Granola bar recipe
These chewy granola bars are the perfect healthy snack. Our recipe includes how to make these bars with alternative nut butters, and seeds.
Key information
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 8 - 10
Recipe difficulty rating: Medium
Allergens: Remember to provide a list of potential allergens for each item served at your Coffee Morning event so people can clearly see what ingredients they contain. You can use our cake labels, but make sure you write clearly in block capitals and black ink.
Ingredients
Vegetable oil
75g Blanched almonds
250g Rolled oats
40g Sunflower or pumpkin seeds
100g Runny honey
6 tbsp Smooth peanut butter or almond butter
10 Medjool dates, stones in
40g Bran
1 tsp Ground cinnamon
1 pinch Sea salt
50g Sour cherries, or dried cranberries
50g Dried apricots
How to prepare granola bars
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas mark 4.
- Lightly grease a 22cm-square baking dish with vegetable oil, then set aside.
- Roughly chop and add the almonds to a large baking tray with the oats and seeds. Spread them out into an even layer and place in the hot oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden, stirring halfway through.
- Gently heat the honey and nut butter in a small pan over a low heat.
- Meanwhile, slit open the dates, pull out and discard the stones, then place into a blender with 100ml of warm water.
- Blitz to a paste, stir into the warmed honey mixture, then leave to cool.
- Transfer the toasted oat mixture to a large bowl with the bran, cinnamon, and salt. Roughly chop and stir in the dried fruit, then mix in the honey mixture until well combined.
- Spoon it into the prepared baking dish, using the back of a spoon to press it into an even layer.
- Bake in the hot oven for 15 minutes, or until golden and set.
- Leave to cool slightly, turn it out onto a board and cut into squares, then set aside to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.