Description
These delicious, chewy granola bars make an easy, portable snack (or breakfast). And they’re made with real food like oats, flax meal, dried nuts and fruit, and honey.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups gluten-free rolled oats (like Bob’s Mill Oats)
- 1/2 cups flaxseed meal
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/3 cups grapeseed, safflower, or melted coconut oil (or other neutral oil of your choice)
- 1/2 cup egg whites at room temperature (about 3 egg whites)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped unsalted almonds
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped walnut pieces
- 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots (about 10)
- 1/2 cups raisins
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut (unsweetened or sweetened, depending on your preference)
Instructions
- PREP: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 x13-inch glass or ceramic baking dish with baking spray (I use coconut baking spray). Line the dish with parchment paper (to keep the bars from sticking) and spray the paper. Set aside.
- MIX DRY INGREDIENTS: In a medium bowl, mix together the dry ingredients: the oats, flaxseed meal, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
- MIX WET INGREDIENTS: In a large bowl, combine the honey, oil, egg whites, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
- COMBINE: Add the wet ingredients to the dry oat mixture and stir until mixed. Mix in the nuts and fruit and stir until combined.
- BAKE: Transfer to the prepared baking dish, and using a spatula, press the mixture into the pan. Bake until lightly browned, about 25-30 minutes. Be careful not to overbake. Cool on a wire rack for about 30 minutes before cutting into squares.
- STORE: You can store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Notes
You could sub out any dried fruit for another type, like dried cranberries, cherries, blueberries, or mango. The same goes for the nuts. You could use pecans, peanuts, or cashews instead of walnuts and/or almonds.
This recipe is adapted from one by Giada de Laurentiis.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 218
- Sugar: 12.7 g
- Sodium: 91.9 mg
- Fat: 10.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 23.6 g
- Protein: 4.9 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg