No-Bake Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Granola Bars – These granola bars are deliciously thick and chewy, loaded with peanut butter flavour, and stuffed full of chocolate chips!
Today, I bring you my all-time favourite homemade granola bars – No-Bake Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Granola Bars.
What I love about these granola bars is that they are so quick and easy to make. They take about 10 minutes to make, and about 2 hours in the fridge to firm up.
You can even leave them in the fridge overnight, ready to cut into bars the next morning to take to school or work.
There’s nothing better than an on-the-go snack that tastes like peanut butter and chocolate that’ll keep you going until lunch!
Looking for more granola recipes? Check out my No-Bake Peanut Butter M&M Granola Bars, and my No-Bake Almond Butter Breakfast Bars.
Ingredients you’ll need
Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make these bars. You can find my recipe card at the bottom of this post for the complete list with their amounts.
- peanut butter
- honey
- vanilla extract
- porridge oats
- Rice Krispies
- ground cinnamon (optional, but SO good!)
- chocolate chips
How to make No-Bake Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Granola Bars
To make these granola bars, simply stir together the oats, Rice Krispies, and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a large microwave-safe bowl, add the peanut butter and honey and heat in 20 second intervals until the peanut butter is runny and can be combined easily with the honey. Stir in the vanilla.
Fold in the oats mixture until evenly coated. You may need to use your hands if the mixture is too crumbly.
Fold in 3/4 cup (130g) of the chocolate chips. Don’t worry if they melt a little against the warm mixture.
Press the mixture firmly into an 8×8-inch baking pan lined with parchment paper or foil (use your hands), then press the remaining chocolate chips on top.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 – 3 hours before cutting into bars.
The printable recipe card with the full list of ingredients, their measurements, and instructions can be found at the bottom of this post.
NOTE: For best results, I highly recommend using the gram measurements (with a digital scale), rather than the cup measurements. Cup measurements are simply not accurate enough, and I cannot guarantee the best results if you use them.
These No-Bake Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Granola Bars are:
- deliciously thick and chewy
- super quick and easy to make
- loaded with flavour from the peanut butter and added cinnamon
- perfect for breakfast, or as a snack!
How long will these peanut butter granola bars last? These bars can be stored at room temperature for 1 week or in the fridge for 2 weeks.
Can I freeze these granola bars? Yes! These bars also freeze well for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge before eating.
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More no-bake treats to try next!
- No-Bake Peanut Butter Protein Balls
- No-Bake White Chocolate Nutella Bars
- White Chocolate Oreo Truffles
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No-Bake Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Granola Bars
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (190g) smooth peanut butter
- ½ cup (170g) honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups (200g) porridge oats
- 1 cup (25g) Rice Krispies
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup (175g) chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line an 8×8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper or foil, and set aside.
- Stir together the oats, Rice Krispies, and cinnamon.
- In a large microwaveable bowl, add the peanut butter, and honey and heat in 20 second intervals until the peanut butter is runny and can be combined easily with the honey. Stir in the vanilla.
- Fold in the oats mixture until evenly coated. Use your hands if you need to. Fold in 3/4 cup (130g) of the chocolate chips. Don’t worry if they melt a little against the warm mixture.
- Press the mixture firmly into the prepared pan (use your hands), then press the remaining chocolate chips on top.
- Cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 – 3 hours before removing and cutting into bars.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Information:
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
What are porridge oats? I read more of the comments and questions and my question I just sent was answered. I’ll be using maple syrup!
Quick oats. Rolled oats will work, too!
Can I use maple syrup instead of honey?
Yes, that’s fine.
I made them and my family loved them. They set up perfectly and were delicious. Thanks for the recipe!
Do you use regular or quick cooking oats?
I use quick oats, but rolled oats would work too! 🙂
You think you could mix the peanut butter and such in a sauce pan on the stove?
Yes, of course! Just be sure to have the stove on low heat and constantly stir it until the mixture is runny 🙂
Do you mean oatmeal oats when you say porridge?
Yes 🙂
I have to make at least 3 batches of these every month! My kids all love them, even my picky autistic kiddo! And my husband has one every day when he gets home from work 🙂 I like to add m&ms and coconut flakes along with mini chocolate chips. Off to make another batch!
Hi Lyndsay, I’m so glad everyone enjoys them so much! 🙂
I’m fixing to be going on a road trip with my grandkids. I should I store these so they don’t go bad? I want to make this with them before we leave next week. They loved to help me make goodies.
