Healthy Granola Bar Recipe

4.41 from 15 votes

Healthy Granola Bar Recipe

Sweet and chewy, these healthy granola bars have a delicious honey oat flavor that can be customized with different mix-ins. They’re perfect for packed lunches, afternoon snacks, road trips, beach days, forest walks and more.

Course Breakfast, Snacks

Keyword gluten-free, dairy optional

Prep Time 25

Total Time 2

Servings bars

Calories 261kcal

Author Heather Dessinger

Equipment

8x8 baking dish

Ingredients

Oat Mixture Ingredients

1½ cups gluten-free rolled oats (We sometimes use these sprouted oats for optimal digestion)
1 cup almonds (Roughly chopped)
½ cup raw sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds or chopped cashews (or a mixture of all three)

Liquid Mixture Ingredients

⅓ cup honey
¼ cup coconut sugar
¼ cup butter (Or coconut oil if dairy-free)
4 tsp ground flaxseed
1 tsp vanilla extract (Here's how to make your own)
½ tsp cinnamon
⅛ tsp sea salt

Optional Mix-Ins

½ cup chocolate chips, unsweetened coconut flakes, or dried fruit (raisins, dried cranberries, chopped dried apricots)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350F.
Place rolled oats, chopped almond, and nuts/seeds onto a rimmed baking sheet and place it into the oven. Toast the oat mixture for 15 minutes.
While the mixture is toasting, line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper.
Place the honey, coconut sugar, and butter/coconut oil in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Allow the mixture to bubble for about one minute, or until the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in the flaxseed, cinnamon, vanilla and salt.
When the oat mixture has baked for 15 minutes, turn the oven to broil and toast for one more minute before removing the pan from the oven.
Pour the oat mixture into a large bowl, then pour the honey mixture over it and stir to combine. If you’re adding dried fruit or coconut flakes, allow to cool for five minutes and then stir them in. If you’re adding chocolate chips, allow to cool for 20-25 minutes before stirring them in.
Place mixture in your baking dish and cover with a piece of parchment paper. Using your hands - or a spatula or oven mitt if the mixture is too hot - press the mixture firmly into the pan for about a minute. This step helps the granola bars hold together once they’re cut. If you’re using chocolate chips, keep in mind that they will melt a little during this process.
Leave the parchment paper over the mixture and place in the freezer for 30 minutes or the fridge for 2 hours, then remove the baking dish and lift the oat mixture block out. Place it on a clean cutting board and use a sharp knife to cut it into 10 bars.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week or in the freezer for up to three months. If storing in the freezer, wrap individually in parchment paper to keep them from sticking together.

Notes

Nutritional values are estimates. The calculation includes sunflower seeds instead of pumpkin seeds or cashews. Additional mix-ins are not factored into the estimate.

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