My Homemade Granola Bar Recipe (Plus 30+ More!) 8

Once upon a time, when my boys were young and in Little League, we did a lot of eating on the run. The slow cooker helped us manage meals, but people were hungry during those games and seemingly never-ending practices. Granola bars were my go-to grab and go snacks. I chose what I thought were the healthiest bars, but not long into the season I realized that 1. we were creating a lot of trash and 2. we were spending a lot of cash. Time to rethink this with a homemade granola bar recipe!

These granola bars, adapted from this recipe over at Zoom (remember THAT?), became our standby snack on those busy days. Even now, my adult children will fall back on this recipe when they know they’re going to be out and about all day long and in need of sustenance. I’m not the only one who relies on granola bars for an easy bite on the run, though. Below my recipe you’ll find 30 more recipes to try!

Homemade Granola Bar Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour (or oat flour for gluten free)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 cups oats
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chocolate chips (optional)
• 1 cup nuts (optional)

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix peanut butter, honey, vanilla, and eggs in a bowl. Stir in salt, flour, baking powder, and oats. Add raisins, chocolate chips, and nuts.

Spread mixture into a greased 9″x 13″ pan (or onto a jelly roll pan if you like your bars thinner). Place a piece of waxed paper over the mixture, then press the mixture firmly down into the pan with your hands. Bake 15 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Cool, then slice into bars.

Beyond my homemade granola bar recipe – bars and bites from bloggers

Raw Apple Pie Energy Bites from So, Let’s Hang Out
Fig Almond Protein Bars from the Dabblist
Peanut Butter Cereal Bars from Family Gone Healthy
Raw Amaranth Energy Balls from This Tree of Life
Chewy Granola Bars from My Healthy Green Family
Chocolate Chunk Energy Bars from What’s that Smell?
Healthy Homemade Granola Bars from Red and Honey
Nutty Granola Balls from Earthworms and Marmalade
Cherry Nut Larabars from Live Simply
Cinnamon Raisin Granola Bars from Raia’s Recipes
Healthy Chocolate Power Balls from Economies of Kale

No Bake Granola Bars from Live Simply
Soaked Granola Bars from Raia’s Recipes
Bite Sized Power Bites from Conveying Awareness
Enzyme Rich Larabars from GNOWFGLINS
Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Energy Bites from Real Food and Real Fitness
Granola Breakfast Cookies from Common Sense Homesteading
Snack Bars from GNOWFGLINS
Chocolate Almond Energy Bites from Happy Healthnut

Energy Bites from Real Food Carolyn
Pina Colada Bars from jarOhoney
Best Homemade Granola Bars from Brown Thumb Mama
Vanilla Coconut Almond Date Bars from What’s that Smell?
Cranberry Walnut Power Balls from Common Sense Homesteading
Real Food Granola Bars from Real Food and Real Fitness

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