Peanut Butter Chocolate Granola Bars

Soft and chewy peanut butter chocolate granola bars are fast to mix up and make a filling grab-and-go snack or breakfast!

Peanut butter and chocolate are one of those duos that never go out of style! Unsurprisingly, they do their job to perfection in these killer granola bars.

I’m talking perfectly soft + texture-filled, tons of peanut butter and gooey chocolate in every bite, and the kinda snack that’s almost way too easy to make.

It’s only a problem because you’re going to literally never want to stop eating these.

Start to finish these granola bars are done in only 35 minutes and the recipe easily doubles or triples if you want to stock up! Which trust me, you do.

These Granola Bars feature…

• A soft and chewy texture
• Lots of creamy peanut butter and gooey mini chocolate chips
• Ready in minutes in only one bowl

Making the Granola Bars

(scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe)

Ingredients You Will Need

• Creamy peanut butter
• Honey
• Coconut oil
• Vanilla extract
• Puffed rice cereal
• Quick-cooking oats
• Peanuts
• Flaxseed
• Cinnamon
• Salt
• Mini semisweet chocolate chips

Choosing Your Oats

I find that these bars work best with quick-cooking oats as this finer texture eliminates the need for flour and produces a soft and chewy bar texture.

If you don’t have quick-cooking oats on hand, you can easily make them yourself. Pulse old-fashioned oats in a food processor several times until oats are partially-chopped.

Tips for Perfect Granola Bars

1. Bake bars in a 9-inch square baking dish – I found that this size yields the perfect thickness for the bars.
2. Use parchment paper in pan – this will make it easy to remove the bars from the pan for cutting.
3. Bake bars until a light golden brown – the bars are done when the edges are a light golden brown.
4. Cool bars completely before cutting – make sure you wait for the bars to cool otherwise they will crumble apart during cutting.

Recipe Variations

Try these ideas for a different twist on these bars.

• Add dried fruit – add dried cranberries, raisins, or blueberries.
• Use a different chocolate – try chopped dark chocolate or white chocolate in place of the mini chocolate chips.
• Top granola bars – top bars with a powdered sugar glaze, caramel, or melted chocolate.

Storing and Freezing Instructions

These bars store well in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days which makes them perfect for a quick breakfast or snack when you don’t have time to cook.

To freeze bars, allow to cool completely, store bars in a freezer-safe container, and freeze up to 2 months. Thaw bars at room temperature and enjoy within 4 days.

These granola bars are going to quickly become a snack go-to in your house! It’s pretty hard to beat their ease in making and the PB + chocolate flavor duo of course works to perfection.

Just be warned, you’re going to inevitably go back for a second one.

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More breakfast granola bars to try next!

• Banana Peanut Butter Oat Bars
• Blueberry Muffin Granola Bars
• Soft Banana Chocolate Chip Breakfast Bars

This post was updated with new recipe adjustments on 3/19/25.