No bake s’mores granola bars are a delicious, portable take on s’mores that don’t require a campfire to make. Just a few simple ingredients and 5 minutes of prep and you can have delicious homemade granola bars you and your kids will love!
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No Bake S’mores Granola Bars
Granola bars are a favorite in this house. We go through tons of store bought ones and we love making them homemade because isn’t everything yummier homemade? This version turns one of our favorite treats (s’mores) into a yummy bar that you can make anytime of year- no campfire required!
In fact, you don’t even need a stove or an oven. This recipe is no bake and I use one of my kitchen mvps to melt the butter- the microwave.
No Bake S’mores Granola Bars
A fun cooking project for kids!
Kids love these homemade granola bars and can help make them!
This recipe is a fun one to make with the kids. My 5 year old loves cooking with us and this one recipe that she can do almost by herself.
Almost. She needs a little help with measuring things and definitely can’t be left alone with the mini chocolate chips or mini marshmallows. But then again, who can be left alone with those items?
With no chopping, no sharp things and little opportunity to get burned, it’s a fun way to get the kids in the kitchen.
Ingredients
Ingredients for S’mores Granola Bars: Rice Krispies, Oats, Marshmallows, Graham Cracker Crumbs, Butter and Chocolate Chips
You probably have most of what you need to make these yummy treats in your pantry already. To make them you need
- Rice Krispies
- Oats– Go for rolled oats here and not steel cut for best texture.
- Graham cracker crumbs– Save time and buy the box of graham cracker crumbs instead of making them yourself.
- Mini marshmallows
- Butter– Unsalted is the best for this, but salted will do too.
- Mini chocolate chips
That’s it! I also highly recommend nonstick spray.
How to Make
Making these is super easy!
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Microwave the butter and most of the marshmallows.
Microwave the marshmallows and butter
Measure out 4 cups of mini marshmallows and put them in a microwave safe bowl with 3 tablespoons of butter. Microwave for a minute, or until the marshmallows puff up. Remove from microwave and stir.
Stir until the marshmallow and butter mixture is smooth like this.
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Toss together the Rice Krispies, graham cracker crumbs and oats.
Toss the oats, cereal and graham cracker crumbs together in a separate bowl.
Use a separate bowl to mix the dry ingredients together. Pour this mixture into the melted marshmallows and butter. Stir until thoroughly combined.
Pour the oat mixture into the melted marshmallow.
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Fold in the remaining mini marshmallows and the chocolate chips.
Fold in the chocolate chips and the remaining marshmallows.
Make like David and Moira Rose and fold in the marshmallows and chips gently. Do this after the mixture has cooled for a minute or two so you don’t melt the marshmallows or chocolate.
After it’s been mixed.
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Spoon the entire mixture into a baking dish coated with nonstick spray.
Press the mixture into a sprayed baking dish.
Let set for at least an hour prior to cutting into bars. Serve and enjoy!
No Bake S’mores Granola Bars
Tips and Tricks
No Bake S’mores Granola Bars
- This recipe works for a 9×13 baking dish and will make thinner bars. You can adjust the amounts for smaller sizes as listed in the notes section of the recipe card or use an 8×11 for thicker bars. Tastes delicious either way!
- In the name of all that is good in the world, you MUST spray the baking dish. If you don’t want to use spray line your dish with a layer of parchment paper to make it easier to release the cut bars.
- If you spray your hands and mixing spoon with cooking spray as well, it will help keep the mix from sticking to you and your spoon.
- When you go to press the mix into the pan, kind of smoosh it down with your hands. Very technical.
Serving and Storing
No Bake S’mores Granola Bars
Depending on your pan size, I like to cut these into 8 to 10 bars. Serve them on their own as a snack or even dessert. You can store them by wrapping the baking dish with aluminum foil and keeping any leftover bars there. You can also individually wrap them in foil or parchment and store them in a big zip lock bag on the counter. They will keep for 3 to 4 days.
Looking for other no bake granola bars? Try my no bake peanut butter chocolate chip granola bars for another easy no hassle recipe.
Did you make this recipe? Leave me a comment below and let me know how it turned out or show me on Facebook or Instagram @SeasonedSprinkles. Happy eating!
No Bake S’mores Granola Bars
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours
Description
No bake s’mores granola bars are a delicious, portable take on s’mores that don’t require a campfire to make. Just a few simple ingredients and 5 minutes of prep and you can have delicious homemade granola bars you and your kids will love!
