I LOVE granola! I am not kidding when I saw I could sit and eat a whole bag of it.
I enjoy snacking on granola, putting it in my yogurt or oatmeal, or just dipping a few pieces into peanut butter for a sweet treat.
Unfortunately, granola bought from the store can contain high amounts of sugar, fat, and should only be ate a few times a week. However, I like to eat it A LOT more than that!
That is when I decided to make my own granola bars, and they WORKED!
These granola bars are perfect to break up and put in yogurt, an after workout snack, or to cure a sweet tooth. I always crave a sweet after lunch and this comes in handy!
These 6-ingredient granola bars take less than 10 minutes to make and take a total of 1 hour before they're ready to eat (Don't worry all of that time is them chilling in the freezer!).
Ingredients:
2 cups Old Fashioned Oats
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup of honey
3/4 cup Vanilla Shakeology (Any Vanilla Protein)
1/2 cup Chocolate Chips
1 cup Creamy Peanut Butter1. Add the first 5 dry ingredients into a mixing bowl and combine.
2. Put 1 cup of peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl and put in microwave for 30 seconds. Remove and stir.
3. Pour peanut butter into the mixing bowl and stir until all ingredients are equally coated.
4. Line a rimmed pan with parchment paper. Pour mixture onto parchment paper and spread evenly into a square. Use a spatula to get an even level and to create the square shape.
5. Optional- top with shredded unsweetened coconut.
6. Place pan into freezer for 45 minutes to an hour.
7. Remove pan from freezer and cut into individual bars, about 2 inches long and 1 inch thick. Individually wrap each bar in plastic wrap and store in a gallon zip lock bag in the freezer. They will be good for at least 2 weeks, if you don't eat them all first :-)
Enjoy!
