These Granola Bites are crunchy healthy bites of granola, they taste like granola cookie bites, and they are perfect as a healthy snack packed with fiber and protein.
I created this recipe because all I love in my healthy granola recipe are the big crunchy clusters. I wanted a snack smaller than a granola cookie, but crunchy as granola.
While the whole recipe is just below, don’t miss all my tips further down, including ingredient swaps, process shots, and baking tips.
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Granola Bites
These Granola Bites are crunchy healthy bites of granola, they taste like granola cookie bites, and they are perfect as a healthy snack packed with fiber and proteins.
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Servings: 21 bites
Calories: 96.2 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats - (note 1)
- ½ cup Peanut Butter - (note 2)
- ⅓ cup Maple Syrup - (note 3)
- 1 tablespoon Chia Seeds - (note 4)
- 2 tablespoons Sunflower Seeds - (note 5)
- ¼ cup Pumpkin Seeds - (note 6)
- ⅓ cup Chocolate Chips - (note 7)
Optional
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt - if peanut butter unsalted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C). Line 2 mini-muffin pan with mini paper liners. Slightly oil each paper liner. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, add peanut butter, maple syrup, and vanilla if used. Stir until smooth.
- Add in rolled oats, chia seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, chocolate chips, and salt.
- Stir to form a thick and sticky batter.
- Use a cookie dough scoop or tablespoon to scoop out and pack some of the batter – packing matters if you want the bites to stick together in the oven.
- Release the mixture in each muffin paper liner – I made 21 of them.
- Bake the bites in the oven for 15 minutes at 350 °F (180 °C) until golden brown on top.
- Remove the pan from the oven and cool down in the pan without touching the bites – they firm up as they cool down.
Notes
Note 1: You can also use quick oats, they will firm up better with quick oats as well. Use gluten-free certified oats if needed.
Note 2: You can also use almond butter or cashew butter. For a nut-free option, you can use either tahini or sunflower seed butter.
Note 3: Or any liquid sweeteners like agave syrup or coconut nectar.
Note 4: Or other small seeds like flaxseeds, sesame seeds, or hemp seeds.
Note 5 and Note 6: Any small seeds or finely chopped nuts can be used like sesame seeds, finely chopped pecans, almonds, or walnuts.
Note 7: Or dried raisins, dried cranberries.
Storage: Store the granola bites in an airtight box in the pantry for up to 2 weeks or freeze up to 1 month in Ziploc bags. Thaw the day before at room temperature.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bite (recipe makes 21) | Calories: 96.2kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.5g | Protein: 2.5g | Fat: 5.3g | Saturated Fat: 1.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 41.2mg | Potassium: 86.7mg | Fiber: 1.1g | Sugar: 5.4g | Vitamin A: 0.9IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 17.9mg | Iron: 0.5mg | Magnesium: 27.7mg | Phosphorus: 61.2mg | Zinc: 0.5mg
Ingredients and Substitutions
This paragraph gives you all my tips about picking the right ingredients. For the full recipe with measurements, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post!Go to Full Recipe
You only need a handful of wholesome ingredients for this recipe. Here’s how to pick them.
- Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats – These provide the base and fiber. Quick oats are fine too. Pick a certified gluten-free brand if needed.
- Peanut Butter – This binds the ingredients and adds protein and flavor. Almond butter, cashew butter, tahini, or sunflower seed butter are fine too.
- Maple Syrup – It sweetens and binds the bites. Agave syrup or coconut nectar also work. You can also use sugar-free maple-flavored syrup if you want to lower the sugar.
- Chia Seeds – These add fiber and nutrients. Flaxseeds, sesame seeds, or hemp seeds also work.
- Sunflower and Pumpkin Seeds – They add crunch and nutrients. Any small seeds or finely chopped nuts also work.
- Chocolate Chips – They add bursts of sweetness. Dried raisins or cranberries also work.
- Vanilla Extract – For flavor.
How to Make Crunchy Granola Bites
This recipe is really easy to whip up. Here’s how in pictures.
Combine the maple syrup with peanut butter in a mixing bowl.
Add the rest of the ingredients and combine the batter.
When the batter is mixed, use a cookie scoop to transfer it to a mini-muffin baking pan.
Bake the bites for 15 minutes at 350 °F (180 °C).
Carine’s Tips
Let me share a few more tips for perfect bites.
- Packing Technique – Pack the batter tightly into the muffin liners to ensure the bites hold together.
- Cooling Time – Allow the bites to cool completely in the pan to firm up.
- Storage Options – Store in an airtight container at room temperature or freeze for longer storage.
- Texture Variation – For a chewier bite, press the mixture firmly into the mini muffin liners.
- Chocolate Swap – Swap the chocolate chips for dried fruits like dried cranberries, or more nuts and seeds to keep in low sugar.
- Size of Swaps – Make sure when you swap an ingredient like seeds or chocolate chips to pick something of the same size, especially not bigger, or the batter will be fragile and won’t stick together as nicely. For example, sunflower seeds can be swapped for sesame seeds or hemp seeds but definitely not whole almonds. You’d need to chop them into small pieces first.
- Regular Pan – If you don’t have a mini-muffin pan, bake them in a regular muffin pan and press the tablespoon of batter flat.
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