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Chocolate Chip Granola Bars Recipe

Shweta Arora
This homemade Chocolate Chip Granola Bars recipe is easy to make, healthy, and the best ever. Packed with oats, honey, walnuts, and chocolate chips, these crispy, chewy granola bars are better than store-bought and perfect for breakfast, after school, or lunchbox. 
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Snacks
Cuisine American
Servings 12 bars
Calories 196 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 325°F. Spray an 8X8 baking pan with cooking spray and line it with parchment paper. Fold the parchment paper over the edges so that it's easy to lift the bars out once they cool (as shown in pic). Spray more cooking oil over the parchment paper.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add all the dry ingredients - oats, milled flax seeds (or whole wheat flour), brown sugar, walnuts, chocolate chips, and salt. Mix well using a spatula.
  • In another bowl, whisk together the oil, vanilla, and honey until smooth and combined. Pour this all over the dry ingredients
  • Mix well using a spatula to ensure that all the wet ingredients coat the dry ingredients properly.
  • Transfer the granola bar mixture to the pre-lined baking pan.
  • Spread the mixture evenly using a spatula. Press down and pack it tight. This will help the granola bars hold together better.
  • Bake at 325°F for 30-35 mins (baked mine for 30 mins) let it cool in the pan completely for 2 hours. Cut into 12 bars (or shape and size you prefer) using a really sharp knife.
  • Homemade healthy chewy granola bars with chocolate chips and walnut are ready.
  • Enjoy these on their own or with a glass of milk as an after-school/office snack or a healthy dessert.

Notes

You can toast the oats and nuts in a preheated oven for a few mins before mixing for a more toasty flavor. I usually skip this step.
While measuring the ingredients, add oil and then honey. This way honey will not stick to the measuring cup and slide through easily.
I have used some milled flax seeds in this recipe for that boost of omega-3. You can skip that and instead use wheat flour or all-purpose flour or oat flour.
These bars need to be baked properly and cooled completely before cutting them to avoid them from crumbling. If you still find that the bars are crumbling, just refrigerate them for an hour or so and then slice.  Use a sharp knife to cut these bars. 
This recipe is adaptable and you can add more nuts (peanuts, walnuts, pecans) or dry fruits (shredded coconut, cherries, cranberries, raisins) in place of chocolate chips walnuts, or in combination.
While adding extra ingredients, make sure you are using enough liquid/honey to bind otherwise these bars will be crumbly.
Use a sticky sweetener like honey to bind the ingredients and prevent crumbling since we are not cooking the honey, sugar, and oil mixture.
You can easily double this recipe and bake in a 9×13 inch baking pan.

Nutrition

Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 55mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
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