Easy Fruit Granola Bars
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These homemade soft and chewy Easy Fruit Granola Bars are so delicious, healthy and super easy to make, using just 4 basic ingredients from your pantry. Oats, dried fruits, peanut butter and honey is all! So simple to make granola bars!
They are awesome for a quick breakfast on the go or a satisfying snack when you want something delicious and healthy, like these Healthy Peanut Butter Crunch Bars!
The kids will love these homemade granola bars! You can make them in less than 5 minutes, press them in a loaf pan and let them firm up a bit in the fridge. There’s no baking required! After they’ve firmed up, just slice them into whatever size you like and snack away!
What I love about these easy granola bars are, these are very interchangeable with just four building block ingredients, so you can make them different every time if you want want to.
Peanut butter, dried cherries, honey and oats is what flavor combo we went for! It tastes like a peanut butter and jelly granola bar and it’s life-changing healthy with lots of yum!
Ingredients You Need
healthy granola bars recipe
- 1 ½ cups quick oats or rolled oats
- 1 cup dried cherries or blueberries
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ⅓ cup honey, agave or maple syrup
How to Make Fruit Granola Bars
- Microwave the peanut butter and honey for 30-40 seconds and stir together. Heating helps everything bind together more easily while they firm up after they’re made.
- Add in the oats and dried fruit and mix it all up. Add more oats if needed. Too many will make them dry.
- Press the granola firmly and evenly into a 9×5 loaf pan lined with parchment paper or tin-foil for easy removal, lightly sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. You can use the bottom of a measuring cup to help press it down so that it’s nice and flat and firmly packed so that the bars will hold their shape well.
- Refrigerate until chilled. Then cover the baking pan and pop it in the fridge for an hour or until the bars are chilled.
- Cut the bars. Lift up on the parchment paper or tin-foil to transfer the granola onto a cutting board and cut the bars into whatever size you like.
- Chill the bars to better hold their shape. You could even roll them into bite-sized balls! Place them in a zip-lock or sealed container to keep them fresh and enjoy!
For Vegan Option: Make them with maple syrup or agave syrup and vegan peanut butter.
For Gluten Free Option: Use gluten free oats.
Fruit Granola Bar Options
Oat Options
Use old-fashioned oats
Add-ins of Your Choice
So many options here! Choose from a variety of dried fruits like cranberries
Tip: If you add chocolate chips or m&m’s, you may want to wait a bit for the mixture to cool down, so the chocolate chips down melt into the mixture and you can also just add them to the top after you’ve pressed the bars down in the pan.
Nut Butter Options
Your favorite nut butter will help hold these yummy healthy granola bars together, and it offers healthy fat, protein and fiber. We used peanut butter, but you can use almond butter, cashew butter or hazelnut butter, plus there a lot of nut butters you can buy for different flavors, like Justin’s
Honey, Maple Syrup or Agave Syrup
These natural sweeteners will also help bind the healthy granola bars together for a deliciously sweet option. I love honey and peanut butter together, but if you choose to use maple syrup and you want to cut back on sugar, go for some sugar-free healthy maple syrup like Lakanto
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These homemade granola bars are not only delicious but also a quick and convenient option for a healthy snack. So, gather your ingredients and let’s get started on this delicious and easy treat!
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- Healthy Peanut Butter Crunch Bars
Easy Fruit Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups quick or rolled oats
- 1 cup dried cherries or blueberries
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ⅓ cup honey agave or maple syrup
Instructions
- Microwave the peanut butter and honey for 30-40 seconds and stir together. Heating helps everything bind together more easily while they firm up after they're made.
- Add in the oats and dried fruit and mix it all up. Add more oats if needed. Too many will make them dry.
- Press the granola firmly and evenly into a 9x5 loaf pan lined with parchment paper or tin-foil for easy removal, lightly sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. You can use the bottom of a measuring cup to help press it down so that it’s nice and flat and firmly packed so that the bars will hold their shape well.
- Refrigerate until chilled. Then cover the baking pan and pop it in the fridge for an hour or until the bars are chilled.
- Cut the bars. Lift up on the parchment paper or tin-foil to transfer the granola onto a cutting board and cut the bars into whatever size you like.
- Chill the bars to better hold their shape. You could even roll them into bite-sized balls! Place them in a zip-lock or sealed container to keep them fresh and enjoy!
Nutrition
These granola bars look amazing. Would love to make them soon.
These granola bars look SO soft and chewy Kim! Such a great recipe, I wish I could reach into the photo and grab a handful of them!
These fruit granola bars look delicious, Kim! Will have to try these for the kids soon!
We’re huge granola bar fans Kim! Looks like a perfectly easy recipe for the kids and they look delicious!