Compliments of Sugar Dish Me (I have tweaked this recipe a bit to make it healthier.)
If you don’t have lots of food stuffs on hand to put in granola bars (because maybe you all don’t hoard almonds, chocolate chips, and dried cranberries like I do), I know a shortcut! Grab a bag of your favorite trail mix. All the nuts and fruits are already in there!
Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
25 mins
The best dang homemade granola bars ever! Stuffed full of toasted oats, seeds, dried fruit, nuts, honey, maple syrup, and dark chocolate. These are a staple around here!
Serves: 12 bars
Ingredients
3 cups old fashioned oats (if GF is important to you use certified GF oats)
2 tablespoons oil (melted coconut oil is preferred)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons agave syrup
¼ cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
1 - 1½ cups add-ins (dried cranberries, raisins or other fruits - chopped if you need to, nuts, sunflower seeds, pepitas, chocolate chips; all your favorite things!)
5 ounces GOOD dark chocolate (the less sweet the better but you wanna like the taste so pick your favorite!)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F and scatter the oats in a 9 X 13 pan. Let them toast, stirring at least once, for about 15 minutes. When they are done they will look slightly golden and you will smell the toasty oats.
Line a 9 X 9 pan with parchment paper or foil. You want a piece large enough that the sides will come back over and cover the top of the bars once you fill the pan.
While the oats toast heat the oil in a small saucepan on the stove. Add the brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Bring it to a simmer over medium high heat. Stir to make sure the brown sugar dissolves, and turn the heat off.
Put the toasted oats in a large bowl. Pour the hot liquid over the oats and stir to coat evenly. Stir in all your add-ins. Scrape the mixture into the prepared pan.
Fold the parchment or foil over the top of the granola in the pan and PRESS to fill the corners and flatten. Keep pressing and smooth the granola out so that it is even across the pan.
Let the granola bars set up in a cool dry place for at least an hour. They will set faster in the freezer. I like to make mine in the evening and let them set up overnight.
Turn them out of the pan onto a cutting board. Peel the parchment or foil away. Slice down the middle and then cut each half into 6 bars. Lay the bars on a clean piece of parchment or foil. Melt the chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat. Use a spoon to drizzle the chocolate over the sliced bars. Let it set up and ENJOY!
Note:
If you are feeling very fancy you can spoon a strip of chocolate onto the parchment, place the granola bars on top, and then drizzle more over the top of the bar.
5 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
25 mins
The best dang homemade granola bars ever! Stuffed full of toasted oats, seeds, dried fruit, nuts, honey, maple syrup, and dark chocolate. These are a staple around here!
Serves: 12 bars
Ingredients
3 cups old fashioned oats (if GF is important to you use certified GF oats)
2 tablespoons oil (melted coconut oil is preferred)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons agave syrup
¼ cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
1 - 1½ cups add-ins (dried cranberries, raisins or other fruits - chopped if you need to, nuts, sunflower seeds, pepitas, chocolate chips; all your favorite things!)
5 ounces GOOD dark chocolate (the less sweet the better but you wanna like the taste so pick your favorite!)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F and scatter the oats in a 9 X 13 pan. Let them toast, stirring at least once, for about 15 minutes. When they are done they will look slightly golden and you will smell the toasty oats.
Line a 9 X 9 pan with parchment paper or foil. You want a piece large enough that the sides will come back over and cover the top of the bars once you fill the pan.
While the oats toast heat the oil in a small saucepan on the stove. Add the brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Bring it to a simmer over medium high heat. Stir to make sure the brown sugar dissolves, and turn the heat off.
Put the toasted oats in a large bowl. Pour the hot liquid over the oats and stir to coat evenly. Stir in all your add-ins. Scrape the mixture into the prepared pan.
Fold the parchment or foil over the top of the granola in the pan and PRESS to fill the corners and flatten. Keep pressing and smooth the granola out so that it is even across the pan.
Let the granola bars set up in a cool dry place for at least an hour. They will set faster in the freezer. I like to make mine in the evening and let them set up overnight.
Turn them out of the pan onto a cutting board. Peel the parchment or foil away. Slice down the middle and then cut each half into 6 bars. Lay the bars on a clean piece of parchment or foil. Melt the chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat. Use a spoon to drizzle the chocolate over the sliced bars. Let it set up and ENJOY!
Note:
If you are feeling very fancy you can spoon a strip of chocolate onto the parchment, place the granola bars on top, and then drizzle more over the top of the bar.
ENJOY!
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