No-Bake Chocolate Cherry Granola Bars

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  • Prep Time

    25 mins

  • Cook Time

    5 mins

  • Cooling Time

    2 hrs

  • Total Time

    2 hrs 30 mins

  • Servings

    12

  • Calories

    197 kcal

  • Course

    Breakfast, Snacks

  • Cuisine

    American

No-Bake Chocolate Cherry Granola Bars

These nutty, no-bake granola bars are packed with nutrition and flavor!

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 ½ cups oats quick-cooking
  • 1 cup puffed rice cereal preferably brown rice
  • ¼ cup almonds sliced
  • ¼ cup ground flaxseed or wheat germ
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar packed
  • ¼ cup honey
  • ¼ cup coconut oil or unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup dried cherries chopped
  • cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Line an 8x8-inch square baking dish with parchment paper or aluminum foil, letting the ends hang over the sides of the dish.
  2. Mix the oats, rice cereal, almonds and flaxseed together in a bowl.
  3. Heat the sugar, honey and coconut oil in a large saucepan on the stove, stirring often until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil then lower to a simmer. Simmer the mixture for 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla and salt.
  4. Pour the oat mixture into the saucepan. Using a spatula, stir to combine all of the ingredients well. Stir in the cherries.
  5. Transfer the mixture to the baking dish and press it down into the pan, packing it in firmly (packing it in tightly will ensure that the bars don’t fall apart). Sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the top and press them lightly into the granola mixture.
  6. Place the dish in the refrigerator and chill for 2 hours. Remove the granola mixture from the dish, using the parchment paper to pull it out of the dish. Place it on a cutting board and cut it into 12 bars with a sharp knife. Store extra bars in the refrigerator with parchment paper or foil in between the layers to prevent them from sticking.

Notes

  • * Quick-cooking oats are the same as old-fashioned, rolled oats but they are coarsely chopped so that they cook faster. If you only have old-fashioned oats, you can give them a quick whir in the food processor to make quick-cooking oats. Use about 1 ¾ cup old-fashioned oats to yield 1 ½ cups quick-cooking oats.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 0g Calories 197kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 25.5g (9%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 9.3g (14%) Saturated Fat 5.7g (29%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0g (0%) Monounsaturated Fat 0g (0%) Trans Fat 0g (0%) Cholesterol 0mg (0%) Sodium 52mg (2%) Potassium 0mg (0%) Fiber 2.8g (11%) Sugar 0g (0%) Vitamin A 0IU (0%) Vitamin C 0mg (0%) Calcium 0mg (0%) Iron 0mg (0%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 197 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 0g
Calories 197kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 25.5g 9%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 9.3g 14%
Saturated Fat 5.7g 29%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 52mg 2%
Potassium 0mg 0%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Sugar 0g 0%
Vitamin A 0IU 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 0mg 0%
Iron 0mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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