Easy Chocolate Chip Granola Bar
This is a wholesome healthy bar that's so easy to make and bake with 5-6 ingredients! This makes 3 (4") bars, and to make 12 bars, multiply ingredients x 4.
Servings 3 bars
Equipment
- baking (cookie) sheet and Silpat or similar non-stick surface
- bowl
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup ground dry oats
- 1/2 Tbsp peanut butter
- 1/2 Tbsp raw honey, plus more for a drizzle on top (about 1 Tbsp total)
- 1 Tbsp melted coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp mini chocolate chip morsels (use 70% or higher dark cacao for healthier)
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- Combine well the ingredients, reserving about half the chocolate chip morsels.
- Add dough to a cookie sheet pan with a non-stick surface (a Silicone baking mat works well). Shape into a simple square with a knife or by hand. If you use the palm on one hand, the dough doesn't usually stick and/or you can use a knife for final shaping to form a 4" square about 1/2" high.
- Add the remaining chocolate chips on top of the bars. Push them down a little into the bar. Add a light zig-zag drizzle of honey on top. This will add more sweetness, but also help better bind the top layer of the bar in the oven.
- Bake at first at 325°F/162°C for 15-20 minutes until the bottoms are medium browned. Then turn the oven down to 250°F/121°C and bake for another 30 minutes and lightly browned. You can let sit at room temperature to cool for 5-10 minutes, then cut into 3 bars with a knife (same one you shaped them with?), and enjoy!