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups of Rice Krispies*
- 1 cup of graham cracker crumbs*
- 3 cups of rolled oats*
- 1 bag of mini marshmallows, divided
- 1 1/2 cups of mini chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons of butter
Instructions
- In a microwave safe bowl, add 4 cups of mini marshmallows and 3 tablespoons of butter. Microwave for a minute, or until the marshmallows puff up. Remove from microwave and stir.
- In another bowl, toss together the Rice Krispies, graham cracker crumbs and oats. Pour this mixture into the melted marshmallows and butter. Stir until thoroughly combined.
- Let the mix start to cool. Then gently fold in the remaining mini marshmallows and the chocolate chips.
- Spoon the entire mixture into a baking dish coated with nonstick spray. Let set for at least an hour prior to cutting into bars.
Notes
Keep the whole recipe gluten free by using gluten free Rice Krispies, gluten free oats, and gluten free graham crackers.
**The recipe above is for a 9×13 baking dish. To make in an 8×8 baking pan follow the same method but change the ingredient measurements as follows:
Ingredients
2 cups rolled oats
1 ½ cups of Rice cereal
½ cups of graham cracker crumbs
1 cup chocolate chips
4 cups of mini marshmallows, divided
2 tbs butter
- Category: snack, dessert
- Method: no bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
Keywords: s'mores granola bars, no bake s'mores granola bars, no bake granola bars
Ok, now I’m hungry! These look delish.
So delish! Thanks for stopping by!
Yummy! What a lovely treat!
Thank you!
Yum! Those looks delicious.
Thank you!
I love that you added graham cracker crumbs to the mix! Yum! Cannot wait to give these a go!
Thanks! Hope you love them!
S’mores are my weakness. Like hardcore!! I would DEVOUR these granola bars! Love that they are no bake too!
I know! S’mores are so good- the melty chocolate and gooey marshmallows. Yum. One of my weaknesses too.
How yummy do these look?! Can’t wait to try !!
Thank you! Hope you love them!
These look so good! I love s’mores and I love no bake goods even more! I am certain my entire family will like these! Thank you for sharing!
Yes! We all eat these. We are on batch number 2 since Monday and there are only 3 of us!
Wow! Those look good and they look easy! Pinning!
Thank you!
The smores granola bars in the Chewy boxes are always my favorite! This looks so delicious and love that it is no bake for summer : )
Try these! These are the Chewy ones but wayyyyyyyyy better!
These are so delicious! Would love to try this for sure.:)
Thank you!
Did not realize how easy it was to make these. Will try it for sure, thanks for sharing!
So easy! I hope you love them!
Ha! Rice Krispies are totally like glitter. That’s hilarious. These look delicious!
So much like glitter. But crunchier.
I love anything NO Bake because I am lazy and my kids it granola bars like crazy during the summer. Why? Because I am lazy:)
Hey no shame in that. It’s hard to wrangle kids! Feed them easy stuff and give yourself a break!
Yum! These look so good – summer ready for sure. And I totally indulge way too easily on mini candies! I hate it…and love it. 🙂
It’s something about the small size…. Why? Why do they do this to us?
Homemade bars are the best kind! These look amazing and something I know my kids would love! Thank you for sharing!
Yes! I’m not sure why they are so much yummier than the store bought kind but yum! My daughter loves these so I’m thinking your kids would probably love them too.
This is an amazing idea. It looks good.
Thank you!
Yummm… These bars look delicious and easy to make too!! I would love to give it a try!!
Hope you love them! Thanks for stopping by!
I always keep granola on hand to refuel after a workout. This sounds like the perfect pick-me-up snack, will try to make my own at home.
Yes it’s a great pick me up snack 🙂
These look great! I would devour them in minutes, haha. I bet the Rice Krispies add a delicious texture.
Euriental
Yes! They are like chewy Rice Krispy treats. Not as dense as regular granola bars.
I love s’mores and these sound like the perfect summer snack. I think my kids would really like them.
My daughter LOVES them! Your kids probably would too!
This looks like a delicious recipe- yum! I love your recipe photos too! This definitely looks like one to try 🙂
So delicious! We are on our second batch of these since Monday!
These look so delicious! And yes I have been there trying to feed rice krispies to a toddler, it’s the worst!
My sympathies! Feeding Rice Krispies to the toddler set is terrible!
These look so delicious, I’m going to give this a try!
Thanks! They are so yummy!