Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola Bars
These no-bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola Bars are chewy and hearty, sweet, chocolate-peanut butter deliciousness. Secretly refined sugar free, high protein, high fiber, and gluten free too!
Ingredients
- 246g (1 cup) Unsweetened Applesauce
- 128g (½ cup) Natural Peanut Butter
- 1½ tsp Vanilla Creme-Flavored Stevia Extract
- 128g (1⅓ cups) Unflavored Whey Protein Powder
- 27g (⅓ cup) Unsweetened Natural Cocoa Powder
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 480g (5 cups) Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
Instructions
- Line a 9" brownie pan with parchment paper both ways.
- In a stand mixer with with beater attachment, add the applesauce, peanut butter and stevia extract. Mix on low speed.
- Turn off the stand mixer and add the protein powder, cocoa powder and salt. Mix on low speed until fully combined.
- Dump in the oats and mix until fully combined. Scoop the mixture into the prepared pan and spread it out. Place a sheet of parchment paper on top and press the mixture down further until compact. Cover the pan and refrigerate overnight.
- The next day, slice and serve! To store, place the granola bars on a plate lined with a sheet of parchment paper and keep in the refrigerator. Keeps for ~1 week.
Recipe Notes
Feel free to add a handful of roasted peanuts and/or mini dark chocolate chips to the recipe!
Recipe adapted from these No-Bake Nutella Granola Bars.
Nutrition Facts
Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola Bars
Amount Per Serving (1 granola bar)
Calories 330
Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 1.5g9%
Cholesterol 20mg7%
Sodium 80mg3%
Carbohydrates 39g13%
Fiber 7g29%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 19g38%
Vitamin C 3.3mg4%
Calcium 80mg8%
Iron 3.6mg20%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.