Peanut Butter Granola Mini Bars

Name: Peanut Butter Granola Mini Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3 dozen.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup reduced-fat creamy peanut butter; 1/3 cup honey; 1 egg; 2 tablespoons canola oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup peanut butter chips; 1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Kids will flip over this deliciously oaty sweet snack! With honey, peanut butter, brown sugar and two types of chips, what's not to love about these granola bars? And at less than 100 calories, you can afford to have seconds. —Vivian Levine, Summerfield, Florida

Ingredients

1/2 cup reduced-fat creamy peanut butter
1/3 cup honey
1 egg
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup peanut butter chips
1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat the peanut butter, honey, egg, oil and vanilla until blended. Combine the oats, brown sugar and salt; add to the peanut butter mixture and mix well. Stir in chips. (Batter will be sticky.)
Press into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until set and edges are lightly browned, 12-15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 96 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 78mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Peanut Butter Double Chip Granola Bars in Healthy Cooking February/March 2009

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Llalley17

Sep 7, 2016

These bars are soooo good! I didn't have enough chocolate chips so I added some butterscotch chips, and I'm so glad I did. Next time I will do the same!
Wendy Weingart

Aug 26, 2016

I used pancake syrup in place of honey and they turned out super! Best granola bars I've made and my 3 children rated them awesome! They are moist, chewy and full of of peanut butter flavor.
mamaknowsbest

Jan 25, 2016

A soft, chewy granola bar! Made this easy to prepare bar during the blizzard of 2016. Huge hit with snow shoveling family. Followed directions exactly, they do need to cool completely. As a volunteer food editor for Taste of Home, I enjoy recipes that can be quickly made with ingredients on hand.
Jenna092

Sep 27, 2015

I made these as a post-workout snack/breakfast, and I added some pureed honey-roasted peanuts and chocolate & peanut butter protein powder. They are amazing, filling, and perfect to start off my day!
nightskystar

Nov 10, 2014

these are easy and a fantastic snack. you can dip them in melted chocolate or drizzle some over to fancy them up!! I also add craisins for an extra punch!!
2princesses2luv

Oct 23, 2014

These are so good. My kids prefer these over store bought granola bars.
deborah_nicole

Oct 22, 2014

I used between 3/4 and 1 cup of natural p.b and used only 1/4 cup of chocolate chips, that being said, I am notorious for cutting sugar in recipes, as I did in this one, but please don't I think it's safe to say the (sugar+honey) called for in this recipe is right on for a lightly sweetened treat. baked 13 minutes @ 350 cooled before cutting, they're holding together great. Thanks
chocoloco

Sep 17, 2014

Definitely would be good with dark chocolate for me.
sunshine141

Jul 31, 2014

I will do it with my students.
jgingrich

Apr 9, 2014

These disappear quickly. Love how quick and easy they are to make. Definitely a keeper!