Healthy Homemade Chewy Granola Bars
These are the best beach, road trip or lunch snacks. The sheer weight of the container they’re in tells you that these will nourish you much longer than their high carb cousins. Change up ingredients to your taste buds’ preference.
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Healthy Fats
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New Moms
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Healthy Snacks
Healthy Homemade Chewy Granola Bars
Don’t let the large number of ingredients scare you. I buy ingredients in bulk, put all the little bags into a large resealable bag, and throw it in my fridge freezer. This makes it easy to get started and the ingredients remain fresh.
These granola bars are nutrient-dense. Small portions are all that is needed.
2/3 cup peanut butter (or soy butter)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup creamed* honey (*this honey is firm and helps prevent bars from crumbling)
1/4 cup soft margarine
2 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/3 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1/4 cup ground flax
1/4 cup powdered milk
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
You can double up any of the following ingredients to substitute for ones you do not have on hand: coconut, sunflower seeds, wheat germ, sesame seeds, or ground flax.
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a 9 x 13″ baking dish with parchment paper or grease with non-hydrogenated margarine.
In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large bowl with a handheld electric mixer), combine the first five ingredients well. Add the remaining ingredients, mixing until thoroughly combined.
Using a pancake flipper, press into the prepared baking dish.
Bake for 15 – 20 minutes until the edges are a light golden brown. Remove from oven and press again with a pancake flipper. This helps prevent granola bars from turning into granola. Which is just another form of yummy.
Cool before cutting into 8 rows and 5 columns. Store, covered at room temperature for several days, or freeze for your next road trip.