Homemade Granola Bars
These easy Homemade Granola Bars are perfect as a morning or afternoon snack any time of year. Made with your own fresh ingredients, you can control the ingredients and won't have any added preservatives.
Servings: 12
Calories: 173kcal
Equipment
- Large Bowl
- Baking Sheet
- Rubber Spatula
- parchment paper or wax paper
- cutting board
- sharp knife
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups old fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup almonds chopped
- ⅓ cup honey
- ¼ cup brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup ½ stick butter
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup dried cranberries chopped
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9 inch square baking dish with parchment paper, leaving a few inches hanging over the edge, spray lightly with cooking spray
Prepare Dry Ingredients
- Add oats and almonds to baking sheet, mix. Bake granola bars base for 8-10 minutes until toasted and lightly browned.
- Remove from oven and set in a large bowl to cool
Mix Wet Ingredients
- In a small saucepan, add honey, butter and brown sugar.
- Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract and salt.
- Pour mixture over oat mixture and stir until combined. Let cool 5-10 minutes.
- Stir in cranberries and chocolate chips until completely combined.
- Press into a square baking dish.
- Cover and chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
- Remove from pan and cut into bars.
- Store in airtight container.
Notes
- You can keep the ingredients in a mason jar ready to go and prepare when you want to make granola bars.
- Store prepared bars in an airtight container to preserve freshness.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 117mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg