what can i use instead of peanut butter?
For this recipe, we love the peanut butter. However, we get that some people don’t prefer it, or have an allergy to it.
You can easily replace the peanut butter in this recipe with:
- cashew butter
- almond butter
- sunflower seed butter
- coconut butter
- hazelnut butter
- pecan butter
- pistachio butter
We do recommend the taste and texture of peanut butter, but any of these alternatives would work as well.
make them bite size:
If you want, you can also make these into little bite sized balls. My kids like them as bars, but I have made them in the ball form as well, and they are just as delicious. I just place them in an air tight container and leave them in my fridge for a quick snack on the go.
They are even more delicious when they are cold.
are these more chewy or crunchy?
These bars are a little more on the chewy side. If you are looking to make them crunchy, you could bake them a little bit, at a low temperature for about 20 minutes, or until it has reached it’s desired crunchiness.
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Easy No Bake Oat Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons chocolate chips
- 4 Tablespoons peanut butter
- 3 Tablespoons skim milk
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons raisins
Instructions
- Melt the Chocolate chips, the peanut butter, and milk in the microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring after each 30 seconds until the ingredient are completely melted.
- Then add the rest of the ingredients- you want this mixture to be fairly dry. If it is not dry enough you may need to add a little bit more oatmeal.
- Press the mixture into bars or balls. (I used an 8X8 pan)
- Put in the refrigerator or freezer for 10 minutes or until they are set up. Cut them or break them apart.
Notes
- If you want, you can also make these into little bite sized balls. My kids like them as bars, but I have made them in the ball form as well, and they are just as delicious. I just place them in an air tight container and leave them in my fridge for a quick snack on the go.
Nutrition
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I love no-bake granola bars! These sound delicious!
These sound great…plan on making them for my boys this week!
Yummy sounds wonderful! I have never tried with peanutbutter, it sounds terrific. Thank you so much for the recepie
I love that these are no bake, and they sound so yummy!
These look great! I will be making them at school to take to class! BTW i made your sweet and sour chicken last week. AWESOME!
No-bake? Yum! These sound delicious!
These sound so good. Will 2% milk work instead of the skim?!
yummy, looks eye candy
I added some chia seeds and wheat germ. These make a great on-the-go snack! Thanks for the recipe!
You bet!
2 tablespoons of vanilla??? Really? that sounds like a lot. But a moot point for me b/c I don’t have vanilla on hand. LOL Going to sub in maple syrup. I’m the queen of making random substitutions. LOL
Just made these w/o the brown sugar and vanilla, and they were plenty sweet! I think you’ll have to freeze them a bit longer, tho’. 10 minutes, and they’re still pretty mushy. Tasty treat, tho, and lots of fun with my 4y/o while making them!
Awesome! Thanks! I’m making some this weekend!
I made these last night. I love the idea and the recipe was pretty good, but I believe WAY too much vanilla. I measured out 2T and then when I was adding it in the smell was overwhelming so I stopped. I ended up adding maybe about 1T. But after tasting them I will probably leave the vanilla out all together next time. They were pretty good and very easy to make.
That must be a typo – 2tablespoons is 1/8 cup of vanilla. And for one cup of oats? If you double this that’s 1/4 cup of vanilla extract. That never happens in a recipe unless you’re trying to add vanilla flavored bourbon.
That must be a typo – 2tablespoons is 1/8 cup of vanilla. And for one cup of oats? If you double this that’s 1/4 cup of vanilla extract. That never happens in a recipe unless you’re trying to add vanilla flavored bourbon.
Ha ha! Thank you do much for your comment! Yes yes…. It is only 2teaspoons of vanilla…. Not tablespoons. We will fix it ASAP! Thanks again!!!!
We are in a no nut school. No nuts of any kind are allowed, even in home lunches because kids share and swap sometimes.
So what can I use instead of peanut butter?
Hi do you have the amount of calories, fat, suger content etc. I have made these and th eyes are delicious but just wanted to log them in my fitness pal. Thanks
Made these. Question- So my mixture did not cover the whole 8×8 pan, could it be? I also substituted the milk for Oat milk. Can’t wait to taste! Thanks!
You can use any pan size you would like. The bigger the pan, the thinner they would be. Rolling them in balls is also a fun option. 🙂
Are these chewy or crunchy? I have always had trouble with homemade bars being crumbly.
Just a friendly reminder to change the amount of vanilla extract in your recipe above. I just made these bars, but had to throw out my first batch because I followed the recipe and added 2 tbsp of vanilla. I had a feeling it was way too much, and boy, was it. Too bad I didn’t read the comments before adding it.
That said, I nixed the vanilla completely on the second batch and added chopped almonds. They were delicious! Next time I think I will make them into balls rather than bars, as they feel apart when I cut them. I’m really trying to stay away from any processed foods, especially for my kids, so these are a perfect and easy snack for our whole family.
Thanks!
*fell apart 🙂
How big is a batch?
We put them in an 8 x 8 pan, so it would depend on how big you sliced the bars.