October 13, 2025

5-Ingredient Granola Bars

5-Ingredient Granola Bars are so easy to make and make a great copycat Chewy Bar with oats, peanut butter, maple syrup and chocolate chips!

5-Ingredient Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

My son is obsessed with Chewy bars and goes through boxes of them like crazy! I wanted to create a healthier alternative that was affordable, nutritious and didn't have any junky additives. Enter my 5-Ingredient Granola Bars also known as Copycat Chewy Bars. These bars are ridiculously easy to make- think tossing some ingredients into a bowl, mixing it up, pressing the ingredients into a pan, cooling them and then cutting them and then bam, you have 8 homemade granola bars ready to enjoy through the week.


Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

I made a batch of these granola bars and brought them with me to pickup my kids from school. I could not wait for my son especially to try them. He LOVED these granola bars! So did both of my daughters. We are going to try all different flavors of these homemade Chewy bars to experiment with them.


Ingredients for 5-Ingredient Granola Bars

5-Ingredient Granola Bars Ingredients

  • Quick cook oats
  • Creamy peanut butter
  • Maple syrup
  • Chocolate chips
  • Naked Nutrition Colostrum Powder- Colostrum is helpful for your gut, immune system and for recovery. This doesn't change the flavor of the bars at all but just adds a level of nutrition. It is rich in antibodies like  immunoglobulin G which can help boost your immune system. Studies are showing that colostrum is especially helpful for athletes which I'm super interested in.

Easy granola bars
Along with the Naked Nutrition Colostrum powder, I like adding in Naked Nutrition Vitamin C to take during the cold weather months! It supports stress, aging and your immune system.


Homemade Granola Bars

How to Make 5-Ingredient Granola Bars

I can't get over how easy these copycat Chewy bars are to make. I will be making a batch for my family most weeks because my kids think these are amazing. Plus, they are healthier than store-bought, are inexpensive to make and use ingredients that you probably mostly have on hand. 


Copycat Chewy Bars
To make, just toss all ingredients together in a big bowl and mix well. Line a baking dish with parchment paper and press ingredients into your baking dish until it is very flat. I used a mixture of a spatula and the bottom of a glass and both worked well. Freeze the bars or refrigerate until the bars are solid. Cut the bars into 8 bars and store in the fridge until you're ready to serve. They do work well in kid's lunches for school as well! 



5-Ingredient Granola Bars

Copycat Chewy Bars
Yield: 8 bars 

5-Ingredient Granola Bars

5-Ingredient Granola Bars are so easy to make and make a great copycat Chewy Bar with oats, peanut butter, maple syrup and chocolate chips!
Prep Time: 5 minutes Cool time: 20 minutes Total time: 25 mins

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Line a small baking dish with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the 5 ingredients well until combined.
  3. Press the mixture into the baking dish evenly either with a spatula or the bottom of a cup. 
  4. Let bars get cold in the fridge or freezer for about 20 minutes before cutting into pieces. Cut into 8 bars and store bars in the fridge.
* Granola bars are good for about 1 week.
**These store well in kid's lunches or snacks for school.
Enjoy!


Did you make this recipe? Tag @MINutritionist on Instagram.

More easy breakfast recipes:

Stay up to date with updates from The Nutritionist Reviews on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest. Instagram and emails right to your inbox.


5-Ingredient Granola Bars
This post is sponsored by Naked Nutrition! 

Share this post:

Tags:

Comments

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you thought of this post! I read and appreciate all comments.