Peanut Butter Pretzel Granola Bars
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Anything peanut butter & pretzel has my name all over it! Like I have this salty/sweet addiction that is pretty hard to ignore. Just take a look at my Caramel Pretzel Magic Bars, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pretzel Bars, & Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies to name a few.
These Peanut Butter Pretzel Granola Bars fit right into my salty/sweet addiction, but in granola bar form. They are incredible when eaten straight from the fridge. Even though they are cold, they are so soft & chewy & couldn’t be easier to make! Perfect for after school snacking as well!
Peanut Butter Pretzel Granola Bars
Ingredients
- 4 cups oats
- 1 cup rice krispies cereal
- 2 cups pretzel sticks, broken into thirds or smaller (reserve 1/2 cup for topping)
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup chocolate chunks or chips
Instructions
- Place oats, rice krispies cereal, & all but ½ cup of the broken pretzel pieces into a bowl.
- Heat butter, brown sugar, honey, & peanut butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Boil lightly for 2 minutes. Remove from heat & stir in vanilla (will bubble up so be careful.)
- Pour mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients. Fold gently, but coat all of the oat mixture. Spread into a greased jelly roll pan. Roll flat with a rolling pin. Sprinkle the top with chocolate chunks & reserved ½ cup of pretzel pieces & gently press into the granola bars with the rolling pin. Immediately refrigerate for 30 minutes before cutting. Keep refrigerated. (I covered my pan with plastic wrap as well.)
- *May substitute a 9x13" pan for thicker bars.
- *If using a jelly roll pan, cut bars 3x12 for average granola bar size. (Makes 36 granola bars this way.)
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 36Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g
15 Comments on “Peanut Butter Pretzel Granola Bars”
These look SO good! I’ve got them pinned. 🙂
You’s be amazed but I don’t think I’ve ever eaten pretzels with PB
I think I must try – after seeing these delicious looking bars!!
This is definitely going on my ‘to try’ list! All of my favorite things! 🙂
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Oh these look amazingly delicious – Pinning!
oooooh!! It’s like a salty sweet combo! LOVE it!
This is such a fun idea! I love it!
The sweet and salty combination is so addicting! These are a perfect snack!
Ooooh… yes please! I can’t wait to try these. Looks amazing! Pinned!
This is a great idea! I get sick of buying the tasteless kind for the hubby so I’ll have to whip up some of these soon!
Britney @ The Princess & Her Cowboys
Yum! I’m with you on the sweet & salty – perfect combo. These look delish… I wish I had one to take out the door with me this morning 🙂
Yvonne @ TriedandTasty.com