These No Bake Almond Butter Granola Bars are healthy, delicious and can easily be made in just 15 minutes! Perfect to grab on-the-go in the mornings too!
Um you guys.
These Almond Butter Granola Bars are kind of amazing. Seriously. And there is ZERO baking required which means they are literally the easiest thing you will make this week (and you WILL make them because they’re THAT good).
It really took me no time at all to throw these together. I mean really the only thing that takes a little while is actually waiting to eat them, but hey that just makes them that much tastier right?! I love bars that I can easily grab on-the-go in the mornings and these also make for a perfect midday snack while at work. Truth be told I brought these into my office to share with my co-workers and they lasted all but 10 minutes….I even had a request to bring in more!
THESE BARS ARE KID-FRIENDLY!
These granola bars are crunchy, chewy and lightly sweetened with honey and brown sugar. If you want to omit the sugar altogether, you can easily just add a little extra honey. I’m also loving the almond butter in this recipe, it just gives such a delicious nutty taste to the bars. If you don’t have almond butter on hand, try using peanut butter! I mean whoever came up with the brilliant idea of putting chocolate and peanut butter together was clearly a genius so you really can’t go wrong with that tasty combination.
These are also great for kids too! They’ll love helping you make them, especially sprinkling the mini chocolate chips over top, but most of all they’ll enjoy eating them too! Store these individually wrapped in plastic wrap in a sealed air-tight container to keep them fresh or feel free to freeze them for later.
These almond butter granola bars really are super simple to make, but I do want to note that allowing the honey mixture to simmer on the stove for a full two minutes is the key to making sure these bars stick together so don’t skip that part! Also giving them enough time to firm up in the fridge for 1 to 2 hours is important too, but I promise they’re completely worth the wait!
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No Bake Almond Butter Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup puffed rice cereal
- 4 Tbsp coconut oil
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp mini chocolate chips, divided
- Pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine rolled oats and puffed rice cereal; set aside.
- In a small saucepan on medium-high heat, whisk together coconut oil, brown sugar, almond butter and honey and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium-low, continually whisking, and allow mixture to simmer for about 2 minutes. Remove mixture from heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
- Pour mixture over the dry oat mixture and fold together so everything is evenly coated. Stir in one tablespoon of chocolate chips and transfer to a prepared 9×13-inch baking dish lined with parchment paper.
- Press granola mixture firmly into the baking dish (I used extra parchment paper to press down to avoid granola from sticking to my fingers) and sprinkle remaining chocolate chips over top along with a pinch of sea salt. Cover and refrigerate for two hours.
- Remove from refrigerator and lift the parchment paper so the bars are easily removed from the baking dish. Cut into 18 bars and store at room temp individually wrapped in plastic wrap or freeze for later.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Made this recipe and they look great! My question is – how long do they last at room temp vs frozen?
Mine turned out crumby as well. I winder if I should’ve used a smooth processed almond butter rather than freshly ground almond butter. I’m going to add these to trail mix which should work perfectly,
Hey Kelly,
So i tried making these twice and unfortunately both times they would not hold together. I desperately even tried to bake them yet still they were crumbly. I was reading through the comments and wanted to ask what kind of Almond Butter were you using? Could you provide the exact brand? I was using all natural almond butter and so there is oil separation, maybe that played a role? Did you measure the Coconut oil hardened or liquid form?
Hi Valeria! I’m so sorry you’re having a tough time getting these to hold together! The only thing I can think is that you didn’t press the granola firmly enough into the pan prior to refrigerating. I always try to firmly pack it together pressing down a lot so that there are no gaps and everything is stuck together nicely. I used Justin’s brand almond butter and I measured the coconut oil in hardened form. Hope this helps and I’m sorry once again that these didn’t turn out how you expected!
I love your Kind Bars, but I made these and while the taste was good, I’m very disappointed that they turned out crumbly. I took the suggestion and made sure to gently boil the mixture for 2 mins. But it didn’t work.
Hi, this is just what I was looking for – excited to try. Can I use something instead of the puffed rice cereal? Something I might have at home? Thanks…
Rice Krispies would work!
Can i use olive oil to replace coconut oil and normal butter to replace almond butter?
You could replace the coconut oil with olive oil, but the almond butter should be replaced with something like peanut butter or other nut butter to keep the flavor and hold the bars together 🙂
Made these last night. Yum! Mine turned out really crumbly though. They fall apart when I pop them out of the Tupperware. I’m wondering what I did wrong. Any suggestestions? I definitely want to make them again!
Hi Emily! Make sure that you boil the honey mixture on the stove for the full 2 minutes, this is important because it makes the mixture super sticky in order for the granola to stick together when it hardens. Also makes sure to really press the granola firmly into the baking dish as much as you can to ensure that everything stays together and there aren’t any holes when cutting the bars 🙂 Hope this helps!!
It looks absolutely delicious! I would like to try and make this one day, or something similar. The presentation is great as well
Wow, these look delicious. And they are so perfectly cut! My bars never cut so perfectly. I love the no-bake part of this recipe. I’ll have to try it soon. Thank you for that tip about simmering the honey mixture for a full 2 minutes. Good to know these things before making a gooey mess that won’t set!