Description
These granola bars have the same texture as our favorite store-bought bars, but without any weird ingredients or preservatives. Perfect on-the-go snack!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/4 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 cup chopped nuts (I used pecans)
- 1/4 cup flax seeds
- 4 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups puffed rice cereal
- 1/2 cup dried apples, diced
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9 by 9 inch baking dish by spraying it with nonstick spray and lining it with parchment paper, leaving excess hanging over the sides for easy removal later.
- Spread oats, nuts, and flax seeds out in an even layer on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 5-8 minutes, watching closely for the oats to just start to brown and become fragrant.
- In a small sauce pan, bring honey, coconut oil, and brown sugar to a simmer over medium heat. Stir to dissolve sugar for 2-4 minutes. Remove from heat, add vanilla extract, and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine puffed rice cereal, dried apples, cinnamon and salt. Stir in the oat mixture, and pour in the honey mixture. Stir until everything is well coated.
- Press into your prepared 9 by 9 inch square baking dish. Use another piece of parchment paper on top to pack it down and press it into the corners.
- Place them in the refrigerator to chill for an hour before removing from the baking dish to cut into bars. Serve at room temperature.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories: 243
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 125mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7.8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 3.2g
- Protein: 3.1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg