4 ingredient granola bar recipe #simplesnacks #recipe
I’ve been searching for granola bar recipes lately. I wanted something I could make myself, that didn’t include a cup of sugar and had as few ingredients as possible. I finally figured something out. These bars are held together with ripe bananas. And they are so delicious.
What you need:
2 ripe bananas
1 cup of oats
2 tbsp. peanut butter
1/2 cup of a mix-in (think nuts, raisins, dried cranberries, or even chocolate chips)
For this batch I used chocolate chips and I didn’t use quite 1/2 of a cup. You mix everything in a bowl. Just mash everything together until it’s a ball of the ingredients. Place in an 8×8 pan. (Place parchment paper in there, if you want as little mess as possible.) Spread the mixture in the 8×8 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
Note that these will NOT be hard. Mine are very soft, and I store them in a plastic ziploc bag. I cut the batch into 8 rectangles and I take one to work now so I have a chocolate fix in the afternoon.
4 ingredient granola bar recipe
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 cup of oats
- 2 tbsp. peanut butter
- 1/2 cup of a mix-in (think nuts, raisins, dried cranberries, or even chocolate chips)
Instructions
- Mash all ingredients together in medium bowl.
- Spread mixture in a 8x8 baking dish. (Use parchment paper to line the pan to avoid mess.
- Bake 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Cut into 8 pieces and enjoy!
What is your go-to snack? Have you ever tried to make your own snack bars? I’m actually considering using these for long running later in the summer and early fall.
Those sound awesome! What a great snack idea this is.
No I have never attempted to make my own snack bars of any kind. I am allergic to bananas so csn’t try this one although they sound very easy to make and delicious as well.
I have made my own snack bars before because I don’t do sugar. I want to try these for ingredient granola bars.
Yummy! I have to try this. Granola bars get eaten up around here!
They fly off the counter like hotcakes here, too! We all love them.
I have tried making my own granola bars and they ended up being granola crumbles. They were good but left a trail of crumbs every where.
I love granola bars and this recipe seems easy and delicious. Always a good combination.
Wow, those look delicious! I love chocolate and banana – a perfect combination!
O wow, total yumm!!! so lucky I have almost all the ingredients here!! Got to start making them
This sounds super yummy, I love granola a lot! I would love to eat these bars, especially for breakfast or a light snack.
This is something really easy to make and has healthy ingredients in it. So great that there is no sugar involved other than in the chocolate. I love this!
Yum!!! These look great!!
Smart DIY bar. So simple, yet instead we put a lot more stuff in them.
Easy & healthy snack on the go! Dark chocolate chips with the banana would sound so good!
I know! Dark chocolate is one of my favorite. I bet it’s great with banana!
I like that this doesn’t have all that processed junk in it. Sounds like a very nutritious granola bar recipe!
These sound divine! I love bananas and chocolate together and the addition of peanut butter is perfection!
Looks great. I just made the same recipe for my family a few weeks ago but made them into cookie type treats and did not add the mix ins. Nice healthy snack.
Yum. I love homemade granola anything. Last time I made bars though they didn’t turn out so good. I’ll give this a try!
These sound so delicious. I will have to make a batch for tihis weeks snacks.
YUM O!!! THIS IS SOMETHING I can set the bigs to do! love!! pinning!
I love this for a quick healthy snack. Great idea
Looks very much delicious and healthy. The ingredients are something which I love the most. I am sure my kids would definitely love this. Will have to try this for sure. Thanks a lot for this delicious snack idea.
Yum what a great snack,I love the sound of this.
That looks delicious! This is a perfect power food. Yummo!
Homemade granola bars always look so good! I should try this out.
Granola bars are the perfect snack to give you fuel throughout the day. I would take them to work with me for lunch.
These sound really yummy. I am allergic to bananas so I wonder if I could leave them out. If not, my husband and son would love them.
this would be a great midday energy boost for me! That peanut butter combo would be nice and filling for a snack too.
OH that looks so super yummy! Perfect homemade snack for this prego momma!
Those look and sound delicious. I just dried Strawberries last night and I bet those would be a good tasty item to add in to these as well.
I love snack bars but they can get pricey. MAking your own is such a good idea. These sound yummy.
I am actually a tad surprised that I have never attempted homemade granola bars. These look quite tasty and seem far too easy to pass up.
I have wanted to make my own granola bars. Thanks for the great recipe.
What a great recipie! We love granola bars here. I’ll have to try these soon!
I make homemade granola bars for my husband and kids all the time and they love them!
I made these once, similar recipe, but they are too gooey? I am not sure what i did wrong but they were not the texture of a granola bar and would melt if not kept in fridge. I must try your recipe out to see if its works better. Do not get me wrong, kids ate em up though!
I had no idea they could be made so easily. This will be a great recipe to make with the kids over the summer.
Yum! I love how easily these came together. I could use different mix-ins for each child so everyone has their own favorite recipe.
You picked some really great ingredients! I’ll have to try this one, I could make it!
They are delicious. I made some this weekend and they turned out great.
I buy extra bananas just so I have some that are about to go bad. I freeze them for smoothies or ice cream or I make something like this. Love homemade granola!
I like that you have some chocolate in there. I’ve got a big sweet tooth today, I could go for some chocolate.
I have some ripe bananas that I need to use and all the ingredients for this recipe! Thanks for sharing!
These look so delicious – I’d love to try them I think my kids and grandkids would love them. It’s all their favorite ingredients
These look delicious – best part about making your own bars is you know what the ingredients are.
Now I know what to do with that last banana that gets brown on the outside and hubby won’t eat it.
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!! My kids gobble up granola bars. I love how simple this is and how few ingredients it uses. Definitely going to give this a try!
I’ve been wanting to make some granola bars! Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
These look so yummy, delicious and healthy and I’ve just got to try them!
Yum, this sound delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
This looks so delicious. I wouldn’t even think to make my own granola bars!
I’m not usually a fan of granola bars but I think I’d love these!
I’m always making cookies , but I buy snack bars. I want to make these, they look great and so easy to put together!
Those sound great. I used to make something similar, but I like that little bit of peanut butter in yours. Great idea!