Really Chewy No-Bake Peanut Butter Granola Bars
These are the chewiest no-bake peanut butter granola bars, they even bend! Easy to make, just pressed in a pan. They have great texture and so much flavor from pecans, dried cranberries, oats, and gluten-free pretzels.
Yield: 8 bars
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup finely chopped gluten-free or regular pretzles
- 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries or tart cherries
- generous pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter the runny kind
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup + 1/2 tablespoon brown rice syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Mix oats, pretzels, pecans, and dried cranberries together in a bowl. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan, heat peanut butter, honey, and brown rice syrup on low, just to a warm temperature, mixing to combine. Do not simmer it.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, then pour on to dry ingredients. Stirring to coat completely, even using hands to help with this.
- Make a parchment sling for a bread loaf pan, and then dump mixture into pan. Press down firmly with the back of a measuring cup, sprayed with non-stick spray. Refrigerator for one hour. Then cut and enjoy! Store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.