5.0 from 6 votes
No-Bake Chocolate Cherry Granola Bars
These nutty, no-bake granola bars are packed with nutrition and flavor!
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Cooling Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 197 kcal
Course:
Breakfast , Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Quick-Cooking Oats*
- 1 cup puffed rice cereal, preferably brown rice
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
- ¼ cup ground flaxseed or wheat germ
- ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup coconut oil or unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup dried cherries, chopped
- ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line an 8x8-inch square baking dish with parchment paper or aluminum foil, letting the ends hang over the sides of the dish.
- Mix the oats, rice cereal, almonds and flaxseed together in a bowl.
- 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.
- Pour the oat mixture into the saucepan. Using a spatula, stir to combine all of the ingredients well. Stir in the cherries.
- 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.
- 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.
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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
Serving
0g
Calories
197kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
25.5g
(9%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
9.3g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
5.7g
(29%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0g
Monounsaturated Fat
0g
Trans Fat
0g
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
% 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.