Need a quick and healthy snack recipe? No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Cups are an easy snack for kids and adults and the perfect breakfast for grab and go on busy mornings. There’s nothing easier to slip into a lunch box than a few of these granola cups – they’re great for an energy boost!
No Bake Breakfast Granola Cups
No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Cups are nutritious, quick and easy to make– and they require no cooking or baking of course!
These are perfect snack that passes as healthy. But these No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Cups taste good enough to replace dessert, too. However, you’ll have to love this easy recipe!
IF you’re tired of all that holiday cooking and baking and when you are trying to back away from rich and decadent sugary sweets, this easy healthy recipe comes in perfect time.
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The perfect solutions for all that problems are No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Cups.
No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Cups recipe is simple and easy, and completely no bake. These cups could pass as healthy and nutritious, but they are also very tasty and satisfying as dessert!
How to Make No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Cups:
To make Peanut Butter Granola Cups in a bowl combine granola, chopped peanuts, peanut butter and honey.
Grease cupcake pan and divide the mixture in 12 cups. Press the mixture well to hold together and make a dent in the center of each cup. Freeze for a few minutes, until the cups are firm.
Then melt peanut butter and pour int the center of each granola cup. Now, freeze again until firm. Finally, melt dark chocolate and coconut oil and spoon melted chocolate on top of peanut butter. Chill, until chocolate has set.
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No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Cups
Prep Time: 10 minutes- Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: serves 12 1x
Category: Snack
Method: No Bake
Cuisine: American
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Need a quick and healthy snack recipe? No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Cups are an easy snack for kids and adults and the perfect breakfast for grab and go on busy mornings. There’s nothing easier to slip into a lunch box than a few of these granola cups – they’re great for an energy boost!
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups granola
- 1 cup peanuts-chopped
- 3 Tablespoons peanut butter
- 3 Tablespoons honey (or more if needed)
Filling:
- 1 cup peanut butter-melted
- Topping:
- 12 oz. dark chocolate-finally chopped
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil
Instructions
- To make Peanut Butter Granola Cups, in a bowl combine granola, chopped peanuts, peanut butter and honey. If the mixture is too dry add more honey to get sticky consistency of the mixture.
- Grease cupcake pan and divide the mixture in 12 cups. Press the mixture well to hold together and make a dent in the center of each cup. Freeze for 5-10 minutes, until the cups are firm.
- Then, melt peanut butter and pour int the center of each granola cup. Now, freeze for another 5-10 minutes, until firm.
- Finally, melt dark chocolate and coconut oil and spoon melted chocolate on top of peanut butter. Chill until chocolate has set.
- Store in the fridge in air-tight container., or freeze for longer storage.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Foodies of South Africa
144 comments
These granola cups are genius! Looks and sounds so delicious with the peanut butter – can’t wait to try this!
These peanut butter granola cups are easy to make and very good . Make these you will ove them. And get request for them all the time
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Can’t wait to try this recipe, BUT I will make it low carb by using low sugar granola, SF maple syrup, PB Fit peanut butter and sugar free chocolate chips. Should cut calories and carbs waaay down!
Can you share the details on the lower cal/carb version?
Can you share low carb recipes on this
Do you have to use granola or can you use oats? Also what type of granola should I use?
LOOKS VERY YUMMY!!!!!
What are the Nutritional Info? How Many Cslories?
These can be called nutty granola cups, or no bake granola cups, but they are in no way healthy.
Unless you’re paleo and don’t care what Dee thinks.
Hahaha! Or you have someone that NEEDS a high protein high fat snack in your life, then it is also perfect.
I used Ezekiel granola, nut butter and 70% dark chocolate makes it a lot healthier version and taste great
I have what may be a silly question but does the coconut oil give it a coconut taste? My son hates the taste of coconut. Thank you!
No coconut oil doesn’t give a coconut taste. It’s just an alternative to other oils.
Yes, it does have a coconut taste. They are really good but I think I’m going to leave it out in my next batch!
Than your chocolate will likely seize. The coconut oil makes the chocolate creamy and able to regarded. You could use crisco instead…
**reharden
If you use REFINED coconut oil, there is very little coconut flavor in it.
how many calories
467 calories
22.71 Sugar
14.54 Protein
Those numbers make them anything but “healthy”
I guess I can eat 4 servings of licorice before it is considered unhealthy if calories is the only way to determine Heath. I usually looks at what nutrition I am getting from the various ingredients.
Wow !! That’s a lot of calories!!!
Crazy high!! Almost half of my calorie count for the day!! I’ll definitely substitute other ingredients???
In how many?
The Nutrition Info says 514 calories for 1 cup.
Can you use oats instead of granola?
I wanted this to be healthy so bad.. but yikes. Those numbers do not say “health”.
Healthy doesn’t mean calorie- free.
It Looks delicious and nutricious. Definitely gonna make them ?
Lots of people saying these aren’t “healthy” because they are high in calories.
Just asking that you think about others for a minute. Everyone doesn’t have the needs you do.
I made these for a friend who is pregnant and losing weight because of awful morning sickness. They contain exactly what her doctor is advising her to eat – oats, peanut butter, honey. She’s been eating them for breakfast and snacks, and she’s actually up five pounds. This recipe has been a great help to her, and according to her doctor, exactly what she needs for health.
So perhaps you should think about others before you make judgments.
Just saying.
High in clories so great as an energy treat before a hike, ski, etc… Remember these are treats!! don’t use store bought granola (high ni sweetener), use raw PB, local honey or maple syrup.. I used a mix of old fashioned oates, hemp hearts, chia seed, pumpkin seed, sesame seed in place of granola… also made them mini size or a more modest portion.
Can you use something in replace the honey ?Thank you .
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I used agave instead of honey.
Did you use homemade or store bought granola?
Hi Rachel I used store bough granola.
What is granola
What kind of granola do you use for this recipe? Can I just use oats, like for oatmeal?
Hi Mackenzie, I used baked granola with honey. If you use oats you’ll probably need more honey and peanut butter.
I made it with old fashioned oats. Definitely had to increase the PB and honey, but they are delicious. Even if not super healthy. Nothing processed at least!
For the dark chocolate are you talking bittersweet?
Their are not vegan. Chocolate (made with butter) and honey (bee nectar) are not vegan.
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I was checking to see if anyone posted this.
I will be making these with vegan chocolate chips and no added oil.
And you can use other kinds of sticky sweeteners, like agave or brown rice syrup.
The author doesn’t claim that it is vegan. There is another recipe floating around the internet and Pinterest with similar pictures that says vegan.
Anyone know the calorie count??
A LOT . I use this converter a lot to find nutritional value. https://www.verywellfit.com/recipe-nutrition-analyzer-4157076
What kind of dark chocolate? Like chocolate chips?
Hi Nellie, I like to use dark chocolate not chocolate chips, but chips are OK,too.
Can you use milk chocolate instead?
Can you use milk chocolate instead of dark ?
Hi Gracie, yes you could use milk chocolate!
Are dark chocolate chips okay?
What is the carb count per serving?
43.9 carbs, 514 Cal, 34.5 Fat. So not healthy. But I would eat anyway. lol
How many calories?
Can’t have nuts is there anything else I can use beside nuts ??????
Hi Joyce, you can add chopped dried fruits, or simply use granola and omit the nuts.
Hi, instead of granola would rolled oats work if mixing with sticky honey?
Hi Helen, sorry I haven’t tried, but I think it would work. Please let me know if you try.
Can’t really say it’s vegan when using honey… vegetarian yes, not vegan! Still sounds amazing though!
Thanks for sharing! Do they keep long?
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Do you have to use honey? I am allergic to it? What else can I use? Thanks
I’m sure you could use a little less pure maple syrup.
Hi, are these gluten free?
As long as your oats are certified gluten free they are
Is it natural peanut butter or like kraft peanut butter?
Kraft makes peanut butter? Wow. I use Justin’s peanut butter.
Has anyone made these in a mini muffin pan? I thought I could cut the calories a bit.
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I used a mini muffin pan!! Worked great! I wasn’t worried about calories, I just wanted smaller bites for my Littles!! They tend to leave half of everything sitting on the table. Having grand babies is a learning experience! They loved these!
I give this recipe 5 stars! (I tried clicking on the stars, but it didn’t work.) These are yummy! I used Nature Valley Peanut Butter Granola & instead of adding chopped nuts, I used chunky peanut butter. I will be making this recipe again!
Thanks Joy, I’m glad that you like it.
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I made these for Sabbath and my whole family enjoyed them! They are super delicious!
Thanks Jennifer!
Has anyone used a mini muffin pan instead to lower the calories. Would this recipe just make more minis?
I don’t mean to be rude, and I mean that. But please I’m wondering if you’ve thought this question through? What else could possibly happen, if you use a mini muffin pan, other than you have more servings? So many people have asked this question that I’m honestly curious about this?
Helen, I made these this morning with rolling oats, milk chocolate and omitted the nuts. I used mini tins. It made 24. They are so simple and amazing. I just used about a tablespoon more of peanut butter to hold them together better. They shaped very well in the tins and after the final freeze when you top with chocolate, they popped out easily with a butter knife. ?
The picture and video looks like oats… not granola … ?
I made these and they are AMAZING!!! A Huge hit in my house!! Thank you for sharing this.
I do have one family member that can’t eat peanuts or peanut butter. Is there a way to omit it in the granola and still have it work. Also add in sim craisins? I know the peanut butter binds it just not sure what I could use in place of it.
Thanks for any suggestions you can offer.
Hi Carol-Ann, try almond butter if he can eat it.
Is the calorie and sugar content for 12 or just one?
I used old fashioned oats & less chocolate & PB for the topping and got the calorie count to 258 per cup, 16.4 g fat, 10.1 g sugar, 23.6 g carbs, & 8.2 g protein. Made 14 cups for me.
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These look amazing! So cool that they’re no bake as well, which is awesome because it’s summer where I live so I don’t like putting the oven on because it just heats the house up even more.
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Delicious as is! But I made a half batch of the recipe in a mini muffin pan and I got about 20 mini sized cups.
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I haven’t tried yet but I already have so many ideas for different varieties. I have so many muffin tins, different types of chocolates, nuts, nut butters, natural syrupy sweeteners including honey of course. I’m going to have a field day with this recipe especially with my mini tins. I feel that cinnamon would work so well with this. I won’t even bother with granola as we make our own hear and have lots of rolled oats. Oh that reminds me how I need to add chia seeds and hemp hearts too into the oats mix. I have flax seeds too. This is going to make so many kinds of great snacks but I think I need to get more maple syrup here as I don’t like honey that much. It will be like having so many varieties of Kind bars or my favorite Nature Valley Sweet and Salty granola bars. I could even break up some pretzels onto the chocolate topping. What a great idea you introduced here.
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These look absolutely divine! My kiddos + hubby will rejoice. 🙂 Rylee ? Many Blossoms
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These are 20 points each on WW so they will remain unmade by me…I’m sure they’re delicious but no way!
What can you use in lieu of the coconut oil? Regular butter? I am allergic to coconut.
Hi Donna, yes you can use regular butter.
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Oh, wow! These peanut butter granola cups look very tasty! 🙂 Since I am vegan, I don’t eat honey. Do you think I can just add agave or maple syrup instead?
Vegans don’t eat honey?? Why, if you don’t mind me asking?
These are amazing!! Just a little tip I learned after several unsuccessful tries in getting them to stick together to look like the picture…I put all the ingredients in a pan and heated it on low while I stirred. I then scooped them into the muffin pan and put in the freezer for about 30 minutes. This made them stick together perfect!! Everyone in my family loves these!
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These are great! And they are a healthy option for a sweet treat. Much better and less processed than a can bar. Probably not for someone trying to lose weight though. I make these for my kids.
