There are a couple things that you can always count on being in the AKA kitchen cupboards. One of them is peanut butter. . .at least two jars (though usually way more!). Creamy for me and crunchy for the husband.
Another food item that is usually present in this house is granola bars. I usually like to bake them with the aforementioned peanut butter. However, when you have a little house, heating up the oven means heating up more than just the kitchen. So, granola bars have not been in abundance. Read: non-existent.
The husband, however, still has an appetite whether it’s 100 degrees outside or not, and raw veggies and fruits don’t seem to always satisfy. So, I decided to find a way to make something as close to granola bars as possible without turning on the oven.
These are a lot like the peanut butter bites that I have posted, just take away the need for an oven. The “dough” for these is addicting. . .I just thought I would warn you. You may not actually get to the step of forming the dough into balls, at least not all of it. 😉
Peanut Butter Mini Chip Granola Bites – No Bake
Yield: 12 granola bites
Ingredients
- 1 C quick (not instant) oats
- 1/8 C oat bran
- 1/8 C ground flaxseed
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 C no-stir natural peanut butter, creamy or crunchy
- 1/4 C honey, more if you like sweet granola
- 2 tbsp mini chocolate chips
- In a medium-sized bowl, stir together oats, oat bran, flaxseed, and salt. Add in vanilla, peanut butter, honey, and chocolate chips. Stir until well-combined.
- Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes to allow dough to stiffen. Form dough into 1 inch balls. Eat up!
- Store leftovers in refrigerator.
Monster Cookie Granola Bars (No-Bake)
Friday 2nd of November 2012
[...] monster cookie granola bars are a revision to these peanut butter mini chip granola bites. Yes, another peanut butter recipe. I mention in that post that I prefer creamy and my husband [...]
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
Sunday 29th of July 2012
These look YUM. I could eat the whole batch!
Janine (sugarkissed.net)
Saturday 28th of July 2012
I saw these over at Pamela's Heavenly Treats link party. I had to come grab the recipe. I love granola and peanut butter. And the fact that these are no bake has me sold!
Diane Balch
Wednesday 25th of July 2012
What a great three combo: healthy, delicious, and no cook.
Amee Livingston
Wednesday 25th of July 2012
These are a lot like the energy bites I make...so good! I love that they taste like a cookie and so much better for you! Thank you for sharing at Fit and Fabulous Fridays. :)