Every time I find myself in the grocery store looking for a snack, I venture over to the granola bars to see which looks best and is still healthy. After carefully browsing the aisles and reading labels for fifteen minutes, I always find that most of these bars seem healthy, but in reality they are packed with sugar, additives, and lack healthy fats.
I went on a quest to create a granola bar that would taste good, be good for you, and that everyone could make. This recipe leaves you with a granola bar that is full of vitamins and minerals, has plenty of good fats and protein, is low in sugar, and (most importantly) tastes amazing.
Grain-Free Granola Bars
- Prep Time:15 mins
- Cook Time:0
- Total Time:15 mins
- Servings:8
- Easy
- 1 cup almonds
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Ingredients
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Step 1
Pulse the almonds, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds in a food processor.
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Step 2
Put the almonds, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds in a large bowl and add the shredded coconut, cinnamon, and salt to the mix.
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Step 3
Heat the almond butter, coconut oil, honey, and vanilla until it is melted and fully mixed.
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Step 4
Pour the hot mix into the dry ingredients and mix until a dough-like texture is formed.
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Step 5
Mix in the chocolate chips.
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Step 6
Put the mixture into an 8x8 inch pan that is lined with parchment paper.
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Step 7
Take another sheet of parchment paper and place it on top of the granola. Take a mason jar or glass and press down on the parchment paper so the top of the granola bars are flat and smooth.
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Step 8
Refrigerate the bars for an hour and then cut them.