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Peanut Butter Pretzel Granola Bars

Author Amber Brady
Yields 36 granola bars

Ingredients

  • 4 cups (320 g) oats
  • 1 cup (27 g) rice krispies cereal
  • 2 cups (85 g) pretzel sticks, broken into thirds or smaller (reserve ½ cup for topping)
  • ½ cup (113 g) butter
  • ½ cup (100 g) brown sugar
  • ½ cup (168 g) honey
  • ½ cup (132 g) creamy peanut butter
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup (85 g) 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.)

Notes

*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.)