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Vegan Granola Bars

  • Author: Alex Caspero
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 9-12 bars 1x
  • Category: snack,

Description

DIY healthy vegan granola bars! A mix of rolled oats, dried fruit, almond butter and whatever other mix ins you want. Perfect as a snack bar or a vegan breakfast bar.

  • Author: Alex Caspero
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 9-12 bars 1x
  • Category: snack,
  • Author: Alex Caspero
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 9-12 bars 1x
  • Category: snack,
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup dried fruit, nuts, chocolate chips and/or other add-ins of choice
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup brown rice syrup*
  • 1/2 cup almond butter**
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Line an 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper letting excess hang over sides. This helps with easy removal from the pan. Lightly coat with cooking spray and set aside.
  3. Place oats, dried fruit/choc chips mix ins, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. 
  4. In a small bowl, add brown rice syrup and nut butter. Place in the microwave for 30 seconds, stirring to create a liquid thin enough to pour. Add vanilla to the nut butter mixture, then pour over the oat bowl and mix until combined.  (Warning if adding chocolate chips: if rice syrup gets too hot in the microwave as it will melt the chips (which isn’t a bad thing but a visual thing)
  5. Scrape granola mixture into the prepared pan and press granola mixture firmly into the pan. Bake for 25 – 30 minutes, until bars are lightly browned around the edges. 
  6. Remove from the oven, then lightly press them down again. Let cool completely, then remove and slice. 

Notes

*To keep these vegan, I recommend using brown rice syrup over maple syrup. Maple syrup is more sticky than brown rice syrup and the bars won’t be as solid. If you don’t want to keep them vegan, then you can use honey.

**I like the almond butter best in these bars as peanut butter is a little overpowering. However, peanut butter can absolutely be used!

25 minutes will make a firm chewy bar. The longer you cook it the crispier they will get. I recommend storing them in the fridge or freezer. They will get sticky when they sit out for a few days if you aren’t adding the nut butter.

The granola bars will keep for 1 week stored in an airtight container or plastic bag on the counter with pieces of parchment or waxed paper between layers to prevent sticking. To freeze, wrap them individually in parchment or waxed paper then place in a freezer safe bag for up to 2 months. 

Find it online: https://www.delishknowledge.com/vegan-granola-bars/

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