
What a great money saving option. And, perfect fuel for your 6-yea-old while he trains for his first 5k!
Alida says
These granola bars look delicious! I love that you son wants to do a 5k. Developing healthy habits early in life 🙂
Hester aka The Chef Doc says
Ooh, these look just like the ones from the store. I think the Quaker Oats brand, right? This will be nice to have in my arsenal. I’ve never been very successful when it comes to making chewy granola bars. Thanks for sharing! I hope your Monday started off with a bang 🙂 Have a great week!
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
I love granola bars and this recipe looks wonderful!!! This will be great for the work week!!
Kiri W. says
A 5K at 6? Holy cow! Impressive!
These look like delicious, easy to make bars 🙂 love it!
Kiri W. says
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Eileen says
What great ingredients and I love simplicity!
My Inner Chick says
—-Looks DeLISH & Healthy, TOO.
Mmmmmm. Xx
Kim Bee says
Great recipe, looks healthy and yummy. I love that your son is running with you. Mini-me is picky too so I can relate.
Emily @ Life on Food says
I am definitely enjoying adding honey to more of my recipes as sweeteners. These look great; I cave to any treat with mini chocolate chips on top. I would be hard pressed to pick veggies over these bars.
Nami | Just One Cookbook says
These granola bars look so good. My son brings one granola bar in his snack bag. I should be making this instead of store bought, huh… thanks for the recipe!
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says
Wow, how impressive that he wants to run a 5k! These granola bars are the perfect snack!
Marsha @ The Harried Cook says
Okay. I am so going to make these soon. I love that they’re no bake. Sometimes I bake so much it seems like I never turn the oven off! Thanks for this recipe 🙂
CulinarilyCourtney says
I love baking, but sometimes I like to take a break with a no-bake treat! I have been wanting to try making my own granola bars for a while and this looks like the perfect adaptable recipe (coconut will be added for sure!)
Terra says
I love finding treats that are no-bake, especially with my crazy busy schedule:-) These look delicious! I love that your son wants to run a 5k, have fun training with him! Take care, Terra
Suzanne says
Love this granola bar recipe, I’m going to be trying this out this week :). Wow I can’t believe your 6 year old ran 2 miles and want to run a 5 k says good things about mom and dad. I’ve been exercising my whole life and my daughter has no interest what so sever, she does dance but not interested in what mom does.
Ann says
These look amazing and that they’re no bake makes me happy!
Alyssa says
Wow, two miles, that’s great! And with picky kids myself, I know how big it is when they eat something new! These bars look great. I’ve made granola bars before, but was never able to get the chewy party right. Great recipe!
Kaitlin says
Yum! I love that they don’t require baking, so easy!
amy @ fearless homemaker says
these sounds awesome! will definitely be giving these a try!
Jennifer (Delicieux) says
These look fantastic and even better that no baking is involved! How amazing that your 6 year old wants to run 5 km’s. Maybe we’ll be seeing him in a future olympics!
Kelsey @ K&K Test Kitchen says
These bars sound awesome! My old college roommate was addicted to the chewy bars from the store, and I think she would love to know that she could make these at home. I know I’m going to try these!
Brenda Z says
These look wonderful! I am always wary of buying the chewy bars in the store as I am paranoid of preservatives…these sound so quick and easy to make (not to mention delicious). Will definitely be making these soon!
Tiffany Ziolkowski says
those look good!
Apron Appeal says
what the what?! There’s no peanut butter or egg in there! (unless you have a peanut or egg allergy that’s not going to mean much but to me, that’s golden.)
Fran Moore says
These were terrific! I used coconut oil instead of butter, and added cranberries with the chocolate chips. Yummy! Thx!
Erin says
So glad that you liked them!
Ashley says
I’m just wondering, once these are made, how long will they be good for?
Erin says
About a week is how long I keep them in my fridge. Hope you enjoy!
Jenn says
I just made a huge batch of these. One pan with almonds and white chocolate chips and one pan with milk chocolate chips. Anxiously waiting for them to cool!!! With kids plus nieces and nephews coming over for Spring Break, these will come in handy.
Erin says
They sound wonderful. I am sure the kids will enjoy!
Rayan says
I can’t wait to try these. The ingredients in the boxed stuff is horrible. Maybe I won’t feel as bad if my kids are inhaling these instead. Any DIY NutriGrain bars idea.
Ikhwan says
hi
“Pour syrup over the oat mixture”
There was no syrup in the ingredients. What kind of syrup ?
Thanks
Erin S says
The butter, honey, and brown sugar that you cook for 2 minutes turns into a syrup. This is what you pour over the oat mixture.