Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars Recipe

If you love peanut butter and chocolate, you will love these granola bars! These are my go to sweet but filling snack that I love to take on road trips and pack in lunches.

I'll show you how to make the best homemade chewy granola bars, that I think are more flavorful than store-bought granola bars!

What You'll Need

• Old Fashioned Rolled Oats (do not substitute for quick oats)
• Creamy nut butter (natural peanut butter, almond butter, or sunflower seed butter)
• Honey (or if you'd prefer, you can use maple syrup)
• Chopped nuts (walnuts or almonds)
• Dark Chocolate Chips

See the recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper. 

Combine the wet ingredients - honey, peanut butter, and sea salt in a large bowl.

Stir with a rubber spatula till combined.

Add in the dry ingredients - the rolled oats, chopped nuts, and chocolate chips.

Stir till combined.

Press the oat mixture into the prepared pan. Bake granola bars for 18 minutes for soft bars (a chewy texture) and 20 to 22 minutes for crispy bars.

Allow the bars to cool fully for 20 minutes before cutting them into 8 to 10 bars, in the pan.

Then, pull the side of the parchment paper up to remove the bars from the pan and slice again along the same lines.

Allow bars to fully cool to room temperature before eating or storing.

Substitutions & Variations

• Nuts - use your favorite nuts (just make sure they are finely chopped). Unsalted walnuts, almonds, pecan, and hazelnuts all work! You can also use seeds like pumpkin seeds (pepitas), hemp seeds, or unsalted sunflower seeds.
• Sweetener - if you'd like these to be vegan granola bars, use maple syrup instead of honey.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

These delicious homemade granola bars are a great snack - perfect for peanut butter and chocolate lovers!

5 from 2 votes

Print Pin Rate

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Additional Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 bars

Author: Emily Wilson

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Ingredients

• ½ cup honey
• 3 tablespoons peanut butter or almond butter
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• 2 cups rolled oats
• ½ cup finely chopped walnuts or almonds
• ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line an 8-inch square baking dish with parchment paper. 
• Combine the honey, peanut butter, and sea salt in a large mixing bowl. Stir till combined. Add the rolled oats, chopped nuts, and chocolate chips and stir till combined.
• Press the mixture into the baking dish. Bake the granola bars for 18 minutes for soft bars and 20 to 22 minutes for crispy bars.
• Allow the bars to cool fully in the pan for 20 minutes before cutting them into 8 to 10 bars.
• Then, pull the side of the parchment paper up to remove the bars from the pan and slice again along the same lines.
• Allow bars to cool fully before eating or storing.

Video

Notes

Storage - save granola bars in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days or in the refrigerator for up to one week. Alternatively, you can wrap each bar in wax paper or plastic wrap to store them as well.

Freeze - for up to three months. I suggest allowing them to defrost for 20 to 30 minutes before eating.

Cooking Tips - If you want less crumbly bars, bake for at least 20 minutes. If you like a chewy, soft bar then bake bars for 18 minutes. Make sure to allow them to fully cool before cutting.

Recommended Tools - I highly recommend lining your baking pan with parchment paper. This keeps the granola bars from sticking to the pan.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 266kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 0.1mg | Sodium: 109mg | Potassium: 199mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg