On a hot summer day, a wonderful blueberry sorbet is very cooling.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 10 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 bars |
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 ¼ cups chunky natural peanut butter
- 1 cup ground flaxseed
- ¾ cup honey
- ¾ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- Stir oats, peanut butter, flaxseed, honey, cranberries, chocolate chips, and almonds together in a bowl; press into a 9×11-inch baking dish, using the back of a spatula to press into a flat layer.
- Refrigerate mixture at least 1 hour.
- Cut into 12 bars and wrap each individually in plastic wrap for storage.
Reviews
The granola came out DELISH but it did not form into bars, it was just a big pile of crumble that needs to be eaten with a spoon. I made them very thin since they’re for my 16 month old. Can someone tell me how to get it into bar form for next time? Double the honey? Double the PB? Make them thicker and double something or add something more?
Wish I would’ve tried these when my kids were little! I was worried about wasting all that flax seed, but very happy with the result. I did exclude the chocolate and didn’t have the fruit, only used about 2/3 c honey to save a few calories- this was still quite sweet for all here. Next time I’ll mix in a little extra PB, raisins, sunflower seeds and crispy rice cereal after looking at another recipe. Thanks!
I made this as directed but added dried cherries, and it was delicious! Am looking forward to playing with the ingredients some. My son actually asked me to add more cranberries as he was hunting for them!
New family favorite! Great for Long car rides and super nutritious!
These are amazing exactly as written. Easy recipe to alter the mix-ins and change up as you see fit! I have made them as written, ditching the Craisins, adding extra chopped nuts, adding rice Krispies, adding mini M&Ms, endless possibilities. USE A HEAVY SPOON FOR MIXING, THEY ARE VERY DENSE. To make it easier, I roll mine out between two sheets of WAX PAPER using a rolling pin instead of pressing into a pan. Easy clean up! (And you get to pick at the edge pieces as you cut them to shape ) I like to sprinkle a few m&m minis on top for the kiddos, but my batch gets extra nuts and craisins. Such a good recipe. Thank you!
very easy re ipe. but very sweet. next rimw i will cut down the honwy from 3/4cup to 1/4cup
Seriously perfect!!! I make changes depending on what I’ve got in the house. Sweet and healthy. A perfect snack for healthy calories. I love it!
My 6 year old devoured these before i could grab a photo. We needed a base recipe for making granola bars. I used different mix-ins however it makes for a great and flexible granola bar!! We used marshmellows, dried cranberries chocolate chips, crushed peanuts and oreo crumblesy
I make this all the time! Great Recipe!
Too much peanut butter in the recipe, but other than that they taste great!
This has great flavor but would not form bars. stayed crumbly after several hours in fridge.
They are really delicious, but I will use less honey next time as I feel they are rather sweet. I added dried apples, dried cherries, and pecans while omitting the chocolate and cranberries. You can pretty much add anything you want to this base recipe. Next time I’ll do half almond butter as I found the peanut butter flavor to overpower most of the other flavors.
I will make again. Too much peanut butter and I added raisins, no cranberries. Good though
I found this recipe2 weeks ago and have made it four times already! Delicious and easy. I like that the granola is sweetened with honey and not processed sugar. I tried some changes, like adding walnuts and using whole flaxseed instead of ground, but I just cannot beat the original recipe! If it ain’t broke….. I am making a batch for my nephews football team. This is a great source of energy for athletes young and old!
I’m only thirteen years old and I made this easily for a project. I had no trouble at all, and it was delisous
This is a great recipe! My favorite part is no baking!! My husband asks me to make this on a monthly bases for a snack at work. Thanks so much for sharing!
This is my first ever review and I’m happy to have it be for a recipe that has become a staple in our house. The recipe is wonderful as is, quick and easy to prepare, so portable and most importantly, totally yummy! I’ve found a few small changes work well for us which I feel allows me to include a little more nutrition which is to substitute 1/2 cup of the flaxseed with 1/4 cup of chia seeds and 1/4 cup of hemp hearts. Everyone I’ve shared these bars with, either the original or with the changes, has gone ga-ga for them. Thanks so much for a super recipe!
Easy to make and very tasty. Good for when you on the go
Fabulous bars and very easy to make!!!
I love to make them when I need a snack for school or for a trip. They are so easy to make and mostly everyone in my family is obsessed with them.
These bars exceeded my expectations! I can’t stop eating them. I have allergies to peanut butter, nuts and soy, so I made my bars with “SunButter”brand sunflower butter which tastes just like peanut butter. For the chocolate chips, I used mini semi-sweet chips made by “Enjoy life” (these chips don’t have soy in them). Also, I thought I’d try using some baking cranberries that were already Julienne cut instead of whole Craisins. The recipe turned out well. For my next batch, I might even add some roasted sunflower seeds since I can’t eat nuts. I liked that these were super easy to make. Thank you for such a great recipe!