Send your kids back to school with the best snack ever, chewy sweet tart no-bake white chocolate cherry granola bars!
What’s so special about these homemade granola bars?
They taste like Rice Krispies treats!
Ever wonder how to make granola bars? This no bake granola bar recipe is chewy and irresistible because it combines lots of butter and brown sugar, boiled on the stove top for just a couple of minutes and then stirred into a hearty combination of oats, Rice Krispies cereal, coconut flakes, dried cherries and white chocolate chips.
Boiled butter and brown sugar tastes like homemade caramels. YUM!
That’s what makes this granola bar recipe absolutely my favorite ever. And I’ve made lots of granola bars.
Each granola bar is packed with chewy cherry bits, sweet vanilla white chocolate chip chunks, and the caramel flavor that sends me right over the edge… of the pan to grab another granola bar!
BONUS: You can put these no bake homemade granola bars together in less than five minutes! I recently made these for 100 people and it took less than 30 minutes. So super simple. So totally worth it.
Pack these in your kids lunch boxes. Pack these granola bars in your purse. In your briefcase. In your diaper bag. In your mouth!!
- 2 cups oatmeal (quick or rolled)
- 1 cup Rice Krispies cereal
- ¼ cup coconut flakes
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup honey
- pinch salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup white chocolate chips
- ¼ cup dried cherries
- Combine oats, cereal, and coconut in a large bowl.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan. Meanwhile, grease a 9x13" baking dish.
- Once butter is melted add brown sugar, honey, and salt. Bring to a boil and boil 2 minutes.
- Pour over cereal mixture and stir to combine. Toss in chips and cherries to combine and then press the mixture firmly into prepared baking dish using dampened fingers.
- Chill 20 minutes and cut into bars.
Adapted from Made From Pinterest
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My 2 year old would love these!
Mine did, and my 3 year old too! I had to hide some of them so my husband and I could nosh later on when they were in bed. Hope you give the granola bars a try soon, Kristy.
Oh this is something I need to make for the kids’ lunches sometime!
And your kids will undoubtedly respond with BIG smiles! Hope you love the granola bars, Joann.
These look delicious! And the no-bake is such an added bonus. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you, Georgia. You know, these are my first no-bake granola bars and since the effort is so minimal, I’ll probably never go back to the baked version again. Hope you give them a try soon.
These looks so delicious! And I love the fact that its a no-bake recipe! Thanks for sharing 😉
Jazelle, thanks so much! No-bake are all the rage come summertime when nobody wants to turn on their oven and heat up the house. Hope you give these granola bars a try and maybe throw in a few personal touches as well. M&Ms, anyone? 🙂
One hundred bars in 30 minutes? Sold! Definitely making these for my kiddos to snack on. Gorgeous- love the flavor combo! Pinning 😉
It’s pretty incredible pumping out dozens of bars in such record times, I agree! Not that I may ever need to do it again, but these bars are incredible and we really can’t get enough of them. Your kids will SMILE when you stir these up. Thanks for taking a moment out of your busy day to stop by, Allie!
You are always coming up with some delectable treat. I would be as big as house if I lived with you.
Haha, Mary. Promise we balance the veggies with the desserts.
These bars look incredible! I love the white chocolate cherry combo and no bake is perfect since it’s been so hot here and I don’t have to turn on the oven. Wow, so impressed you made 100 of these in 30 minutes too! 🙂 Pinning 🙂
Thanks so much for pinning, Kelly! It was no chore at all to make loads of these bars. If they’d been the traditional baked version, then it definitely would’ve taken more time. Hope you give them a whirl sometime soon.
well the way i see it – anything with chocolate in it 😀
Now, that’s what I’m talking about, Andi! I can see that we’d be very good friends over a big slice of CHOCOLATE cake!
Sounds delicious!!!!! Looks delicious!!!!!!!!!
I like anything no bake because they’re such practical and fun ideas. Our 3 year old would love this!
Yep, Jonathan, this recipe is a tried and true 3 year-old pleaser in my house! It’s great because they can also help measure and stir the granola bars together.
Anything that tastes like a rice krispie treat is a winner in my book! These look awesome Jelli! Thanks so much for sharing this at the Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop–this will be one of my featured posts at our next party! Yay!
Woohoo! Thank you so much, Carrie, for your sweet words and the upcoming feature. Can’t wait to see it. I appreciate you stopping by today to love on the post.
Yum! I love that it is no bake!