Healthy No Bake Chocolate Granola Bars
These homemade Healthy No Bake Chocolate Granola Bars taste so much better than any oat bar you would get in the grocery store! All natural, rich and healthy at the same time! Great snackins!
Servings: 24 Bar Bites
Calories: 105kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup favorite nut butter peanut butter or almond butter
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup unsalted butter or coconut oil
- 1 ½ cups old‑fashioned oats or gluten‑free oats
- ¼ cup unsweetened flaked coconut
- ½ cup chocolate chips mini preferred
- ½ cup chocolate protein powder optional
- Optional: raisins dried fruit, nuts, etc.
Instructions
- Melt the butter or coconut oil, nut butter, and honey in the microwave until smooth, then stir well.
- If using protein powder, whisk it into the warm mixture until fully blended.
- Pour in the oats and mix until fully combined.
- Stir in the coconut and chocolate chips until everything is evenly coated.
- Press the mixture firmly into a parchment‑ or foil‑lined 8×8 pan for thinner bars or a 9×5 loaf pan for thicker bites, then chill for 30–45 minutes.
- Lift the chilled mixture out of the pan using the parchment or foil and slice into bars or mini bites.
Notes
NOTES
(Per mini bite — approximate) Calories: 105, Carbohydrates: 10g, Protein: 2g (4g with protein powder), Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Sodium: 25mg, Potassium: 60mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 4g
Calcium: 5mg, Iron: 1mg
- Press the mixture firmly into the pan so the bars slice cleanly after chilling.
- For a softer, chewier texture, use quick oats; for a firmer, classic granola‑bar texture, use rolled oats.
- If adding protein powder, whisk it into the warm mixture before adding the oats to avoid clumps.
- Mini chocolate chips melt slightly and create a chocolate swirl, but regular chips work too.
- To make the bars vegan, use coconut oil and maple syrup or agave instead of honey, and dairy‑free chocolate chips.
- Bars freeze well and can be sliced before freezing for easy grab‑and‑go snacks.
(Per mini bite — approximate) Calories: 105, Carbohydrates: 10g, Protein: 2g (4g with protein powder), Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Sodium: 25mg, Potassium: 60mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 4g
Calcium: 5mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition
Serving: 24Bars | Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg