My 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Honey Oat Bars are the perfect healthy snack. They’re so easy to bake and you probably always have the ingredients on hand!

Peanut Butter Honey Oat Bars by The BakerMama

1,2,3… Bake and Enjoy!

I’m on a 3-ingredient recipe kick lately and I’m lovin’ it! I always go for fewer ingredients when the weather gets warmer because I want to minimize time in the kitchen and maximize time by the pool! 🙂 These 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Honey Oat Bars bars are a family favorite! We can devour a whole batch of them in one sitting and have another baked and ready to enjoy in no time!

Six peanut butter honey oat bars piled on a rimmed white plate.

Watch Me Make Peanut Butter Honey Oat Bars

Join me in the kitchen as I make a batch of these amazing healthy bars for snack time!

They’re so easy, super healthy and yummy yum yum! I’m addicted to them and my boys literally beg for them! We eat them for breakfast, snacks and dessert ALL THE TIME!

Peanut Butter Honey Oat Bars by The BakerMama

So quick to bake!

These peanut butter oatmeal bars are made with three healthy ingredients that we always have on hand and they take hardly any time to bake!

They’re chewy with a slight crunch from the toasting of the oats as they bake and they’re loaded with peanut butter and honey giving them that sweet & salty combo that irresistible! No excuses on this one, my friends! 1, 2, 3…bake & enjoy!

Two peanut butter honey oat bars on a white marble counter. There is a jar of honey in the upper left background.

What Do I Need to Make Peanut Butter Honey Oat Bars?

(see recipe card for measurements and details)

  • old-fashioned or quick cooking rolled oats
  • Creamy peanut butter (I use natural peanut butter)
  • Honey
  • 8-inch square baking dish
  • Nonstick cooking spray
Peanut Butter Honey Oat Bars by The BakerMama

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How to Make 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Honey Oat Bars

  • First, preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
  • Then, in a medium bowl, stir together the oats, peanut butter and honey. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the oats start to toast and turn a light brown on top. Let cool completely before cutting into squares. Store in an airtight container.
Peanut Butter Honey Oat Bars by The BakerMama

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How to Store Peanut Butter Honey Oat Bars

Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days and in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Enjoy chilled or allow to come to room temperature to enjoy.

To freeze, wrap each bar in plastic wrap. Then place in a freezer-safe container or plastic bag and freeze for up to two months. Defrost, still sealed, in the refrigerator before enjoying.

Peanut Butter Honey Oat Bars by The BakerMama

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3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Honey Oat Bars by The BakerMama

3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Honey Oat Bars

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  • Author: Maegan – The BakerMama
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 25 mins
  • Yield: 9
  • Category: Dessert

Description

3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Honey Oat Bars are the perfect healthy snack. Easy to bake and you probably always have the ingredients on hand!


Ingredients

  • 2 cups old-fashioned or quick cooking rolled oats
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter (I use natural peanut butter)
  • 1/4 cup honey

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, peanut butter and honey until well combined. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish.
  3. Bake for about 12-15 minutes or until the oats start to toast around the edges and turn a light brown on top. Let cool completely before cutting into squares. Store in an airtight container.

Notes

If the mixture seems dry before pressing it into the pan, add a little more peanut butter and/or honey until the mixture comes together. Some peanut butters are thicker and more dry than others.

About The BakerMama

Maegan is the author of her best-selling Beautiful Boards, Spectacular Spreads and Brilliant Bites cookbooks. She started blogging in 2012 and features hundreds of original recipes on The BakerMama. She truly enjoys sharing her easy, family-friendly recipes, creative meal ideas, food board creations, and entertaining spreads to encourage others to get in the kitchen and make something memorable for their loved ones to enjoy together. Learn More

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  1. These are so yummy! I put dark chocolate chips on it when I took it out of the oven, let them melt and spread it over top. I kept them in the fridge 2 weeks. Getting ready to make my 2nd batch today. They taste like a mix of Reese’s cups and Butterfinger bars to me.

  2. I was trying to make my own honey oat bars.
    I used 2C oats..1C Jiff no sugar Jif P butter
    and eyeballed about 1C honey.
    using an 8×8.. they’re not thin and crispy.
    I later found your recipe. have you tried using a jellyroll pan for thinner bars? please advise

    1. Hi Jeannie! I haven’t tried them in a larger pan to make them thinner, but you certainly could. That would help make them thinner with a slight crisp. Enjoy!

  3. Many thanks for this recipe—simple and nourishing with many possibilities for variation. How long would you recommend these be stored? And can they be stored in the fridge?

    1. Hi, Anna! Great question! They keep great in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days and in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks really. I love eating them chilled, but you can always let come to room temp to enjoy. They also freeze well. I would recommend wrapping each bar in plastic wrap and then placing in a freezer-safe container or plastic bag to freezer for up to two months and then defrost, still sealed, in the refrigerator before enjoying.

