Homemade Granola Bars

These no-bake healthy homemade granola bars are gooey, super chewy, crunchy and loaded with wholesome ingredients making them simply irresistible. 

These easy granola bars also happen to be made with no flour, no sugar (the refined kind), and they are naturally vegan and gluten free.

The only equipment you need to make these granola beauties is one bowl and good mixing skills. You probably have every ingredient for the recipe in your cupboard right now, so let's go and make these healthy homemade granola bars.

Is It Cheaper To Make Your Own Granola Bars?

YES! Homemade granola bars are much cheaper than the store-bought versions. You only need a handful of ingredients and an hour of your time to whip up a batch of 9!

Which Granola Bars Are The Healthiest?

The ones you make yourself. You control how much sugar goes in, what ingredients are used, as well as the portion sizes. Truth is, a lot of granola bars that you can buy in the shops  are not necessarily healthy often loaded with ingredients you can’t pronounce and sometimes even made with 3 different types of sugar.

How Do You Make Granola Bars From Scratch?

It takes 20 minutes to make them and 20 second to eat them. These are really good snack or even breakfast on the go to keep you energised all morning.

Granola Bar Recipe Ingredients

• Peanut Butter - Make sure you use runny peanut butter. You can also use other nut butter such as almond, cashew or hazelnut butter or tahini for nut-free version)
• Oats - The best ones are porridge/whole/rolled oats. For these granola bars to be gluten-free use certified GF oats.
• Maple Syrup  - Or any sweetener of choice
• Puffed Rice or Puffed Quinoa - To add a proper texture and a crunch. 
• Almonds - Any nuts will work in this homemade granola bar recipe
• Dried Cranberries - Any dried fruit works well such as chopped dates, apricots, prunes or goji berries.
• Pumpkin Seeds - Or sunflower seeds
• Sea Salt - just a pinch to bring all the flavours together
• Scoop protein powder ( optional)

Directions

• Melt maple syrup and peanut butter together in a small pot on a low heat or in a microwave
• In a bowl mix the rest of the ingredients and then add the melted mixture. Combine really well.
• Get a square dish (you can line it with baking paper for easier removal) and put in the mixture.
• Press the mixture down; press really hard so it all sticks together.
• Pop it in the fridge for an hour.
• Cut into individual bars and devour

Storage

I recommend storing these granola bars  in the fridge for the best and longest results. You can also freeze them for up to 3 months wrapped tightly individually in tinfoil and/or in resealable freezer bag.

If you love this homemade granola bars , try one of these treats next:

• 4 Ingredient Bars
• Oat Peanut Butter Cookies
• Healthy Chocolate Oat Bars
• Breakfast cookies
• Roasted Almonds and Caramel Bars
• Simple Flapjack
• Blackberry Crumble Bars
• Raspberry and Lemon Coconut Bars

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Recipe

Homemade Granola Bars

Yield: 9

These granola bars are so easy and versatile. Use almond butter instead of peanut butter or cranberries instead of raisins, just go creative and enjoy!

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Ingredients

• ½ cup peanut butter (or any nut butter such as almond, cashew or hazelnut )
• 1 cup oats
• ½ cup maple syrup (or any sweetener of choice)p
• 1 cup puffed rice or puffed quinoa
• ⅓ cup chopped almonds
• ⅓ cup dried cranberries
• ⅓ cup pumpkin seeds
• Pinch sea salt
• 1 scoop protein powder ( optional)

Instructions

1. Melt maple syrup and peanut butter together in a small pot on a low heat or in a microwave
2. In a bowl mix all the rest of the ingredients and then add the melted mixture. Combine really well.
3. Get a square dish, ( you can line it with baking paper for easier removal) and put in the mixture.
4. Press the mixture down, press really hard so it sticks all together.
5. Pop it in the fridge for an hour.
6. Cut into individual bars and devour