Hi Jamie! These bars can be individually wrapped in clingfilm or parchment paper, and stored at room temperature for 1 week or in the fridge for 2 weeks. Enjoy! 🙂
So good! If you don’t have chocolate chips you can use raisins and they still taste amazing!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them, Sophia! 🙂
Hi guys, I want to make this recipy tomorrow and I am wondering about the rice crispies. What do you mean by that, Marsha? and my second question is that I have already bought natural peanut butter. Is that ok? Thanks!
Hi Mina! Rice Krispies are a crispy rice cereal, and natural peanut butter should be just fine 🙂 Enjoy!
Are you using natural peanut butter?
My favourite to use is Whole Earth Organic Peanut Butter, but any would work!
I have made these bars twice now and haven’t had any issue. They have been a real hit with the family.
However, today I picked up a different brand of nut butter initially and realised that it was 100% nuts without an oil in it instead of my usual brand that has nuts and oil in the ingredients. I didn’t try using the 100% nut brand as I wondered if this is what has caused the problems that one or two people have experienced. I am guessing that the oil would aid the binding.
I have also tried tweaking it a bit by reducing some of the chocolate and adding some cranberries.
I’m so glad everyone enjoyed them! 🙂
Alright, don’t verdict is in… bars even from freezer complete crumble. Better as an ice cream topping!
I’m so sorry they turned out too crumbly for you! I can’t really tell you what went wrong, but it seems there wasn’t enough wet ingredients to keep the bars together, even after you made half a batch more of the peanut butter mixture. I make these all the time as requested by my daughter, but as some readers have said these came out too crumbly, I will alter the recipe slightly over the weekend. I hope you’ll come back and try them out again! 🙂
I’ve made these 3 times now. The first 2 times I did all the mixing with a spoon. And then used the spoon to press them down into the pan. They were crumbly but we just ate them over the kitchen sink I just made another batch tonight and decided to use my hands. I made sure they were clean and then mixed all the ingredients together really well. I felt like I got the peanut butter to mix in and cover all the oats/krispies much better this way. I also used my hands to really press down into the pan. I let them chill for 3 hours instead of 2 and they came out perfect. They held together and I haven’t had any crumbling whatsoever. I hope this helps!!
Thanks for the helpful tip, Britney! I’ve also edited the recipe and upped the peanut butter, to help prevent crumbling 🙂
I just made them and had the same problem. I made another half batch of the peanut butter mixture but they still seem crumbly. I haven’t cut yet and threw pan in freezer – fingers crossed !
I also have a feeling these will be too sweet for me. I tasted the batter and it was a bit much. I would cut back on the chocolate chips. I wonder if I could use natural no sugar peanut butter? Love how easy recipe is… hope they stick together!
I followed the recipe exactly and they do not hold together like they appear to in the pictures.
I’m sorry to hear! I can’t really tell you what went wrong without actually being there to see. These bars hold together very well, and are easy to cut once chilled. You could try chilling them for longer, but 2 hours was perfect for me.
Hello,
How many servings does this make? 12, 14?
Either 16 small squares, 9 big squares, or 8 long bars. Whichever you like!
These look amazing, can you use maple syrup instead of honey for this recipe? Just like the taste better.
Thanks, Chrisann! Yes, that’s fine 🙂
Yummy! I love these 1) Because they’re no bake and 2) Because you loaded them up with chocolate chips. A girl after my own heart 😉
Thanks, Shelby! Can’t go wrong with lots of chocolate chips! 🙂
These granola bars look delicious! You can never ever go wrong with chocolate + peanut butter! Happy Halloween. 🙂
Thanks, Ashlyn! Hope you enjoyed Halloween! 🙂
There seriously isn’t anything better than this, Marsha! You and I share a great, GREAT love of peanut butter and chocolate. Totally a match made in heaven. 🙂 Love that this is so quick and easy to make! They look a million times better than store bought! Now if only you could deliver… 😉 Drooling over these like crazy, Marsha! Hope you have an awesome week. Pinning and sharing, of course! xo
Thanks, Demeter! Peanut butter love! 😉
Ohhh hello – I NEED a big batch of those! Love the addition of the rice crispies, I’ve gotta try that next time I make some granola bars. Have a great weekend!
Thanks, Vivian! You, too! 🙂