    1. Hi Kate! You can certainly enjoy them without baking them. They will just be more gooey and won’t have that toasted oat flavor. Just make sure you let them set in refrigerator or at room temperature for at least an hour so they hold their shape once sliced into bars. I hope this helps. Enjoy!

  4. I am peanut allergic, used Almond Butter instead, added vanilla and cinnamon. yummy. would you happend to know the nutritional values.
    Carol

  5. Oh my goodness, these were delicious! Easy and quick to make. Mine came out perfectly, just like the picture. Thank you for this recipe!

  6. These were so easy and yummy! Mine weren’t crunchy at all. I think it helped that I used a new jar of peanut butter that needed to be stirred so the oil was at the top after it was freshly stirred. I baked them for 12 mins and didn’t even wait for them to cool. 😉 Delicious! I think I’ll add some chocolate chips in next time too.

  7. Based on the reviews a lot of people said they were to crunchy so I added a little bit of almond milk (maybe a 1/4 cup) to the peanut butter,honey and oats and mixed everything together real good and they turned out really good and moist and delicious!

    1. Hi, Ave! Thank you for sharing your modification. I haven’t had the crunchy problem, but that’s so helpful!

    1. Hi Sheila! Bummer, the bars should definitely be chewy. The oats around the edges and on top could certainly get crunchy as they bake, but overall the bars should be chewy. Maybe you overbaked them or baked them too high up in your oven? You could try covering them with foil next time to prevent them from crisping too much. Hope this helps!

  8. Hi, I made these this evening. I wanted a little more crunch so I added some krispy rice cereal and some chocolate chips. I thought I better double the honey since I added additional dry cereal. They turned out great, my husband loved them. I thought they were really good but just a little too sweet for me. Next time I’ll try the natural peanut butter and maybe a little over 1/4 cup of honey. Thank you for such a easy recipe.

    1. Hi, Tammy! I never thought of adding rice cereal. That sounds delicious! I’m so glad you enjoyed them.

  9. Just made these. The middle did not bake very well and I think it needs a little more sweetness to counter the cloying peanut butter. I do enjoy them though and will play with the recipe a bit. Thank you for the idea!

    1. Hi, Rick! I’m sorry to hear it didn’t bake up well! I’ve always understood ‘cloying’ to mean too sweet, but if it’s more sweetness you’re after, perhaps if you use processed peanut butter instead of natural peanut butter it will give you the flavor you’re looking for.

  10. Sadly had the same thing happened regarding it being dry. I had made something similar to these a couple years ago and was trying to find the recipe. My peanut butter was brand new and it was the same ingredients I had used before. Might try again but adjust ingredients.

    1. Oh no! I’m wondering if it’s the type/brand of peanut butter you’re using or if they were baked too much. I would recommend reducing the baking time and using a creamier peanut butter. If the mixture seems dry before patting it in the pan, I recommend adding a little more peanut butter and/or honey until the mixture is moist and easy to press into the baking dish. Hope this helps. Enjoy!

    1. Hi Nina! What kind of peanut butter did you use? I’m wondering if it was not creamy enough? Or did you over-bake them? Did you use old-fashioned oats? Next time, if the mixture seems too dry before pressing it into the baking dish, try adding more peanut butter or honey. And maybe try baking them for just 10-15 minutes as oven temperatures sometimes vary and they could have dried out if they over-baked. Hope this helps and that you were still able to enjoy as a yogurt topping which sounds so yummy. 🙂

    1. Hi Kelly! Yes, most oats are actually gluten free unless they’re processed in a facility where they could be exposed to gluten. The Quaker gluten free quick oats will work just as great, the bars will just bake about 2-5 minutes quicker. Hope this helps. Enjoy!

    1. Hi Joy! So glad you liked the Peanut Butter Honey Oat Bars as much as we do. I don’t provide nutritional information at this time because everyone uses different brands of ingredients which often have differing nutritional values. I would recommend plugging the ingredients you used into a free online nutrition calculator like: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/calculator Hope this helps. Continue to enjoy!

  11. Enjoyed the first batch, making a second. I like this recipe because it simple, transparent and delicious.

    1. Hi Sara! I use Natural Jif or Natural Skippy. They tend to have less oil settling on top. Hope this helps. Enjoy!

  12. I am looking for a low salt bar and these sound GREAT for my need. Can these be made with unsalted peanut butter? The peanut butter that I have been using is also unsweetened but I assume that makes no matter since there is honey in the recipe. Thanks.

  13. Just like your 5 ingredient granola bars, these are easy to make, healthy and delicious ! Thank you for fabulous snacks!