No-Bake Peanut Butter Pretzel Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
Easy no-bake granola bars made with peanut butter, honey, oats, crispy rice cereal, chopped pretzels, and mini chocolate chips. Press into an 8 x 8-inch pan, chill, and slice for a crunchy-sweet snack.
Equipment
- 8 x 8-inch baking pan
- Parchment Paper
- Large Saucepan
- Spatula or wooden spoon
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1/4 cupunsalted butter
- 1/4 cupbrown sugar
- 1/4 cuphoney
- 1/4 cupcreamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
- 2 cupsquick oats
- 1/2 cupcrispy rice cereal
- 3/4 cupchopped pretzels
- 1/4 cupmini chocolate chips
Instructions
Instructions
- Cut an 8 x 8 inch square of parchment paper and place it in the bottom of an 8 x 8 inch baking pan (press the paper into the corners so it lies flat).
- In a large saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, honey, and creamy peanut butter. Heat over medium-low, stirring occasionally, until the mixture starts to bubble.
- Once it begins bubbling, continue cooking for 2 minutes while stirring constantly. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
- Add the quick oats, crispy rice cereal, and chopped pretzels to the hot mixture. Stir until all dry ingredients are well coated and evenly combined.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and press it firmly and evenly into an even layer.
- Sprinkle the mini chocolate chips over the top, then gently press them into the surface so they stick to the bars.
- Refrigerate the pan for at least 30 minutes, or until the mixture is firm.
- Use the parchment to lift the slab from the pan, cut into bars, and serve. Store the bars in the refrigerator; they will keep up to about a week.