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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars vegan, gluten free, no bake, granola

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars

Making your own granola bars has never been easier! These peanut butter chocolate chip bars are deliciously healthy, plus they're no-bake, vegan, and gluten-free.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 10 granola bars
Calories 289 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups oats
  • 1 cup mixed nuts and seeds (almonds, cashews, pecans, chia seeds, hemp seeds, etc.)
  • ½ cup vegan chocolate chips semi sweet
  • 1 cup smooth peanut butter unsalted, no oil
  • ¼ - ½ cup maple syrup or liquid sweetener
  • 1 tsp cinnamon optional
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions
 

  • First, cross-line a small baking dish with parchment paper. The smaller the dish, the thicker the bars will be.
  • Combine the mixed nuts and seeds into a food processor or blender, then pulse a few times until the nuts are roughly chopped. Add the oats and process lightly until the mixture is a coarse flour. You can keep the mixture as fine or chunky as you want - or skip this step entirely if you want to keep the nuts and oats whole!
  • Add the oats, nuts, and seeds to a large mixing bowl, then stir in ½ cup of vegan chocolate chips, a teaspoon of cinnamon, and a pinch of salt. Next, add 1 cup of smooth peanut butter and ¼ - ½ cup of maple syrup or liquid sweetener (depending on desired sweetness), then mix well until the dry ingredients are thoroughly combined with the wet.
  • Pour the mixture into the lined baking dish, then use your hands or a spatula to press it firmly and evenly into the pan. Cover the dish, then leave it in the fridge for at least 1 hour or overnight to set. The longer you let it set in the fridge, the better it will hold when you cut it.
  • After it’s done setting, remove the granola bar mixture from the pan by lifting up the parchment paper, then cut the granola bars into small rectangles or squares to enjoy.

Notes

How long will it last? These stay good for up to 2 weeks as long as you store them in an airtight container in the fridge!
Food processor: Using a food processor will make your life much easier for recipes like this. Get the one I use here. 
Customize: In this recipe, I use one cup of cashew nuts, hemp seeds, and chia seeds combined, but walnuts, almonds, pecans, etc. are all great options. Just use what you have!

Nutrition

Serving: 1granola barCalories: 289kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 12gFat: 18gIron: 2.5mg
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