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(5 Different) Easy No-Bake Homemade Granola Bars

January 14, 2018 by Amy 7 Comments

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These Easy No-Bake Homemade Granola Bars are delicious and healthier than any store bought variety. So simple, soft and chewy, and easily adaptable using your favorite mix-ins.

These no-bake easy homemade granola bars are delicious and healthier than any store bought variety. So simple, soft and chewy, and easily adaptable using your favorite mix-ins.

This recipe was developed by me for Safeway whom I have an ongoing relationship with. All opinions are 100% my own. Thank you for helping to support the brands that I love and make Belly Full possible!

Well, we’re a couple weeks into the New Year. Did you all set new goals? Are you crossing things off your bucket list? Trying to eat healthier?

I’m not big on resolutions or the whole “new year, new you” mantra. But I do believe there’s something psychologically effective about changing things up or starting new habits (hopefully better ones!) in the new year. Sort of like beginning a diet on a Monday. I mean, who ever starts a diet on a Thursday?? HA.

My family are big time snackers. It’s not uncommon for us to ruin our appetites for dinner, because of tortilla chips and salsa at 3:30 in the afternoon. Whoops! But, at least it’s chips and salsa and not an entire package of Oreos. I’m determined to be more mindful about this in 2018.

These no-bake easy homemade granola bars are delicious and healthier than any store bought variety. So simple, soft and chewy, and easily adaptable using your favorite mix-ins.

Safeway makes preparing healthy snacks for my family easy with hundreds of O Organics® products to choose from, no matter what I feel like. From dairy to produce to grains and nearly everything in between. Whether I’m craving sweet, savory, or a combination of both, O Organics® has it all at an affordable price. Their products are equally matched in flavor with name brands, but at a considerably lower cost.

Bonus, when I shop at Safeway, I get exclusive discounts through the just for U® savings tool, I can have my groceries delivered, and I save on gasoline through their Gas Reward Points program. Why would I want to shop anywhere else?

One of my favorite snacks to make from scratch is granola bars. This way, I can avoid the high fructose corn syrup and preservatives that the packaged kind include. Plus, I don’t have to worry about peanut remnants that are unsafe for my kiddos. They are crazy easy to make, and there’s a million different combination possibilities. Great for morning, a lunch box, or after school. And all the ingredients I need are at Safeway. They’re my snacking headquarters in 2018!

While these products are available in my area exclusively at Safeway stores, if you don’t live near a Safeway, you can also find these ingredients at all of the Albertsons Companies family of stores, including Albertsons, ACME Markets, Jewel-Osco, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Shaws, Star Market, United Express, United Supermarkets and Carrs/Safeway.

For more product information and deals, visit Safeway’s website, Facebook page, on Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram

These no-bake easy homemade granola bars are delicious and healthier than any store bought variety. So simple, soft and chewy, and easily adaptable using your favorite mix-ins.

These no-bake easy homemade granola bars are delicious and healthier than any store bought variety. So simple, soft and chewy, and easily adaptable using your favorite mix-ins.
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Easy No-Bake Homemade Granola Bars
These no-bake easy homemade granola bars are delicious and healthier than any store bought variety. So simple, soft and chewy, and easily adaptable using your favorite mix-ins.
Course: Snack
Servings: 24 bars
Ingredients
HAWAIIAN
  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup toasted coconut
  • 1/2 cup toasted macadamia nuts , finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
CHUNKY MONKEY
  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup toasted walnuts , finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup rice cereal
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup banana chips , crushed
MOUNTAIN CLIMBER
  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup roasted almonds , finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup dried apricots , finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries , finely chopped
LUNCH BOX
  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup pretzels , crushed
  • 3/4 cup crushed potato chips
  • 1/2 cup mini M&Ms
THE HIPPIE
  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • 3/4 cup salted roasted sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup raisins , finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
For The Sauce
  • 6 tablespoons O Organics unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup O Organics light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup O Organics honey
  • 1 teaspoon O Organics vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon salt
Directions
  1. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper or foil, leaving a slight overhang on the 2 long sides.
  2. Choose which granola bar you want to make. Combine the ingredients in a large bowl; set aside.
  3. To make the sauce, combine the butter, brown sugar, honey, vanilla, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil (the mixture will bubble and foam), stirring occasionally for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and let cool for a couple minutes, stirring so it doesn’t set. Pour over the oat mixture; stir until all ingredients are incorporated and coated.
  4. Spread mixture into the prepared pan and press firmly and evenly with a rubber spatula.
  5. Let the bars stand at room temperature until completely cool, then place in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours until firm enough to slice. Lift out of pan and cut into 24 bars.
Recipe Notes

• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.

• The key to the success of these bars are making sure that your mix-ins are crushed and/or chopped finely when adding them to the oats, and also firmly pressing the mixture into the prepared pan. A deviation from either of these could result in crumbled granola, as opposed to solid bars.

Other no-bake snacks you might enjoy!

Homemade Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars – Belly Full

No Bake Almond Joy Snack Bites – Belly Full

Healthy No-Bake Snacks Kids Love – Cupcakes and Kale Chips

No Bake Healthy Breakfast Cookies – Chelsea’s Messy Apron

These no-bake easy homemade granola bars are delicious and healthier than any store bought variety. So simple, soft and chewy, and easily adaptable using your favorite mix-ins.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Albertsons Companies. The opinions and text are all mine.

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Comments

  1. Carolyn R Ritchie says

    May 19, 2018 at 1:50 am

    Do you have the nutritional facts for these? They look perfect and I am interested in the nutritional facts as well.

    Reply
  2. Claudia says

    February 3, 2018 at 11:27 am

    These are the BEST ever!!! and I’ve made quite a few granola bars! I now make these at least every 2 weeks and change around with what I put in them.
    I will say, also, that I toast my oatmeal first as well as the nuts. I like crunchy! Today I am going to try dates instead of the raisins/cray sins. Hope it works! And yes…..your warning about chopping and not adding anything more is true (I tried add a bit more and they were crumbly) I will follow to a T from now on!

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    • Amy @Belly Full says

      February 3, 2018 at 2:44 pm

      So happy to hear it, Claudia! Yes, you can certainly toast the oatmeal and nuts first to deepen the flavor. I just prefer the quicker method. HA.

      Reply
  3. Mom says

    January 20, 2018 at 6:30 pm

    Love the variations and choices you gave and will definitely try several of them.

    Reply
  4. Dani H says

    January 14, 2018 at 12:50 pm

    These sound delicious, healthy and easy! Thanks, Amy.

    Wishing you and your family a wonderful 2018!

    Reply
    • Aly says

      January 19, 2018 at 5:54 pm

      What could you use instead of honey, maple syrup?

      Reply
      • Amy @Belly Full says

        January 19, 2018 at 7:16 pm

        Hi Aly – these were developed with honey and I haven’t tested them with any substitutes, so for optimal results I would stick with how the recipe is written.

        Reply

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