4 from 3 votes
Crunchy, Good-for-You Granola Bars
Healthy bars that are perfect for a snack
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
12
bars
Calories:
168 kcal
Course:
Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1½ cups puffed kamut or puffed rice or puffed wheat
- 1½ cups rolled oats not the quick-cook kind, traditional
- ½ cup grape-nuts cereal
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries or mix of both, or chopped dried apricot
- ⅓ cup sunflower seeds salted
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds raw
- cinnamon dash
- 3½ tablespoons almond butter can substitute soy butter or peanut butter, creamy or chunky
- 3½ tablespoons brown rice syrup
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line and 8- or 9-inch square pan with a long sheet of parchment paper (so ends extend over edges of pan).
- 2. Mix the puffed kamut, oats, Grape-Nuts, dried fruit, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and cinnamon in a large bowl.
- 3. In a small saucepan over low heat, warm the almond butter, brown rice syrup, honey, brown sugar and vanilla until sugar has melted and the almond butter has thinned.
- 4. Pour the liquid mixture on top of the dry ingredients, mixing well. When everything is equally coated, spread the mixture into the pan. Press the mixture down with the bottom of a measuring cup or the back of a wooden spoon. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until golden brown.
- 5. When you remove the pan from the oven, again use the back of a wooden spoon to press the bars flat. Allow to cool completely before touching them again.
- 6. When totally cooled and hard, lift the ends of the parchment and put onto a cutting board and cut into bars or squares. I wrapped the individual bars in foil and stored them in a ziploc bag at room temperature.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
168kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Sodium
58mg
(2%)
Potassium
119mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
85IU
(2%)
Calcium
31mg
(3%)
Iron
3.3mg
(18%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 168
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 168kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Sodium | 58mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 119mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 85IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
| Iron | 3.3mg | 18% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.