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The EASIEST 5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Granola Bars

April 30, 2018 by Bethany And Rachel 14 Comments

Peanut Butter Banana Granola Bars are a healthy and delicious snack made easy with only 5 REAL ingredients! Also gluten-free and vegan!

Dang it feels good to recipe create again! It’s been such a long time since we got in the kitchen and made something because of grad school. Not saying that we couldn’t find the time to make a recipe, but we thought it was better if we focused on academics lol.

Needless to say, we’re back with another simple and easy recipes. We’ve found that our most popular recipes are those with the most simple ingredients such as this one, Peanut Butter Banana Granola Bars. These are similar to our Sweet Potato Granola Bars! Super easy to make with only a few ingredients that you probably already have in your house:

Oats

Ripe bananas

Peanut butter

Maple syrup

Chocolate chips

The Peanut butter Banana Granola Bars are super easy to make with only a few ingredients. They are a delicious on-the-go breakfast or snack for you and your family. Also gluten-free and vegan!

5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Granola Bars

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Ingredients

2 cups dry oats
1 cup mashed banana about 1 large or 2 small
1/4 cup peanut butter or other nut butter
2-4 tbsp maple syrup depending on your sweet-o-meter
1/3-1/2 cup chocolate chips/chunks

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 and coat a 8x8 baking pan with oil or like with parchment paper
Add oats to a large bowl and combing banana, nut butter and maple syrup in a small bowl
Mix well and combine with oats.
Add chocolate chips and mix well.
Place mixture in pan and spread evenly, bake for 15 minutes or until done.
Let cool and slice into 8-10 bars.

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Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Granola Bars {Gluten-Free + Vegan!}

October 4, 2016 by Bethany And Rachel 22 Comments

Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Granola Bars are a healthy and delicious snack made easy with only 5 REAL ingredients! Also gluten-free and vegan!

Do you remember those quaker chewy granola bars (my main inspiration for these sweet potato granola bars)?

I’m pretty sure you do unless you’ve been living under a rock for several years. Throwback to middle school when I used to eat at least 2-3 per day. My Mom would get a giant box of 90 from Costco so we were always stocked up with them. They used to be my go-to snack -now these chocolate chip sweet potato granola bars are my go-to.

I remember how incredibly chewy and sweet these little bars were and perfectly studded with baby chocolate chips ensuring that you got chocolate in every bite. Flash forward to 10 years later, and I haven’t had a chewy granola bar in FOREVER!

I was seriously craving one so bad the other day that I had to give in and make my own healthier version. This is how these Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Granola Bars were born.

These granola bars mimic the Quaker ones without all of the added sugar and artificial sweeteners. You won’t believe that they are only made with 5, yes 5, REAL food ingredients! Let’s take a look at the ingredient list:

Dry gluten-free oats

Roasted Sweet potato

Almond butter or other nut butter of choice

Maple syrup of liquid sweetener of choice

Dairy-free chocolate chips/chunks

5 Ingredient Homemade Granola Bars

Not only are these homemade granola bars made with 5 nutritious ingredients, they are also so easy to make! They are the perfect kid-approved grab-n-go snack or make-ahead breakfast. They are also gluten-free and vegan-friendly!

5 Ingredient Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Granola Bars {Gluten-Free + Vegan!}

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings 8 granola bars

Ingredients

2 cups dry oats
1 cup mashed sweet potato about 1 large or 2 small
1/4 cup almond butter or other nut butter
2-4 tbsp maple syrup depending on your sweet-o-meter
1/3-1/2 cup chocolate chips/chunks

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 and coat a 8x8 baking pan with oil or like with parchment paper. Add oats to a large bowl and combing sweet potato, nut butter and maple syrup in a small bowl, mix well and combine with oats. Add chocolate chips and mix well. Place mixture in pan and spread evenly, bake for 15 minutes or until done.
Slice into 8 bars. Enjoy!

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Pecan Fig No-Bake Granola Bars with Coconut Glaze {Gluten-Free + Vegan!}

February 8, 2016 by Bethany 61 Comments

In need of a healthy snack that will satisfy you hunger as well as your sweet tooth? Make these Pecan Fig No-Bake Granola Bars with a Coconut Glaze that take no more than 10 minutes to make! Also Gluten-Free and Vegan!

Fun fact: I used to eat granola bars like it was my job. In fact, the Quaker chewy granola bars were my favorite. Back when I was 10 years old, I thought these bars were actually good for me.

Ya know, the chocolate dipped ones with the sugary peanut butter and partially-hydrogenated oils. My ten year old self thought way different about food than I do now.

My ten year-old self’s mentality was more like this about “healthy food:” “oh these granola bars are healthy and good for me? I’ll eat ten in one sitting.”

Okay, maybe not in one sitting, but I could easily polish off a box in one day. They were my favorite part about lunch time at school, afternoon snack when I got home, and my post-dinner snack. Ok, so I guess you get the picture about my love for granola bars.

Thankfully in my later teenage years, I realized that these granola bars dubbed “healthy” were actually not healthy at all. And I figured out that making my own granola bars are not only fun to create, but also extremely easy to make!

Coconut, fig and pecans are amazing flavors, but when put together , they become a unity of glory. They are sweet without any refined sugars, soft and chewy with all-natural ingredients! Oh, and you can make them in 10 minutes flat! Need I say more?

