Peanut Butter Granola Squares – No bake. Gluten free. Crunchy. Delicious. Easy. Breakfast, snack, or lunchbox worthy. Make them!
Peanut butter, chocolate, oats, maple syrup…need I say more? Most people love granola bars, but most of the ones you find in the store have some questionable ingredients. These No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Squares are creamy and chewy, with a little crunch for texture and of course are drizzled with chocolate. The best part — they are good for you!!
Better Than Store Bought
You could even cut these into long rectangles to resemble store bought granola bars, but I think they hold together a bit better in small squares. Store them in the fridge and they will stay firm, yet still be soft and chewy.
Healthy Granola Bars
These babies are loaded with flax and chia seeds, oats and nut butter, which means these bars pack a healthy punch of omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, antioxidants, protein and a plethora of vitamins and minerals, yet, you will feel like you are eating dessert! Who doesn’t want that?
I feel good about giving these to my kids for breakfast, lunch, snack, whenever! I promise they will never guess how healthy they are.
Peanut Butter Granola Squares
I hope you guys love these No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Squares as much as we do. If you give them a try, please come back and leave me a comment below with your feedback. You can also find me on social media. Be sure to tag @veggie_inspired and #veggieinspired so I’m sure to see it. Enjoy!
- 1 cup old fashioned oats (gluten free, if desired)
- 1 cup crisp brown rice cereal (I like Erewhon)
- 1/2 cup flaxmeal
- 1/2 cup chia seeds
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 1/4 cup natural peanut butter
- 1/4 cup dairy free chocolate chips
- 1-2 tbsp non dairy milk
- In a medium bowl mix the peanut butter and maple syrup until smooth.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until everything is coated evenly.
- Press mixture into an 8x8 baking dish.
- In a small saucepan over low heat, whisk the chocolate chips and 1 tbsp non dairy milk until smooth. Add 1 more tbsp milk if needed to thin.
- Drizzle chocolate over granola.
- Cut into squares and enjoy!
More Healthy Granola Recipes to Love:
Tahini Dark Chocolate Granola Bars
These are YUM! My husband left for a week-long business trip the day after I made them. He was bummed he didn’t get any more; however, I was quite happy that I got to eat almost all of them! The only bad thing about these was that we had chia seeds stuck in our teeth – not so pretty to look at! Is it okay to grind chia seeds or does that affect the nutrient content in some way?
LOL, that happens to be sometimes too, Sara. Yes, you can grind them down in a small coffee grinder or similar. Or just leave them out. I’m so glad you liked them!! They are the perfect snack! 🙂
can this be freezed?
greetings from mexico!
Hi, Ingrid. I haven’t tried freezing them, but I would think they would do so perfectly! They are probably great straight out of the freezer actually! Let me know if you try it! Enjoy!
Oh yes please! All my favorite flavors put together! Love it <3
Thanks, Lucie! They are definitely a favorite around here!
These are delicious! This is a breakfast I can really get behind! I just used gluten free cereal and gluten free oats and voila…gluten free yumminess!
Yes! They are sooo good. My son loves to take them in his lunch too!
Do you think this could be adapted to use the PB2 powdered peanut butter?
Kelly, I’m not sure. I have never used PB2. Do you reconstitute the powder to make a “butter” or is it just used as flavor in powder form? I’m guessing if it can be reconstituted, then it would work, as long as it’s thick enough to hold everything together. Sorry, I can’t be much more help. If you try it, let me know your results. Thanks!
These sound great. Going to make them for my picky son today. Where can you find nondairy chocolate chips?
Thanks, Jennifer! I buy the Trader Joe’s Chocolate Chips which just happen to be vegan (not their chocolate chunks though!). Enjoy Life is another brand that is dairy free…they can be found at Whole Foods and probably other specialty stores. If your grocery store has a Natural Foods aisle you might get lucky and find some there. Let me know if you son likes them!
Thank you so much. I will go out to Trader Joes Friday.
I’m not sure you could make these any healthier Jenn. They look so good!
Thanks, Linda! Gotta make ’em uber healthy so I don’t feel so bad when I eat 3 at one sitting! 🙂