These Homemade Granola Bars Are Naturally Gluten-Free

Every time I find myself in the grocery store looking for a snack, I venture over to the granola bars to see which looks best and is still healthy. After carefully browsing the aisles and reading labels for fifteen minutes, I always find that most of these bars seem healthy, but in reality they are packed with sugar, additives, and lack healthy fats.

I went on a quest to create a granola bar that would taste good, be good for you, and that everyone could make. This recipe leaves you with a granola bar that is full of vitamins and minerals, has plenty of good fats and protein, is low in sugar, and (most importantly) tastes amazing.

Grain-Free Granola Bars

• Prep Time:15 mins
• Cook Time:0
• Total Time:15 mins
• Servings:8
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1 cup almonds
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup almond butter
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips

• Step 1

  Pulse the almonds, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds in a food processor.

  

• Step 2

  Put the almonds, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds in a large bowl and add the shredded coconut, cinnamon, and salt to the mix.

• Step 3

  Heat the almond butter, coconut oil, honey, and vanilla until it is melted and fully mixed.

  

• Step 4

  Pour the hot mix into the dry ingredients and mix until a dough-like texture is formed.

  

• Step 5

  Mix in the chocolate chips.

• Step 6

  Put the mixture into an 8x8 inch pan that is lined with parchment paper.

  

• Step 7

  Take another sheet of parchment paper and place it on top of the granola. Take a mason jar or glass and press down on the parchment paper so the top of the granola bars are flat and smooth.

  

• Step 8

  Refrigerate the bars for an hour and then cut them.