HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS | Chocolate Peanut Butter

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter provides healthy fats, while sunflower seed butter is nut-free.

dark chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: cacao nibs

💰Cheaper: milk chocolate chips

Cacao nibs are less sweet and richer in antioxidants.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: corn syrup

Agave syrup is lower on the glycemic index.

nuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds are nutrient-dense and add crunch.

Melt 1/4 cup of unsalted butter in a pan.

Add 1/2 cup of brown sugar and 1/4 cup of honey to the melted butter and stir until the sugar dissolves.

Bring the mixture to a light boil and maintain for one minute.

Remove the pan from heat and add 1/2 cup of peanut butter, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, stirring until well incorporated.

Add 2 1/2 cups of oats and 1/2 cup of roasted salted peanuts to the mixture, mixing until all oats are moist and well combined.

Prepare a 9x9 pan by greasing it and lining it with parchment paper.

Transfer the granola mixture to the prepared pan and press down firmly with a spatula to flatten it out.

Let the pan cool for a few minutes before sprinkling mini chocolate chips on top.

Use another piece of parchment paper to press down on the chocolate chips so they stay inside the granola bars.

Refrigerate the pan for two hours to let the bars set before cutting them into pieces.

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