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    Home » Breakfast & Brunch » 4 Ingredient Granola Bars

    4 Ingredient Granola Bars

    by Lainey · Posted: Mar 28, 2016 · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    This 4 Ingredient Granola Bars recipe is just the right snack to make if you’re pressed with time! Quick as it is to make these, surely they will be a crowd-pleaser, and much healthier, too 🙂

    4 Ingredient Granola Bars

    Tips and Tricks for Making This 4 Ingredient Granola Bars Recipe: 

    • Make the top of your pie level by using a spoon or a spatula.
    • For a more festive look, cut in squares and place in individual cupcake liners before serving.
    • You can add in more texture like raisins or dried cranberries but make sure not to add too much or your granola bars will crumble.

    How to Make this 4 Ingredient Granola Bars Recipe:

    Gather the ingredients for this 4 Ingredient Granola Bars. Once the ingredients are all ready, let’s begin!

    Before starting the mixing process, line a 8×8 inch pan with parchment paper.

    In a large bowl, combine the oats, peanut butter, honey, almonds, and mix:

    adding honey, almonds and peanut butter in a large bowl

    Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix well:adding in chocolate chips and mini marshmallows

    When everything is almost mixed, you can choose to make 3 flavors. Split the granola into 3 bowls, and then add the rest of the ingredients or just make one huge mixture of everything. That’s what I did! 🙂

    thoroughly mixed granola bar ingredients

    Press the granola into the pan to make it even using any ladle. After that, cover and refrigerate for 2 hours:

    pressing the granola bar with a wooden ladle

    Here you go! A quick and easy, healthy, go-to breakfast recipe from scratch!

    slicing the granola bars into smaller portions

    You can put them in individual cupcake liners if you want to have a more festive look or just serve them as is after slicing:

    ready to serve granola bars in cupcake liners

    Frequently Asked Questions for the 4 Ingredient Granola Bars Recipe:

    Q: How many servings would this recipe do?

    A: This delicious and easy granola bars recipe could make six to 16slices, depending on how big your slices are.

    Q: Can I use any other sweetener aside from honey?

    A: Yes you can. There are many options in the groceries now like coconut sugar, agave, or just the traditional corn syrup.

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    4 Ingredient Granola Bars

    A quick and easy, healthy, go-to breakfast recipe that you can make from scratch with just 4 ingredients!
    Author: Lainey

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups quick cooking oats
    • 1 cup peanut butter
    • ½ cup sliced almonds
    • ¼ to ⅓ cup honey
    • optional
    • ½ cup mini chocolate chips
    • ½ cup miniature marshmallows
    • ½ cup dried cranberries

    Instructions

    • Line a 8x8 inch pan with parchment paper and press the granola into the pan.
    • In a large bowl, combine the oats, peanut butter, honey, almonds and mix. When everything is almost mixed, if you want to make 3 flavors split tit into the granola into 3 bowls, and then add the rest of the ingredients.
    • Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hour or best overnight. Cut into bite sized pieces or cut into the traditional granola bars!
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    1. Cath says

      October 17, 2018 at 4:43 am

      Can’t believe this yummy recipe uses just a few ingredients!

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      • Lainey says

        June 19, 2019 at 1:57 pm

        Hey Cath! Thanks so much for that generous comment! hope you enjoy this recipe!

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