Sometimes making a homemade, healthy breakfast is a difficult thing to accomplish when you have a huge to-do list that doesn’t allow the time to sit down and enjoy your meal. For days like those, you need a good grab-and-go breakfast that is hearty and sticks to the ribs the way that oatmeal does. These Healthy No Bake Granola Bars are like grabbing a bowl of oatmeal but without the hassle and mess of a clean up.
Packed with gluten free oats, crispy brown rice cereal, and a healthy serving of nut or seed butter of choice (this is such a versatile recipe that you can use whatever you wish!), you can guarantee that your little ones will be focused throughout the day with the help of this breakfast of champions.
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Healthy No Bake Granola Bars
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 3 mins
- Total Time: 13 mins
- Yield: 12 Granola Bars 1x
Ingredients
- 2 c. crispy gluten free brown rice cereal
- 1 1/2 c. rolled oats
- 1/2 c. refined coconut oil
- 3/4 c. honey (use brown rice syrup for vegan)
- 1/2 c. peanut butter (or seed butter for nut free option)
- pinch of sea salt
- 1/2 c. mini nondairy chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Line an 8×8 pan (or a small rectangular pan) with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the oats and cereal.
- Melt the coconut oil and honey together in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat. Allow to simmer for another 2 minutes, stirring often. Cooking the honey with enough time at this point is what will help keep the granola bars in tact.
- Add the nut or seed butter into the saucepan until melted. Remove from heat.
- Press firmly into the pan with a small piece of parchment paper to keep from sticking to your fingers.
- Allow to cool down for 5 minutes just so your chocolate chips don’t melt when added. Press the chocolate chips into the top of the granola bars.
- Chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours until set. Slice and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Granola Bar
- Calories: 182
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 83mg
- Fat: 8.5g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 1.8g
- Protein: 4.5g
What is even better is that this Healthy No Bake Granola Bar recipe gives you a good base to go off from. Add in whatever you want:
- Nuts
- Sunflower seeds
- Dried Fruit
- Flax seeds
- Hemp seeds
The possibilities are endless when you begin adding in some of your favorite go-to, nutrient-dense foods, making this an even healthier option.
Don’t forget to add a side of their daily serving of fresh fruit and a glass of freshly squeezed, allergen-friendly nondairy milk. Breakfast is served!
Hi,
I’m just about to make this and realize there’s no info on how much non-dairy butter to use? It’s not listed in the Ingredients, but you mention melting it with honey in a saucepan..
Silly me! I originally made these with nondairy butter (which you still can do) but replaced with refined coconut oil (important to use refined in you don’t like the coconut flavor). I just forgot to edit that, so sorry. It’s fixed now :/
Is there any substitution for the coconut oil ? Not a fan of coconut taste …. Thanks !!!
I’m in the same boat, that is why I suggest using refined coconut oil. It’s flavorless.
I love making homemade granola bars, and these look just divine!
…actually they look like these (probably very bad for you) granola bars I used to eat at a kid, which makes me love the look of them even more!
Remember when those bad-for-you granola bars were being sold to us as an ultra healthy choice? HA.
These granola bars sound so easy and delicious! I’m definitely going to have fun thinking about what all to add in…maybe chopped dried apricots and pistachios?
ALL OF THE ABOVE! Love that idea 🙂
I don’t think anyone is making gluten free crispy rice cereal anymore. Do you know of any still being made?
Yup, Barbara’s cereal does! Got it at Whole Foods but you could probably buy online too.
I believe Erewhon’s crispy brown rice cereal is gluten-free.
I use Erewhon’s Crispy Brown Rice Cereal. GF, organic and tastes better in things than Rice Krispie’s in my opinion.