Description
These homemade healthy granola bars are made with oats, seeds and dried fruits for a delicious snack!
Ingredients
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- 2 cups oats (gluten-free if needed)
- 1/2 cup puffed quinoa (can sub puffed rice or more oats)
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 2 tbsp flax seeds
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup dried blueberries
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup nut butter (can sub seed butter)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spread the oats and puffed quinoa onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 7-10 minutes until lightly toasted. (This is optional, but makes the bars tastier!)
- Mix the oats, puffed quinoa, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, dried cranberries, dried blueberries, cinnamon and salt together in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl mix together the honey, coconut oil, nut butter and vanilla extract.
- Mix the dry and wet ingredients together.
- Line an 8×8 inch pan with parchment paper and add the granola bar mixture to the pan, spreading evenly in the pan.
- Press the granola mixture VERY hard into the pan. This is very important to make the granola bars stick together. (I like to use something like a small square baking pan to press into the 8×8 inch pan for more leverage.)
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. Remove and let the bars cool completely before slicing.
Notes
Make sure to pack down the bars FIRMLY in the pan so they stick together.ย
Store bars in an airtight container on the counter for up to 2 weeks.ย
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/10th of recipe
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 16g
- Fat: 15g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 5.5g
- Protein: 6.5g