Healthy Granola Bars

I love granola bars. They are a perfect thing for breakfast on days when I am lazy and don’t want to cook anything. Or when I am in a rush to run out the door. They provide the perfect amount of nutrition and energy I need on a given day. Packed with protein and fibre, they will become your favourite too.

Ingredients for Healthy Granola Bars

Oats, nuts, natural sweetener, tahini, and some olive oil is all that’s needed to make the best, crunchy, healthy, and delicious granola bars.

Ingredient List for Healthy Granola Bars

• 3/4 cup rolled oats
• 3/4 cup chopped pistachios
• 1/4 cup walnuts
• 1/4 cup ground flaxseed
• 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
• pinch of salt
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons tahini

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Prepping the Nuts

First thing, let’s get out nuts prepped. I like to buy whole raw nuts. I find they are better in quality and tastier. If I want to chop them, I can choose to chop them to the size I like.

• Chop your pistachios into smaller pieces. I generally cut them into about 1/2 or quarters. Make them a mixed size, which gives the granola bars more texture.
• Also chop your walnuts (or pecans) into small bits – about the same size as the pistachios you chopped.
• Set them aside.

Making the Healthy Granola Bars

Let’s get the delicious granola bars made and enjoy them.

• Add 3/4 cups of rolled oats to a large bowl. Do not use quick oats. Rolled oats are healthier for us. They are thicker and heartier than quick oats.
• Next, add the chopped nuts – 3/4 cups of chopped pistachios, 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts (or pecans).
• Then add 1/4 cup of ground flax seeds. I prefer to use ground flax seeds, but you can use whole if you prefer.
• Finally, add 1 tablespoon of coconut sugar and a 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
• Mix everything well so the nuts and seeds are evenly distributed into the oats.

Adding the Liquid Ingredients

Time to add the final ingredients.

• Once the dry ingredients have been mixed together, let’s add 2 tablespoons of maple syrup to the bowl.
• Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• Finally add 2 tablespoons of tahini to the mix.
• Using a spatula, mix in the liquid ingredients into the dry. You should have a sticky consistency where the ingredients are just sticking together. If the ingredients seem a little dry, add another tablespoon of tahini.
• Once ready, pour the mixture into a parchment lined 8×8 baking dish.

Baking the Healthy Granola Bars

We are now ready to bake our Delicious and Healthy Granola Bars.

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Using the spatula evenly distribute the granola bar mixture into the baking dish.
• Make sure that you are pushing it into all the corners and pushing it down as you go.
• Once it is evenly spread, we can bake it.
• Bake it on the middle rack for 20-22 minutes.
• Once ready, remove it from the oven and allow it to cool down in the baking dish for about 5 minutes. Then transfer it onto a cookie rack to cool down completely.
• Chop into desired size and enjoy!

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