Perfect for lunchboxes or beach bags! No Bake Granola Bars are filled with oats, Rice Krispies, mini chocolate chips, mini M&Ms, honey, and peanut butter.
If you love these, try my No Bake Trail Mix Energy Bites, too!
The end of school is probably not the best time to be sharing a No Bake Granola Bars recipe, huh?
My kids have been loving these in their lunch boxes but they’ll be perfect for throwing in my pool bag or whatever, too.
Anyway, my kid totally pulled one over on me yesterday. He’d been sick over the weekend. Like, not super sick but he had a cough and he basically slept from Thursday night to Sunday afternoon. So yesterday morning when he woke up and said he didn’t feel better, I let him stay home.
An hour later: “Mom! I feel so much better! Can I play Playstation?!”
Uh huh.
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup crisp rice cereal
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
- ½ cup mini M&Ms
- ⅔ cup honey
- ⅓ cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Stir together oats, cereal, chocolate chips, and M&Ms. Set aside.
- Melt honey and peanut butter together in a small saucepan over low heat, whisking to combine. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Pour wet mixture over the oat mixture and gently toss to coat.
- Press into a 9×9-inch baking dish lined with parchment paper.
- Refrigerate for at least an hour before cutting.
How Long Are They Good For?
These No Bake Granola Bars will be good in the fridge for about a week. Make sure to store them in an airtight container to keep them fresh for as long as possible.
I like to wrap them individually in plastic wrap and then put them all in one of these airtight containers.
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No Bake Granola Bars
adapted from Bran Appetit
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup crisp rice cereal
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
- ½ cup mini M&Ms
- ⅔ cup honey
- ⅓ cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Line a 9x9-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, gently stir oats, cereal, chocolate chips, and M&Ms. Set aside.
- Melt honey and peanut butter together in a small saucepan over low heat, whisking to combine. Remove from heat once smooth and stir in vanilla. Pour over the oat mixture and gently toss to coat.
- Press into the prepared baking dish, using a good bit of pressure but not crushing anything. Refrigerate for at least an hour before cutting.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 263Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 79mgCarbohydrates: 42gFiber: 3gSugar: 26gProtein: 5g
Mal says
Mine turned to chocolate! 😒 I even moved the chips off to the side when I poured. Nope. Didn’t work. So they look like a dirty mess now. Lol.
Nellie says
Well these are delicious! My kids love them, but mine aren’t pretty like yours….lol when i poured the heated honey, and PB over it melted all the chocolate chips so they look like a giant no bake cookie :) but set well and cut into bars great!
Stephanie @ Macaroni and Cheesecake says
These look wonderful and I love that they are no bake too!
Cyndi - My Kitchen Craze says
These look amazing!! I need to make these asap! I’m in the same boat. My kids always call home saying they feel nausea then come home to feel all better. Ha yea right. Pinned!!
nicole @ i am a honey bee says
ha! he played you!!!!
These remind me of the chewy bars I’d have in my school lunch. But they were too tiny. I’d make these into monster sized bars. ha!
Cate | Chez CateyLou says
What a tricky lil guy!!! But since he missed out on weekend days, maybe he deserved a sick day? Haha!! These bars look amazing, and no bake is perfect for summer!!
Kim (Feed Me, Seymour) says
I am big on granola bars, these will be perfect for my lunches!
Lora @cakeduchess says
I had something very similar happen recently with my little guy and he worked for a couple days;) Oh, yes…my favorite snack is a granola bar so I will make these just for me!
Medha @ Whisk & Shout says
I’ve been guilty of quite a few of those in my day. As you get older, being sick is less of a ‘day off’ and more of a ‘holy crap I’m going to be sooooo behind!!!!!’, as I’ve found :) These look awesome! Like monster cookies in healthy breakfast form!
Amy @Very Culinary says
I’ve fallen for this a few times during the school year – get a call from the office that T doesn’t feel well. Bring him home, and then he immediately asks to play video games. And while I’m at it, can he have some potato chips, too? I’m told liars grow up to be very creative. Hm. These granola bars wouldn’t last a day here!
Dawn Redmond says
These look amazing….and so easy! I can’t wait to try them this summer! Thanks for the recipe!
Sara says
These look awesome, my kids will totally go crazy for them! It’s hard to find a store bought granola bar that doesn’t have corn syrup or other not-so-healthy ingredients, these look like a better choice :)
Heather @ Sugar Dish Me says
I am SUCH a sucker when my kids ask to stay home. They don’t try it very much, but I cave every time! These granola bars are perfect for the hungry animals that eat us out of house and home every summer.
Kate @ Diethood says
LOL!!! I used to do that to my mom! I’m sure you did it, too. ;-)
These are seriously gorgeous granola bars. I mean is it possible not to love homemade granola?! WITH m&m’s?! I think not!
Beth says
Kids are so funny. Even if they stay home from school during the day, they somehow think they’re okay to play with the neighborhood kids after school… :)
Melanie @ Carmel Moments says
Sshh…. Don’t tell but granola bars are my go-to breakfast. I could totally down 2 of these! They look fabulous!