Peanut Butter Chia Healthy Granola Bars
Ingredients
The base
-
1 ½
cups
old fashioned rolled oats
-
⅔
cup
creamy peanut butter
-
⅓
cup
honey
-
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
-
1
teaspoon
ground cinnamon
-
¼
teaspoon
kosher salt
Mix-ins
-
½
cup
chocolate chips or dried fruits (like cherries, raisins, or dates)
-
½
cup
roughly chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, almonds)
-
¼
cup
uncooked millet or uncooked quinoa
-
¼
cup
chia seeds
Instructions
- Optionally, preheat the oven and toast the oats, nuts, millet or quinoa, and chia seeds for about 10 minutes.
- Line an 8x8-inch baking dish with plastic wrap or parchment paper and mist with cooking spray.
- In a small saucepan, melt the peanut butter and honey over medium-low heat until smooth.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
- In a large bowl, combine the oats, millet (or quinoa), nuts, and chia seeds.
- Pour the peanut butter mixture over the dry ingredients and mix until evenly coated.
- Press the mixture into the prepared baking dish, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Once set, remove from the pan, slice into bars, and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts (estimated)
Servings
12 bars
Calories
250
Total fat
10g
Total carbohydrates
30g
Total protein
8g
Sodium
50mg
Cholesterol
0mg
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