Coconut Glazed Fig and Pecan No Bake Granola Bars

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Prep Time 10

Freezer time 30

Total Time 40

Servings 8 granola bars

Ingredients

1 cup gluten-free old fashioned oats
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
1/2 cup chopped dried figs
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup almond butter
2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup
2 Tbsp. coconut oil
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions

Add all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well until all ingredients are combined.
place parchment paper on the bottom of a shallow bowl and add granola mixture. Press down in an even layer. Add more pecans and dried figs on top (if desired)
Place in freezer for 30 minutes and cut into bars.
For glaze, combine all ingredients together and drizzle over bars.
Enjoy!

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Cinnamon Pecan Pumpkin Granola Bars

Cinnamon-Pecan Pumpkin Granola Bars

July 21, 2014 by Rachel 7 Comments

It’s officially the pumpkin season and you all know what that means, pumpkin-flavored everything! Woo-hoo! I just love pumpkin, I just don’t actually eat it in fall though, I literally have it all year round! What’s not to love about this versatile and delicious squash!? It can be added to virtually almost every type of dish: oatmeal, pancakes, yogurt, chili, pie, wraps,lasagna, you name it, and there is a pumpkin version. Packaged granola bars seem really easy and convenient, but most of the time you are actually doing yourself, and your body a disservice when buying them! First of all they can be uber expensive, loaded with sugar and preservatives, and can be heavily processed. On average, a granola bar typically can cost 75 cents or more per bar, doesn’t sound like much, but when you are buying 12, it really adds up. The good news is that you can make your own for dirt cheap! Plus these ones are pumpkin filled!!! These granola bars taste like fall, cinnamon, crunchy pecans and pumpkin, and such a quick and easy grab-and-go snack or quick breakfast!

Cinnamon-Pecan Pumpkin Granola Bars

2 cups dry oats
2 ripe bananas, mashed
3 tbsp sliced almonds
2 tbsp sunflower seeds
2 tbsp pumpkin puree
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
10 whole pecans

1. In a large bowl, mix everything together except pecans, mix until thoroughly combined

2. Spray some cooking spray in a jelly roll pan and place oven at 350 degrees

3. Spread mixture evenly in the pan and press one pecan where each granola bar will be cut after baked

4. Bake for about 15-20 minutes or until golden

5. Let cool and cut into 10 even bars

6. Enjoy!

Health Benefits

Vegan
Gluten-free
Dairy-free
Protein from nuts
Healthy fats from nuts
Fiber from oats and pumpkin
All natural sweetness
No preservatives
Non-GMO
Vitamins, Antioxidants, minerals
No-sugar-added

Banana-Nut Bread Granola Bars {Vegan & GF}

July 20, 2014 by Bethany 9 Comments

Are your store-bought bars not cutting it? Make these simple, dense and hearty granola bars! They’re soft, chewy and naturally sweet for a perfect snack or breakfast! Vegan & Gluten-free

*Post and pictures updated 7/11/17*

Welp, it’s been a hot minute (more like 3 years) since I made these granola bars. It’s sad to think that I’ve forgotten about them, buttttt at least I remembered now! Better late than never 😉

Unlike your regular store-bought granola bars, these guys are super dense and hearty. They’re basically a hybrid between banana nut bread and a chewy granola bar. No complaining here !

Oh and you know how some granola bars are so hard you almost loose a tooth when you bite into them? These bars aren’t like that at all. They’re soft baked but still portable.

They’re super duper easy to make! Here is what ya need:

bananas

walnuts

raisins

oats

chia seeds

chocolate chips or cocoa nibs

cinnamon

Dats it!

Soft-Baked Banana Nut Granola Bars

Are your store-bought bars not cutting it? Make these simple, dense and hearty granola bars! They’re soft, chewy and naturally sweet for a perfect snack or breakfast!

Banana-Nut Bread Granola Bars {Vegan & GF}

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Ingredients

Banana-Nut Bread Granola Bars
1 cup walnuts
1 cup raisins soaked in water for 2 hours (you could skip this step)
2 ripe bananas
1 cup oats
1/3 cup. chia seeds I used the Chia Co
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup cocoa nibs or chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a food processor, combine walnuts, drained raisins, and banana. Blend for about 15 seconds, or until mixture is smooth.
In a seperate bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Mix well then add banana mixture. Stir until fully combined.
Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper. Add batter and spread on bottom of the pan evenly. Top with banana slices, if desired.
Bake for about 1 hour, or until bars are toasted.
Let cool and slice.
Enjoy!!

The EASIEST 5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Granola Bars

5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Granola Bars

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Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Granola Bars {Gluten-Free + Vegan!}

Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Granola Bars are a healthy and delicious snack made easy with only 5 REAL ingredients! Also gluten-free and vegan!

These granola bars mimic the Quaker ones without all of the added sugar and artificial sweeteners. You won’t believe that they are only made with 5, yes 5, REAL food ingredients! Let’s take a look at the ingredient list:

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5 Ingredient Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Granola Bars {Gluten-Free + Vegan!}

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Coconut Glazed Fig and Pecan No Bake Granola Bars

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Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Granola Bars are a healthy and delicious snack made easy with only 5 REAL ingredients! Also gluten-free and vegan!

These granola bars mimic the Quaker ones without all of the added sugar and artificial sweeteners. You won’t believe that they are only made with 5, yes 5, REAL food ingredients! Let’s take a look at the ingredient list:

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5 Ingredient Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Granola Bars {Gluten-Free + Vegan!}

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