Grain Free Granola Bars

4.67 from 3 votes

These Grain Free Granola Bars combine all the salty, crunchy nuts, with raisins, chocolate chips, and almond meal - and are held together with a combination of honey and peanut butter. So much better than store bought bars PLUS you know exactly what's in them!

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword trail mix granola bars

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 307kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

1/2 cup honey - or brown rice syrup
1/2 cup peanut butter - crunchy or creamy
1/2 cup almond meal
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups almonds - roughly chopped
1 cup salted sunflower seeds
3/4 cup pumpkin seeds
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
3/4 cup raisins - or Craisins

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Prepare a 9x13 pan with parchment paper, making sure the paper is hanging over the edges for easy removal.
In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients - the chopped almonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, mini chocolate chips, raisins, and almond meal. Mix.
1 1/2 cups almonds, 1 cup salted sunflower seeds, 3/4 cup pumpkin seeds, 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips, 3/4 cup raisins, 1/2 cup almond meal
Combine the wet ingredients in a glass measuring cup - the honey, peanut butter, and vanilla extract. Heat up in the microwave for a minute and a half. Then pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients, and mix until very well combined.
1/2 cup honey, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1 Tablespoon vanilla
Pour the entire mixture into prepared baking sheet. Press down with a measuring cup or your hands until it's level in all areas of pan. Using cold water on your hands will prevent mixture from sticking to them.
Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven to let cool. Use parchment paper to lift bars to a cooling rack.

Notes

You can sub out the mix-ins for others, if preferred. Just use same quantities, and make sure the nuts are chopped.
When pressing the mixture into the pan, use cold water or a little oil on your hands to make it easier.
I like to keep these granola bars in the fridge. They are just slightly sticky so I think they hold their shape better being cold.
These granola bars are a perfect school-box snack. Just wrap them up in parchment paper, and tuck them in your kids' lunches. Adults love them too!

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