Homemade Granola Bars

Granola bars are one of the most convenient foods. They’re full of whole ingredients that are packed into a portable snack ready to go with you wherever, whenever.
Sure, there are a bunch of bars you can find at the store, but there are a ton of benefits to making your own. You can control the sweetness, come up with your own combinations of flavors, and control what ingredients you're adding into your bars. Once you master a versatile recipe like this one, the sky's the limit.

prep time

10 min.

cook time

25 min.

serving

12 servings

Tags : Breakfast Lunch Dinner Desert

instructions

step 1

Preheat oven and prepare baking pan

step 2

Combine the dry ingredients

step 3

Prepare the mix ins

step 4

Simmer wet ingredients:

step 5

Combine and shape granola bars:

step 6

Bake granola bars

step 7

Chill

ingredients

1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats

1/2 cup oat flour (or 1/2 cup old fashioned oats pulsed in a food processor until finely ground)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3/4 cup raw almonds, rough chopped

3/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds

1/2 cup dried cherries, rough chopped

1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes

1/3 cup creamy almond butter

1/3 cup coconut oil