Hi guys! If you didn’t notice we took ourselves a little break last week from the blog, and now we are back! WITH granola bars for you. Granola bars are one of my favorite things to make. They are so easy, and the flavor options are endless. They make the perfect snack, and they are even more perfect for summer. Its fun to think of bringing granola bars hiking (which I will NOT do until LA turns the heat down), or to a cute picnic (again, turn the heat down). This one is for all you people who go running early in the morning and post it on instagram, and make me feel like a blob because I am viewing that photo 4 hours after you posted it in bed. Snack away!
♥ Teri
Here are some more snack recipes you might like:
Homemade Granola Bars
Servings:
INGREDIENTS
- 3 cups rolled oats, lightly toasted
- 1 cup slivered almonds, lightly toasted
- ¾ cup sweetened coconut flakes, lightly toasted
- ½ cup chopped walnuts, lightly toasted
- ½ cup wheat germ
- 2 tablespoons flax seeds
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds optional
- ⅔ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup coconut oil
- ⅓ cup honey
- 2 ½ tablespoons light brown sugar
mix-ins
- 1/2 cup each dried cherries and blueberries OR 1 cup dried fruit of your choice
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line the bottom and sides of a 13”x9”x1” baking sheet (aka a quarter sheet pan) with parchment paper, leaving a slight flap of parchment on all sides, hanging over the edge. Lightly grease with coconut oil and set aside.
- Place first seven ingredients into a large mixing bowl and toss together.
- Pour the maple syrup, oil, honey, and sugar into a small saucepan over medium heat and stir together. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves.
- Pour contents of saucepan over the oat mixture and stir together until fully incorporated. Fold in dried fruit until well combined.
- Pour mixture into the prepared baking pan and press down until you have one big rectangular block of granola. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until light- golden brown (you don’t want the top to get too dark because the rest of the sides will be slightly darker).
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes.
- Lift the granola out of the baking sheet, and allow to completely cool before cutting into bars. Serve.
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Can you please give us the nutritional value of each bar?
May I know how many grams is 1 cup? Thanks
About 340g
healthy healthy, it has the coconut oil ,flaxseed, chia. Perfect for me.
Hi,
Looks like a wonderful recipe.
Do you know how long that will last? My nephew is taking a trip where he will not have a refrigerator for 5 days followed by 10 days with a refrigerator. I’d love to make these for his breakfast.
How many pieces would you cut per batch if you were using one of them for your breakfast?
Any suggestions for healthy travel food?
Thank you
I’m not sure how long they will last un-refrigerated. I think 5 days may be a little long, although a couple days should be just fine. If you want the bars to be a bit more significant, you can cut them into 6 pieces, instead of 12 :)
I just made these using your recipe and they’re delicious :)
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I really enjoyed making these, but the ingredients cost me $33, which isn’t a big deal except the pre-made ones are so much cheaper (albeit way less tasty). Is there a known place to get the dry ingredients in bulk to make it cheaper?
I like the adaptability of this yummy looking recipe. I’m allergic to coconut and almonds which is no biggie ( though I miss coconut oil) I like the suggestion someone made with the adding of candied ginger. I’m going to substitute pumpkin seeds. Thanks!
I am a university student, and always looking for new snacks that are healthy to take with me and also easy to make on weekends and I found these and just made a batch and have to say they are delicious!!! I can’t wait to take them to school thank you so much for posting this!! I definitely will be making them again!!
I am SO glad I stumbled upon your blog (searching google for a local restaurant’s candied bacon banana split!). What serendipity!
I love your healthful approach to some serious comfort foods and can’t wait to try these recipes and share with my clients and readers. Stunning photography, to boot. :)
I’m looking forward to making these today. Do you think they’d be good if I individually wrap each one in plastic wrap and store them in the freezer?
Hm, not positive, but I’m sure that work work!
WOW – those look perfectly great! love it all!
I did notice you were missing last week, thanks for sharing the awesome recipe! Great for the kids lunch boxes!
Oooh… love the ingredients in these! Granola bars are so fun to make but I’m just a disaster around them. I can’t stop eating. And then they’re all gone. Within a few hours. And yeah, I don’t get how people can get up earlier than they have to just to go exercise. I admire them for it, I could just never ever do it.
Loved the “this is for you people who go running and post it on Instagram”… thanks for sharing such a good base recipe. Teaching people how to make granola this weekend and will be sharing your site + recipe with my cooking class.
These look super-healthy, I would love to make my own!!
Oh yum!! Homemade granola bars are so much better than store bought and these ones sound awesome. I will add this recipe to my list…I make them for my husband who goes mountain biking. As for me, I have them in the comforts of the sofa at home! ;)
These sound plain heavenly!
how long will these last .. and how best to store?
Thanks -they look delicious! Making my shopping list now to make tonight.
These look so delicious! x
Kate {Modette}
yum :)
i make granola bars often, my go to mix ins are sour cherry and chopped candied ginger.
how long will these last for? thanks!
About 3 to 5 days in an airtight container!
Hi Jenny, I’ve been searching for a go-to granola bar recipe and this looks like a good contender. Is this the crisp, crunchy kind of granola bar or the chewy kind? Thanks!
It’s more chewy with small bits of crunch!
These look so yummy! If you leave out the wheat germ and use gluten free oats, they’ll be gluten free.
Yes, you’re totally right! I actually meant to add that as an option. Thanks!
Love homemade granola bars -easy, cheap, and you can add anything you want in them. Love the coconut, dried blueberries & cherries you used!
They look awesome Teri!! p.s. – I didn’t run anywhere today….except to the coffee pot. :) Happy Monday!
xo
H