Healthy Peanut Butter Pretzel No Bake Granola Bars made with only 5 ingredients. GF, DF and Vegan Friendly!
*pictures updated 07/25/17*
This months Recipe Redux’s Theme was:
7-Ingredient (Or Less) Recipes
“It’s Income Tax Season, so our brains could use some easy arithmetic; as in seven-ingredient-or-less recipes. Show us the healthy, no-brainer dish you fix for breakfast, lunch or dinner. “
AKA these 5 ingredient granola bars fit the bill for this challenge perfectly!
It’s pretty easy to get your craving fix if your craving something that’s sweet, salty, crunchy, chewy, peanut buttery or chocolatley, but what do you do when your craving all these things?
You honor those cravings and make something with all of these flavors in them. We are huge fans of this chocolate, peanut butter and pretzel combo, prime example is here.
Now these granola bars have ALL the goods:
Sweet from honey
Crunchy and salty from pretzels
Chewy from oats
Peanut Buttery from smooth natural peanut butter
Chocolatley from chocolate chips
These are such an easy-to-make no bake treat with only 5 ingredients to get your fix. Do I even have to mention that these are actually good for you for you to make them? That’s just a plus.
5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Pretzel No Bake Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup honey sub maple syrup for vegan option
- 1/2 cup smooth natural peanut butter
- 2 cups oats
- 1/2 cup crushed gluten-free pretzels
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Place honey and peanut butter in a small sauce pan over medium heat until mixed well
- Mix the rest of the ingredients in a large glass bowl
- Stir in honey mixture and combine well
- Line a loaf pan or deep dish pan with parchment paper and transfer mixture
- Place another sheet of parchment paper on top and press down mixture until firmly packed.
- Place mixture in a freezer for 1-2 hours until set and cut into bars
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Pretzels, chocolate, and peanut butter….a better combo doesn’t really exist! Can’t wait to make these! Wasn’t this month’s theme fun!? 🙂
Kaila@HealthyHelperBlog recently posted…3 Ingredient HCLF Vegan Fudgsicle Bites
Yes it’s the BEST combo! Thank you! Yes it was an awesome theme 🙂
Salt-sweet is my JAM!! Thanks so much for sharing these amazing-looking bars!! <3
Marina @ A Dancer’s Live-It recently posted…Mythbuster Monday: Spring Edition
I adore the sweet and salty combo! This recipe is a must-make for me. Pinning for later!
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I was thinking the SAME THING, Kaila! And, I was also just looking at some other granola bar recipes I had pinned and saw this one…which is, yes, one of my favorite peanut butter combinations. The question is, does “cooking” with peanut butter count against me if I gave it up for Lent? [Because how can I scoop out peanut butter without licking the spoon????]
These practically make themselves, right? Too easy not to make…which I will. And my kids will adore!
Glad you liked this month’s theme. We’ve been wanting to do this theme for a while!
Serena recently posted…Mini Spaghetti Pizza Pies | The Recipe ReDux
Honey + peanut butter is a killer combo. Add salty? I am in heaven!
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You had me at chocolate and pretzels! This sounds delicious! I am pinning for later 🙂
Sweet & salty AND peanut butter?! You stole my heart. 😀
Emily @ Sinful Nutrition recently posted…A Quick & Easy Bean Burger Recipe
I love this! I love making homemade snack bars and snack balls t have on hand and these are perfect. Lucky for me I have everything I need already to make these
I love gluten-free pretzels and putting them in a bars is so GENIUS! Looks good!
Love these! So simple yet so creative! I have never thought of pretzel granola bar before, but I’m sure it’s delicious 🙂
I have all of these ingredients at home and am heading out of town for the weekend…hello PERFECT road trip snack. Pinned and making 🙂
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Good thing I have an abundance of pretzels right now 😉 YUM!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine recently posted…Golden Cauliflower Puree
I’m SUCH a salty sweet gal – if there’s a pretzel cone option at the ice cream shop, I’m doing it. Can’t wait to make these with my daughter!
Ohhhh… killer conbo. I love sweet and salty and I REALLY love thick granola bars. This may have to happen this week!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table recently posted…Lemon-Garlic Asparagus & Beets with Parmesan & Almonds [Recipe]
I’m always up for easy no bake, minimum ingredients bars like these.
And plus you’ve got pretzels in them. And I have a serious addiction problems with pretzels 😉
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All my favorite ingredients! These look so good. Pinned!
