A soft, chewy homemade chocolate chip soft granola bar that is only 4 ingredients including your favorite granola or cereal. This dairy free and gluten free homemade granola bar is no bake and high in protein, naturally sweetened, and easy to customize.
These chocolate chip soft granola bars are made with only 4 ingredients, the main being your favorite granola. That means you have full control of making it gluten free and dairy free and even refined sugar free.
Just mix them in one bowl, press into a loaf pan and coat with chocolate. Slice and wrap or enjoy!
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⭐ Why You’ll Love These
- fast & healthy, use your favorite granola as base
- dairy free, gluten free, refined sugar free, vegan
- kid-friendly, great to stock make-ahead freezer treats
- no oven required - perfect for hot weather
🧾Ingredients
- Granola or cereal. Choose your favorite, such as store bought or my double chocolate cookie granola.
- Pumpkin seeds. Raw and unsalted, shelled.
- Chocolate chips. I used Enjoylife or HU.
- Almond butter. Or any nut or seed butter
- Water. Or milk. This is a binder.
Pro tip: If your granola or cereal is not sweet, you can sweeten your bars by substituting some of the water with maple syrup or even honey if not vegan.
See the recipe card at the bottom for full information on ingredients and quantities.
🧁Steps to Make Soft Granola Bars
For more detail, visit the complete and printable recipe at the bottom of this post, but here are general steps.
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Prep: Line a loaf pan with parchment paper, letting the edges hang over for easy removal.
Step 1: Make the bars. Stir ingredients in a bowl with a spoon.
Step 2: Spread the batter. Spread this sticky batter on to the bottom of the lined loaf pan. Flatten.
Step 3: Melt the chocolate. Melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a microwave for 60 seconds.
Step 4: Melt chocolate & freeze. Pour the melted chocolate over the bar batter. Freeze the loaf pan for 30 minutes and slice into 8 bars.
Storage
Fridge: Store the bars in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Wrap individually to keep them soft.
Freezer: Freeze for up to 2 months.
💡Recipe Tips
- If your granola is hard with large chunks, use a food processor to make the bar mixture instead of stirring it in a bowl.
- To sweeten the bars, use maple syrup instead of water.
FAQS
Yes! You can use any nut butter or even sunflower seed butter.
Swap the nut butter for seed butter, and use a nut-free granola.
Yes, add a layer of pure nut butter on top of the bar layer and beneath the chocolate layer.
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📖 Recipe
Chocolate Chip Soft Granola Bar (no bake)
Ingredients
Bar
- 1 cup granola use your favorite granola or cereal
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
- ¼ cup almond butter
- ¼ cup water
Chocolate Cover
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
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Instructions
Prep
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
Make the Bars
- Stir ingredients in a bowl with a spoon.
- Spread this sticky batter on to the bottom of the lined loaf pan. Flatten.
- Melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a microwave for 60 seconds.
- Pour the melted chocolate over the bar batter.
- Freeze the loaf pan for 30 minutes or long enough to be able slice into bars.
Notes
- If your granola is hard with large chunks, use a food processor to make the bar mixture instead of stirring it in a bowl.
- To sweeten the bars, use maple syrup instead of water.
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