You know those days or sometimes weeks when you need a little something sweet and salty? These No-Bake Monster Granola Bars are just the answer, they’re the perfect combination of sweet and salty without all the guilt of cookies!
Happy August my friends. How is your summer going so far? Ours has been great, we just returned home from an long weekend away at the beach, it was just the mini vacation we needed. Whenever I head to the beach for the day I always like to take along a few snacks and plenty of water. Summertime at the beach here in Florida typically means it’s 90+ degrees before 10am. these No-Bake Monster Granola Bars make a delicious grab and go breakfast or afternoon snack. I don’t know about you but for some reason every day about 3:30/4pm I start to crave something a little sweet. Chewy, crunchy sweet and salty these granola bars have it all.
Packed with oats, flax, chia seeds and peanut butter, with a nice sweetness from the cranberries, chocolate chips and miniature M&M’s. I could easily eat a couple of these in one sitting, which if you enjoy these granola bars in moderation, they aren’t too unhealthy for you either. Now you can enjoy the classic flavors of a Monster Cookie without all the guilt of actually eating cookies. Mix up a batch today to share with your family and friends, trust me they are just that tasty. I hope you’ll enjoy them as much as I do – happy no baking!
No-Bake Monster Granola Bars
Prep
Total
Yield 12 bars
recipe adapted from No Bake Energy Bites by Smashed Peas and Carrots
Ingredients
- 1/2 c peanut butter
- 3 Tbs honey
- 2 Tbs coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 c oatmeal
- 1/4 c chia seeds
- 1/4 c flax meal
- 1/4 c dried cranberries
- 1/4 miniature chocolate chips
- 1/4 c miniature M&M's
Instructions
- Line an 8"x 8" baking pan with foil.
- In a small bowl combine the peanut butter, honey, coconut oil and vanilla.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the oatmeal, chia seeds, flax meal, dried cranberries, chocolate chips and M&M's.
- Add the peanut butter mixture to the oat mixture and stir until well mixed.
- Press the mixture into the foil lined pan and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
- Slice into bars and serve.
Courses breakfast, snack, no-bake
I love how fun you made this! The candies are so cute!
thank you Jocelyn, they are fun to eat too 🙂
So glad you had a nice getaway 🙂 We are enjoying our summer so far but it is definitely flying by too quickly! Love snacks like these! They are perfect for on the go and no bake makes them even better during the hot summer:) The M&M’s are such a fun addition too!
Thank you Kelly 🙂
Hi Emily – thanks for sharing with us at Best of the Weekend – these are perfect for an after school snack and I’ll be featuring them tomorrow night!
Thanks so much Deb!
I was going to make these and I had a couple questions- do you melt the coconut oil, should you use quick or old fashion oats, and in the description you mention cranberries but there are no cranberries listed in the ingredients so I didn’t know how much to add. Thank you!