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Apple Granola Bars
These Apple Granola Bars combine rolled oats and brown rice crisp cereal with chopped dried apples and white chocolate or caramel chips. Sweetened with honey and spiced with cinnamon and vanilla, the mixture is heated with coconut oil to bind it all together. The bars are pressed firm in a pan to create a chewy, sticky snack with bursts of apple and chocolate flavors.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Servings:
10
Calories:
198 kcal
Course:
Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats old fashioned
- 1 cup brown rice crisp cereal see note above
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/4 cup dried apples chopped
- 2-3 Tablespoons white chocolate chips divided, or caramel chips
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt sea salt
Instructions
- Line an 8x8-inch square baking pan with parchment. I like to use binder clips to clamp the parchment down so the parchment stays in place.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, cereal, 1/8 cup of chopped dried apples and 1 Tablespoon of chocolate chips. Set aside.
- In a pot on medium heat, combine honey and coconut oil. Let mixture heat until it starts to bubble, stirring continuously. Once bubbling for 30 seconds, remove from heat and stir in salt, cinnamon and vanilla.
- Pour honey mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix until well coated. The chocolate chips will likely melt a bit, this is okay and actually helps the bars stick together.
- Pour mixture into your parchment lined baking pan and lightly press the mixture so it's even. Top with remaining dried apple chunks and chocolate chips and really press the mixture down as much as possible. Skipping this step will result in crumbly bars. I use a piece of parchment to press so that my hands don't get super sticky.
- Set: Once bars are pressed down firmly, place pan in the fridge for 2 hours to allow the bars to cool and set up.
- Cut: Once the bars feel solid/hard to the touch, remove from the pan, place on a cutting board and slice into 10 bars. Serve immediately or save for later.
- To store: these bars will stay together best if you store them in the refrigerator. They will keep for 1 week in an airtight container in the fridge. For freezing, wrap them individually and store in the freezer for up to 2 months.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1bar
Calories
198kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Sodium
78mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 198
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1bar | |
| Calories | 198kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Sodium | 78mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.