Crispy, chewy, rich and delicious peanut butter, chocolate chips and rolled oats come together in one healthy bar. Perfect for breakfast or anytime you want an energizing snack.
Three of the most popular cookie recipes combined into one crunchy and delicious granola bar, that’s what you get when you make these vegan peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip granola bars.
These are for the times when you can’t make up your mind, or you have requests for all three types of cookies but you only have the time and/or energy to make one. That’s where the inspiration for these healthy bars came from. All the voices in my crazy head wanted all three cookies, and I just couldn’t make up my mind, so I made all three in one fabulous little package.
My peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip granola bars are a peanut butter cookie, and oatmeal walnut cookie, and a chocolate chip cookie all rolled pressed into one protein and high fiber packed treat that you can feel good about eating.
HOMEMADE OAT BARS ARE BETTER THAN STORE BOUGHT
Check out the healthy in these yummy bars:
- One cup of oats provides you with – 64% fiber, 52% protein, 41% iron, and 69% magnesium.
- One half of a cup of peanut butter provides you with- 64% protein, 40% vitamin B-6, and 48% magnesium.
What more can you ask for in something that tastes like dessert, but is a nutritious power house?
Pack these in your kids’ lunch box, make them and after school snack, take them with you when you’re on the road, or eat one after a workout as a recover treat. The possibilities are endless.
If you’re allergic to peanut butter make them with sunflower seed butter or almond butter.
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VEGAN PEANUT BUTTER OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP GRANOLA BARS
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups oat flour
- 1 tbsp ground flax seed + 3 tablespoons of water mixed together well flax egg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
- 1 cup whole rolled oats
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 cup vegan chocolate chips we use Enjoy Life brand
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and grease an individual bar pan or a 9x11 inch baking pan
- Combine the flax seed and water in a small bowl and let thicken for ten minutes
- Whisk the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Add the maple syrup, peanut butter, whole oats, flax egg, walnuts, and water together and blend until combined. Stir the chocolate chips evenly throughout the batter.
- Spoon into a bar pan or spread flat in a 9x11 inch baking pan and bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week, or freeze for up to three months.
Notes
Nutrition
Christy says
These look great! I have them in the oven now. The only issue so far is that even though I followed the recipe exactly, I didn't have near enough batter to fill a 9x13 pan, even thinly. I ended up transferring it to an 8x8.
Linda Meyer says
Hi Christy! I'm so sorry to hear that, I'm going to check the recipe in my Word files and see if I made a mistake when I transferred it to the recipe plug-in. Thanks so much for letting me know. I hope you enjoy them!
Maren says
Where did you find the baking pan I can't find it on their website
Linda Meyer says
I bought it at Williams Sonoma, but it doesn't look like they sell it anymore. Check Amazon, they might sell something similar.
Colleen says
Hi! Love this recipe! Do you happen to know the calorie content?
Linda Meyer says
Hi Colleen, thank you! We just updated the recipe card and they're approximately 300 calories per bar.
Maureen says
The instructions mention egg, but I don't see it in the ingredient list.
Linda Meyer says
Hi Maureen, the flax and water make the "egg." I updated the recipe card so it's clear. Thanks so much for your comment.
Jill Kreiss Tinsley says
These were a breeze to put together. I have them in the oven now! Thanks for the recipe!
Alex Meyer, MA says
We're so glad they were easy to put together! : )
Joel Blackwell says
I hope to make a reduced calorie version.
I'm thinking to use peanut powder moisturized with almond milk to get the taste without calories.
Then, because I like the almond and chocolate flavor with minimum calories, chopped sugar-free chocolate covered almonds. I think I can freeze, then chop to get "chips."
I assume "whole oats" means whole oat groats although I wonder if 30 mins at 350 is enough since the groats need a lot of cooking. What would you think about pressure cooking the groats first?
In pursuit of minimum calories I will leave out the walnuts in favor of the almonds.
Another question I have is, what holds all this together? Is it the maple syrup? Doesn't seem like enough to keep it from being crumbly.
Linda Meyer says
Hi Joel, we can't guarantee that the peanut powder and almond milk will work, as the peanut butter and the flax egg are what holds the bars together. Thirty minutes in a 350F oven worked in our oven, however, since ovens can be calibrated differently, and some are convection and some are not, you'll want to bake them until they're firm and golden brown. The oats are whole rolled oats, not groats. I just updated the recipe to clarify. Let us know how your recipe turns out, we'd love to know if your substitutions work out. We're all for lower calorie granola bars! 🙂
Danniella Timoteo says
These bars are amazing! I made these for my family, and even my brother (who doesn’t like vegan foods AT ALL) loved them! I did make a few substitutions though, since I didn’t have exactly the same ingredients. I used almond flour, half PB fit powder and half natural peanut butter, agave syrup, and pecans instead of oat flour, full peanut butter, maple syrup, and walnuts in the recipe. Super yummy regardless!
Linda Meyer says
Hi Danniella! Thank you so much for the kind comment. We're so happy you and your family (especially your brother) enjoyed the recipe. Great substitutions!! 🙂