Chewy Granola Bars
Homemade and healthy Chewy Granola Bars recipe. It's like a copycat Quaker granola bar. Easy to make, soft, and chewy, vegan, and gluten free!
Servings 16
Calories 219kcal
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups quick oats
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 1/2 cup rice crisp cereal
- 2 tbsp. chia seeds
Instructions
- Line a 9x9 dish with parchment, lightly grease the paper and set aside.
- In a large sauce pan over medium low heat, melt together the maple syrup, almond butter, coconut sugar and sea salt, stirring until smooth.
- Remove from heat and stir in the cocoa powder, mixing until lump-free. Stir in the vanilla.
- Stir in the oats, 1/2 cup at a time. It gets very hard to mix but that means they will hold together well. Stir in the slivered almonds, then fold in the rice crisp cereal.
- Transfer the mixture to the lined 9x9 and press it in really well.
- Sprinkle the top with chia seeds and, using the back of a spoon, press the seeds into the top of the mixture.
- Set in the freezer for an hour, then slice into bars.
- Store, covered, in the fridge or freezer for up to a week.
Nutrition
Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Sodium: 89mg | Potassium: 234mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 13g | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 1.6mg