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cashew butter granola bars on a piece of crumpled up parchment paper
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Healthy No Bake Granola Bars

These no bake granola bars are super simple to make and absolutely delicious, making for a satisfying and filling snack on the go.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Setting Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Snack, Sweets
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 bars
Calories: 197kcal
Author: Sasha Hooper

Ingredients

Cherry Pistachio

To finish

Blueberry Pecan

To finish

Instructions

  • Line an 8x4 loaf tin with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, ground flaxseed, flaked almonds (for cherry pistachio) or shredded coconut (for blueberry pecan), ground cinnamon (for blueberry pecan) and fine sea salt. Set aside.
    ¾ cup quick or instant oats, 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed, ¼ cup flaked almonds, ¼ cup shredded unsweetened coconut, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • In another medium bowl, stir together the cashew butter, maple syrup and vanilla until smooth.
    ½ cup cashew butter, ¼ cup pure maple syrup, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix well with a wooden spoon to combine.
  • Stir in the chopped dried cherries and chopped pistachios (for the cherry pistachio version) or the dried blueberries and chopped pecans (for the blueberry pecan version) until evenly distributed.
    ¼ cup dried cherries, ¼ cup pistachios, ¼ cup dried blueberries, ¼ cup pecans, chopped
  • Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and use your hands or the bottom of a glass to flatten it out evenly. Place in the fridge for at least an hour to allow the bars to set.

To finish

  • Place the dark or white chocolate chips into a small heatproof bowl with the coconut oil and place over a pan of simmering water for a few minutes, stirring until melted.
    2 tablespoons dark chocolate chips, ½ teaspoon coconut oil
  • Remove the bars from the fridge and use the edges of the parchment paper to release them from the tin. Drizzle the melted chocolate over and return to the fridge for a few minutes to set.
  • Cut into 8 squares and store in the fridge or freezer as desired.

Notes

Full size - instead of making 8 squares you can double the recipe and put it into an 8" x 8" tin to make 16 squares of your favourite flavour combination.
Nut butter - I recommend cashew butter as it's super creamy and gives a lovely flavour to the no bake granola bar, but you can substitute it for any natural nut butter you like. Don't forget its super easy to make your own nut butter by following the instructions in this post: How to Make Cashew Butter.
Mix ins - you can change up the dried fruit to use whatever you like. I love the blueberry granola bar version and also the cherry, but you could use dried apricots, dates, raisins, dried mango, whatever you like. The same goes for the nuts, you can use any you like, though the combinations I have suggested work particularly well.
Toppings - I recommend coating the whole bar with the melted chocolate and allowing it to set before cutting into bars. You can also top with extra chopped nuts and dried fruit if you like.

Nutrition

Serving: 8Bars | Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 16.3g | Protein: 5.4g | Fat: 13.4g | Saturated Fat: 2.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7.2g | Sodium: 82.9mg | Potassium: 221.3mg | Fiber: 2.3g | Sugar: 7.1g | Vitamin A: 21.4IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 49.4mg | Iron: 1.9mg