The Best Soft Granola Bars
Total Time
45 minutes
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Rating
4.7 out of 5 stars
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Ingredients
12-16 bars
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 cups twisted pretzels, crushed down to about 1 heaping cup
- 1/2 cup salted peanut halves
- 1 cup peanut butter (more as needed)
- 1/2 cup honey (more as needed)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
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Preparation
Chef’s notes
After you mix everything together, it’s sort of up to you to make a judgement call about how you want your granola bars to be. A few options –
1) Pulse half of the mixture through a food processor to change up the texture a bit. Stir it back in with the rest of the mix. This just helps it to have more interesting texture that holds together better.
2) Add more peanut butter or honey if things seem too dry or crumbly.
3) Add more oats or pretzels if the mix seems too heavy.
4) Mix in anything else you want! This is just the base – add dried fruit, chocolate chips, more nuts, seeds, whatever you like.
I used Jif Creamy Natural Peanut Butter, so you may need different amounts depending on the type of peanut butter you use. Sometimes natural peanut butter is less sweet, less salty, and/or more oily, so just keep that in mind.