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Can I use jumbo oats or rolled oats (not baked) instead of granola?
These are so far from “healthy” it’s insane, but do look amazing and I’ll be trying some low sugar versions! 🙂
These are a great snack after a workout! This is third batch I’ve made and just picked up on instruction to use “cupcake” pan! I’ve been using a ‘mini-muffin’ pan, which yields 24-bite size cups…that also takes the calories per cup down to about 187 ( using the ingredients calculator)
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These look amazing, I am going to have to try them
These turned out sooo good! Everyone loved them! Will make them again very soon ? thank you for the recipe!
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I made this recipe and put them into a mini muffin tin making the calorie count much more manageable at 187 calories per peanut butter cup, delicious, loved it!!
Love these, but we make them in the mini cup version not as many calories I say prolly half as much 144 calories.
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Oh, wow! Thank you for this amazing recipe! I can’t believe how easy it is to make!
Hi Vera! Wonderful recipe! I was wondering if you know if this worked with any type of nut butter (like almond or cashew butter). Thank you!
This was really easy and tasted great. I wish my freezer was wider to hold the muffin tray though! If I make it again I would use a mini muffin pan because of the tray size and they are so rich!
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My sweetheart loves THESE! Thanks for the recipe. I did use butter instead of Coconut oil… To each his own, right? Simple to throw together and delicious.
They look amazing.. but as a vegan I would replace the honey with agave syrup or maple syrup .. Will be making them soon thank you
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These look great, however the honey prevents this recipe from being vegan. Like commented before, use agave instead of honey.
Yum! Looks delicious. Please consider editing recipe to use maple syrup or agave in place of honey to make these vegan ?. Or since
“vegan” is in your recipe description, maybe something along the lines of “(or honey if not vegan)”.
you shouldn’t label this vegan unless you replace the honey.
These look absolutely DELICIOUS! Saved this recipe as I’m defo making these.
I wanted to mention that in order to make this recipe vegan, simply switch out honey for agave nectar or maple syrup. Too easy! 😀
I added ground flax seed since one of my littles has constipation issues. I also used reduced fat PB and it was impossible to “pour.” It worked fine, I just had to scoop it out instead of pour.
These are SO good. So easy to modify too. I used half the chocolate (6 oz 88% dark chocolate) half the peanut butter filling and left out the coconut oil to cut down on calories and I don’t feel like I missed out on anything. Thank you for sharing this!
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Hey, This one looks so perfect ! Gonna Try it for sure. Thanks for sharing
These are not vegan so, please take away the catagorization of being vegan or adjust so it is.
Wow, that maybe good for you h your friend, but maybe someone else’s needs are with some other recipe.
You may want to take it down a bit next time.
Hi there! I apologize if someone has already asked this, but…I’d there something that you can replace the coconut oil with if you don’t have any on hand?
Thank you!!
My boyfriend is allergic to peanuts so I used peanut free nut butter and chopped pecans instead. And to make it truly vegan, I used brown rice syrup instead of honey ??
We will be going on vacation to visit family as soon as we are able to. I just printed out the recipe because these will be perfect to take with us on our trip. Can’t wait to try them, they definitely look kid approve!
It would be so easy to make vegan. There is plenty of vegan dark chocolate out there.
How long can I store these in the freezer?
How long can these be stored in the freezer?
Good evening my mom made me and my brother these and they are so good my family loves them
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Made this with oats and honey nut cheerios instead of granola and made into a pie pan instead of muffin tins. These came out AMAZING!! Was gone in seconds!
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Can I use milk chocolate instead of dark chocolate?
Yes, you can use it, it’s up to your taste.
Delicious! Very very rich, more like a desert. I wish I used mini cups because it’s such a large serving. Only used about 3 oz chocolate chips and that was plenty.
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Thanks Angela!
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Hi, they look amazing. I know it’s a ‘non-bake’ recipe, but I’m interested in making the base crunchy and more solid. Would it work to put the base-cups in the oven, or would it need something else to bind and bake?