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These Energy Bars come together in just 10 minutes with no extra equipment needed. Made with healthy oats, protein rich peanut butter, dark chocolate chips, and flaxseeds, these peanut butter oat energy bars are perfect for a healthy snack or after school treat.
Why You’ll Love These Energy Bars
It’s feeling a bit cooler in the evenings, which makes me start thinking of Fall (gasp!)?, and afternoon snacks for the kids…These peanut butter and oat energy bars are a great way to fuel up and hold your hunger off until dinnertime. Here are a few more reasons you will love them:
- No Bake Recipe: There is no baking required or even heating anything up. Just mix it all together, press it into a baking dish, and allow it to set.
- Filling Snack: These healthy energy bars are filled with fiber from the oats, protein and healthy fats from the peanut butter, and omega-3 fatty acids from the ground flaxseed.
- Nostalgic: Both the flavors and texture of in this energy bar recipe reminds me of the grocery store granola bars we used to eat as a kid. I think the addition of coconut flakes is what really makes them similar.
- The Kids Love Them: Imagine a healthy treat free of added preservatives and sugar…that your kids actually love! This is that healthy snack! Plus your kids can help make these since there is no baking involved!
If your kids love helping you in the kitchen, then they may also like to help you make Christmas Energy Balls, Healthy Apple Pie Energy Bars, or Chocolate Date Quinoa Bites (Easy No-Bake Treat).
Ingredients:
Makes 20-24 bars/servings
- 2 cups (dry) oatmeal (I used gluten-free thick cut oats)
- 1 and 1/3 cups coconut flakes (Let’s Do Organic is my favorite brand!)
- 1 cup peanut, almond, or other nut butter (Pick your favorite!)
- 1 cup fresh ground flax seed
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips or cacao nibs (optional, I used Lily’s brand sweetened with stevia)
- 2/3 cup raw honey (Buy a local honey)
- 1/2 Tbsp vanilla extract
How to Make Peanut Butter Energy Bars:
Combine all ingredients together in a medium bowl until very thoroughly mixed.
Press mixture very firmly into the bottom of a 9×13 pan.
Place in freezer for approx. 1 hour, then slice into bars/squares with a sharp knife.
Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to a week
OR:
Alternately, you can roll into balls of about 1″ in diameter.
Place on a cookie sheet & Freeze one hour.
Store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.
Makes about 36 balls.
Enjoy!
❤Rachel
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Storage Instructions
Store these healthy energy bars in an air tight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Freeze by wrapping the individual bars tightly. They will keep in the freezer up to 2 months.
More Healthy No Bake Recipes You’ll Love
- No-Bake Healthy Magic Cookie Bars (Gluten and Dairy Free!)
- No-Bake Energy Balls
- No-Bake Pumpkin Protein Bars
- No-Bake Granola Bars (Healthy Homemade Recipe)
- Chocolate Date Quinoa Bites (Easy No-Bake Treat)
- No-Bake Brownie Energy Balls
Peanut Butter Oat Energy Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups dry oatmeal (I used gluten-free thick cut oats)
- 1 1/3 cups coconut flakes, Let’s Do Organic is my favorite brand!
- 1 cup peanut, almond, or other nut butter (Pick your favorite!)
- 1 cup fresh ground flax seed
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips or cacao nibs, optional, I used Lily’s brand sweetened with stevia
- 2/3 cup raw honey, Buy a local honey
- 1/2 Tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients together in a medium bowl until very thoroughly mixed.
- Press mixture very firmly into the bottom of a 9×13 pan.
- Place in freezer for approx. 1 hour, then slice into bars/squares with a sharp knife.
- Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to a week
OR
- Alternately, you can roll into balls of about 1″ in diameter.
- Place on a cookie sheet & Freeze one hour.
- Store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.
- Makes about 36 balls.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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