Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola Bars
These peanut butter chocolate chip granola bars take less than 20 minutes to cook and contain simple ingredients that are probably in your pantry already.
Servings: 12 bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup gluten free rolled oats or regular rolled oats
- 1/4 cup vanilla protein powder
- 2 tablespoons flax meal
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted peanut butter or nut butter of choice
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar or sugar of choice
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil or melted coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons mini chocolate chips or dairy free chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven 350 F. Prepare an 8-inch x 8-inch square baking dish by lining with parchment paper.
- To a small bowl, combine vanilla, maple syrup, melted coconut oil, peanut butter and sugar. Mix to combine well.
- To a larger bowl, combine rolled oats, protein powder, flax meal, cinnamon and salt.
- Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients until fully incorporated. Then fold chips into the batter dispersing them well.
- Transfer the batter to the baking dish, spreading into an even layer with a spatula pressing into the corners. I found using my hands was helpful!
- Bake 17 minutes. Remove from the oven, cool in the pan 20 minutes. Lift the parchment paper out of the baking pan and set on a cutting board. Slice into 16 bars.
- Optional: drizzle melted chocolate over the top.
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Notes
- I've also used 1/2 cup Gluten Free Oat Flour with 1/2 cup Gluten Free Rolled Oats. Either method works!
- Be sure your peanut butter is smooth and easy to pour. You can warm peanut butter in the microwave for a few seconds until it easily drizzles.
- Press the knife into the bars and lift it out with each cut instead of dragging it through to achieve perfect cuts.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg