(5 Different) Easy No-Bake Homemade Granola Bars

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.

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.

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.

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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

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