Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Granola Bars

Need a dairy free side dish? Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Granola Bars could be a super recipe to try. This recipe serves 6 and costs 88 cents per serving. One serving contains 494 calories, 14g of protein, and 27g of fat. 73 people have made this recipe and would make it again. Head to the store and pick up crisp rice cereal, slivered almonds, flaxseed meal, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by The Messy Baker Blog. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 65%, which is good. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars, and Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 60 minutes

Cooking duration: 10 minutes

 

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Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.Evenly spread oats and almonds onto the prepared baking sheet. Toast until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Allow the oats to cool completely.In a large bowl, add the oat and almond mixture, crisp rice cereal, flaxseed meal, chia seeds, and chopped prunes. Give the mixture a good stir to combine.In a small bowl, add peanut butter and honey. Microwave for 45 seconds. Stir until the mixture is creamy and the honey and peanut butter are thoroughly combined. Stir in the vanilla extract.Fold the peanut butter mixture into the oat mixture until all of the ingredients are thoroughly coated. Fold in the chocolate chips.Line a 8-by-8-inch square pan with a piece of parchment so it overlaps on each side of the pan. Transfer the oat mixture to your prepared pan, pressing the mixture into the corners. Fold the overlapped parchment in so it covers the top of the granola. Firmly press down on the granola.Refrigerate for at least an hour. Using a serrated knife, cut the granola into squares. Store in an airtight container.

 

Step by step:

1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.Evenly spread oats and almonds onto the prepared baking sheet. Toast until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Allow the oats to cool completely.In a large bowl, add the oat and almond mixture, crisp rice cereal, flaxseed meal, chia seeds, and chopped prunes. Give the mixture a good stir to combine.In a small bowl, add peanut butter and honey. Microwave for 45 seconds. Stir until the mixture is creamy and the honey and peanut butter are thoroughly combined. Stir in the vanilla extract.Fold the peanut butter mixture into the oat mixture until all of the ingredients are thoroughly coated. Fold in the chocolate chips.Line a 8-by-8-inch square pan with a piece of parchment so it overlaps on each side of the pan.

2. Transfer the oat mixture to your prepared pan, pressing the mixture into the corners. Fold the overlapped parchment in so it covers the top of the granola. Firmly press down on the granola.Refrigerate for at least an hour. Using a serrated knife, cut the granola into squares. Store in an airtight container.

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