Homemade granola bars with oats and honey are delicious, healthy and super easy to make. Granola bars made with healthy ingredients are sure to become a family favorite!
Do you think granola bars are just those individually wrapped bars that are bought? Think again! As with most food items, homemade is not only healthier but also tastes so much better.
And, if it is easy, well, that is just icing on the cake! Easy, did I say easy? Homemade granola bars with oats and honey are mix it up, put it in the pan, bake and eat – nothing hard about this recipe which is just my type of dish!
If you need another reason to make homemade granola bars, lets talk economics – they are very inexpensive to make. One way to make Oats and Honey Homemade Granola Bars even more economical is to buy rolled oats in bulk.
I purchase a 50 lb bag at the time. To store that many oats, I use buckets with airtight lids and keep them in a closet. A great source of buckets is from bakeries – their icing comes in buckets and they are thrown away when empty. I have found several willing to save them for me.
With a large family, I normally at least double recipes. Often, when you go past doubling to tripling and quadrupling, the ingredients must be adapted, especially spices and sweeteners.
That is not the case with these homemade granola bars recipe. I have quadrupled it without changing a thing and they were delicious – they were just everywhere!
Tips For Making These Homemade Granola Bars
- When the recipe says to “press evenly into the pan”, I literally use the back of a spoon and press the dough into the dish. I have tried using other tools, but the back of a spoon works great – let me know if you find something that works better!
- One more thing before I give the recipe, I have used fresh ground peanut butter, store-bought peanut butter and almond butter – all worked well.
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Oats and Honey Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 sucanat may use 1 c. brown sugar
- 2/3 c. peanut butter
- 1/4 c honey warmed (or light corn syrup)
- 1/2 c. butter melted
- 3 c. rolled oats
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 c. chocolate chips
- 1/2 c. coconut optional
- 1/2 c. sunflower nuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Grease a 13 x 9 inch pan.
- In large bowl, combine the sucanat (or brown sugar), peanut butter, honey (or corn syrup), butter, vanilla - blend well.
- Stir in remaining ingredients.
- Press evenly into pan.
- Bake 15 - 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- While still warm, cut into bars. Allow to cool completely before removing from pan.
Notes
Tips For Making Homemade Granola Bars
- When the recipe says to "press evenly into the pan", I literally use the back of a spoon and press the dough into the dish. I have tried using other tools, but the back of a spoon works great - let me know if you find something that works better!
- One more thing, I have used fresh ground peanut butter, store-bought peanut butter and almond butter - all worked well.
Nutrition
Joyce Peters says
I tried the Oat and Honey Granola bars and really liked them. It is a basic recipe that can be adapted easily to ones own personal taste as far as the add ins go. I will cut back on the chocolate chips and add more fruit in next time – I am sharing some with family today and I think they will like them too.
Dina-Marie says
Joyce, thanks for taking the time to let me know – I am so glad you enjoyed them!
Emily Kemp says
Granola bars are my fav on the go breakfast, can’t wait to try this recipe it looks delicious!
carol howell says
!Ii like ganola bars and will try this recipe. THANK YOU
Dina-Marie says
Carol, I am so glad – let me know how you like them!