If I can take any kind of shortcut with cooking, I will find it! So when I say these bars are quick and easy, you can trust they are. This recipe has four ingredients and needs only a saucepan and baking dish. Goes into the oven for about 20 minutes. I eat a packaged granola bar every day because it’s convenient and satisfying, so I loved this homemade version from Diary of a Fit Mommy. She used three ingredients that most people already have in their kitchens. I only changed it by adding one more ingredient of a chia/flaxseed blend sprinkled on top of the bars before baking.

Easy Granola Bars

Ingredients

3/4 cup honey

1 cup peanut or almond butter (or sunflower seed butter if nut allergies)

3 cups old fashioned oats

Chia, ground flaxseeds

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. On low heat, add peanut butter and honey into a medium saucepan and stir until melted. Remove from heat.
3. Pour oats into the mixture and stir well until combined.
4. Pour batter into a 9-inch baking pan. Sprinkle the seeds evenly over the top. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until top is firm to touch.
5. Cool well before cutting into squares.

The one downside with these bars is that they’re crumbly. When trying to cut them into squares, some fell apart. So I saved the crumbles in a Tupperware and have been sprinkling them into my Greek yogurt and oatmeal…or just eating a spoonful when I need a quick pick-me-up!