Thanks to tifi who tweeted this peanut butter granola recipe to me the other day. I made a few modifications to it (like cutting the amount of honey and sugar in half because it seemed like a lot, using whole wheat flour, and adding in flaxseed to it). The results were quite delicious. Here’s my version of the recipe:
Peanut Butter Granola Squares
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Ingredients:
4 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup whole wheat flour (or another kind of flour if you prefer)
1/3 cup ground flaxseed
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt (optional)
1 cup butter*
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup peanut butter (preferably organic PB with no sugar added)
Directions:
Combine oats through salt in a large bowl. Stir to combine.
Heat butter through peanut butter in a sauce pan until all are melted. Add melted mixture to the dry ingredients in the bowl. Stir to make sure oats are completely covered.
Spread the mixture into a 13 x 9 baking pan. Bake at 325 degrees for about 30 minutes. Let cool and cut into squares. Enjoy!
* Farmer’s Daughter asked about cutting back on some of the butter and suggested applesauce as a replacement. I think this would probably work well and cut down on the fat. I plan to try it out the next time I make them. :)
Update 1/30/09: I made this recipe again, but this time used only 1/2 cup of butter and added 3/4 cup of mashed ripe bananas. This worked really well. It cut down the fat and the squares held together a lot better and were a lot less crumbly. And they are delicious!
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Heather @ Not a DIY LIfe says:
Yep! I’ll definitely be trying this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
January 11th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Penny says:
def going to make this one…
January 11th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Summer says:
Yummy! I’m going to have to make these next weekend!
January 11th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Abbie says:
Those look good! Do you think I could cut down on the butter?
January 11th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Kelly says:
Sounds yummy! I will have to give these a try for sure!
January 11th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
onemotherslove says:
Oh, those sound good! I don’t have flax seed. Could it be left out or replaced with wheat germ??
January 11th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Anna at Hank & Willie says:
Yummo—some of our favorite recipes come from you, here’s another I think we’ll add to the list! Do you buy your flaxseed ground, or grind it yourself?
January 12th, 2009 at 7:14 am
Tracey says:
Those look great!
January 12th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Gina says:
Thank you for the recipe. This is perfect treat for my egg-allergic son!
Also, peanut butter has been one of my pregnancy cravings so we will definitely be making these this week.
January 12th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
lilbet says:
YUM!
If you want to cut the fat, you can just sub with applesauce. Want to cut it even more, sub PB2 from Bell Plantation. Great product, PB2 is peanut butter with the oil removed. You can add water to reconstitute and use just like peanut butter.
January 12th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Tracey says:
I just made them! I used half the butter and spelt flour instead of whole wheat. They turned out great! The only downside was they were a little crumbly – probably due to the decreased butter.
January 12th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
chelle says:
mmmm they sounds so yummy!
January 12th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Kellie @ Greenhab says:
Awesome!! I was just asking around for granola bar recipes yesterday. I’ll try this one today.
January 13th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Dawn says:
I went to the store and forgot the oats…but am going to try these soon!
They sound delicious :)
January 13th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
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January 16th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Jenni at My Web of Life says:
This looks so yummy! I can’t wait to give it a try!
I’ve added this post to my ‘Friday Faves’ list of favorite posts for the week.
January 16th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Kellie @ Greenhab says:
Hmmm…mine turned out kinda crumbly too. I might add a little applesauce next time. The crumbles are delicious mixed up in yogurt though! :)
January 16th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
CM says:
I made these!! Used a little less sugar, added protein powder (hoping this could be made as a breakfast bar!), peanuts, and raisins. Holy cow, so easy, all the ingredients already in the house and absolutely delicious! My kids wanted to eat it BEFORE I put it in the oven!! Thank you for sharing it’s so good!
January 17th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
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February 5th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Peggy says:
Thanks for the recipe!! I will make it with the applesauce or banana, reducing the butter. I’ll also look into replacing the nut butter if possible to make it school-friendly for my son’s lunch. I’m not sure how I’ll do that but we can eat the flops at home, right?
February 6th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
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February 6th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Peggy says:
I made these today and they’re very good! Looking at the recipe right now I see that I forgot to add the last 1/2 cup of oats. I’m not sure what the texture would have been with it but it’s nice right now. More the texture of those Quaker(?) Oatmeal To Go things than the average granola bar. I accidentally added 1/2 tsp of salt and was afraid it would ruin it but I didn’t even notice (will do it right next time though). I used 1/2 cup of butter, 1/2 cup of banana, and 1/4 cup of applesauce. I added a few carob chips just before spreading it into the pan; some of them melted a bit and gives just a hint of extra flavour.
February 7th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Ian says:
Very delicious, but mine don’t stay together very well. I found another recipe stating to boil the butter etc… mixture for 2-3 minutes to prevent them from falling apart. Next time I’ll try this. The bananas are a nice touch :D
March 1st, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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August 6th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Mary says:
These were horrible. No offense intended but they tasted like ground cardboard.
December 6th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
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February 27th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Jenny says:
When I was making these I was concerned that they’d be really crumbly. I used 3/4c of butter and then added 1/4c of apple sauce. When I was mixing it together in the bowl I realized that a lot of the oats in the bowl weren’t going to get coated, so I kept adding applesauce until it was all moist. I also added some chocolate chips. I let it bake for an extra 6 minutes. The results weren’t a crunchy bar of course but a soft oatmeal bar. I turned out fantastic. I served it at my husband’s men’s bible study and the guys loved them! I’m definitely going to keep making them. Thank you for the awesome recipe.
June 24th, 2010 at 4:23 pm