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These sound super simple and delicious. Perfect for snack time 🙂
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Pinning this one! You know my love affair with peanut butter and chocolate . . .
Elaine @ Flavour and Savour recently posted…Skinny Chopped Chicken Taco Salad
These look so delicious!! I absolutely LOVE the flavor of pretzels in granola bars…and candy bars…and any bars. Yum!!!!! Pinned :).
Thank you! Can’t beat that combo!
Thank you! PB and chocolate for life 🙂
thank you! I agree!
thank you! my fav too!
yes love that sweet and salty combo! Thanks!
sweet and salty is the bomb! Thank you!
oh my gosh I LOVE pretzel cones! Hope you can try them 🙂
gotta love that sweet n salty combo!
Yes these would be the best road trip snack! Thank you!
Thank you! simple and delish 🙂
thank you! It is so good!
yay! hope you can make them! they are deeelish!
heck yeah! best combo!
thank you! best combo!
oh yes! I agree 🙂
yes they are so easy! This theme is awesome 🙂
haha I would say that it doesn’t count lol. Well I mean you only have a few days left! Thanks so much 🙂
thank you so much! Sweet and salty= HEAVEN!
Thank you for the sweet combo! I agree!
Just made these… I’m thinking… thinking that I might dig into one before dinner. <3
Emily recently posted…WIAW: I Don’t Have the Model Diet
I am soo excited to try these! Peanut Butter, Chocolate and Pretzels sounds like an absolute dream.
These look so delicious and easy! My kids will love them!
These look so perfect! I love the ingredients list and how easy they are.
Ashley @ Fit Mitten Kitchen recently posted…Whole Wheat Vegan Carrot Cake
These bars look so great! Perfect combo of ingredients. I have actually been craving all those things the last couple days with no satisfaction… these should do the trick!
Thank you for including the vegan alternatives. It looks delicious. I’ll be surely giving it a try and letting you know the results.
HI Bethany & Rachel,
This sounds so healthy and easy to make. What a great snack. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & tweeted!
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Thank you!
Thank you! Hope you try it!
Why thank you! Love that combo <3
Thank you love <3 Easy and delicious!
Thank you, they are totally kid-friendly!
yes that combo is EVERYTHING <3
I’m so glad you made these <3 Thank you so much!
I adore these bars! Gimme anything with peanut butter and chocolate and I’m all over it – even better when it’s healthy and SO easy.
Rachel @ Bakerita recently posted…Homemade Twix Bars (Paleo + Vegan)
These look so so so good! I love all the ingredients and it looks super easy to make 🙂 thanks for sharing this!
These granola bars look absolutely fantastic, and so convenient since they’re no-bake! I make my own at home all the time but my recipe needs a bit of work over the stove using honey and butter. They’re delicious but I do need to set some time aside to make them. These, on the other hand, look like they come together in a flash! 🙂
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Nice and quick and yummy. Tweeted and Stumbled.
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These look delicious!
Oh, wow — my granola bar loving children would go crazy for these salty-sweet snacks. Such a delicious treat!
Oooh salty + sweet = such a good combo!! Going to make these for my brother.. he is always snacking on chewy granola bars.. these look way better 🙂
He would love these! They are so much healthier and taste so much better haha
Oh, granola bars… I love them. Never had pretzels in them, but it sounds tasty! Thank you for sharing them with us at Savoring Saturdays!
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These look awesome! I like that it only has 5 ingredients and that I can make it for my son and not feel too guilty. Who am I kidding I would make these for me and maybe share them with my son. 🙂
Yummilicious post. Will definitely try this. Thank you for sharing this simple and useful recipe. Do add your Twitter handle to your sharing button message – I had to search you on Twitter and then tweet the link to my followers. Keep writing!
Looking forward to reading more posts from you as part of UBC.
Do take a look at my latest post for UBC: https://diaryofaninsanewriter.wordpress.com/2017/01/01/my-husband-i-are-incompatible-is-my-marriage-successful/
These bars are flawless. The chocolate melts when mixing with the warm peanut butter and honey, so they don’t look like the picture as the recipe is written. HOWEVER, they still look and taste amazing. Stores well in fridge or freezer. Thanks!
What about changing pretzel for roasted corn grains? Will it work? Trying soon pin for later
Hi Adriana,
That should work! Hope you enjoy 🙂