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These one-bowl, no-bake energy squares ensure a quick way to refuel during long meetings, tough workouts or that mid-afternoon energy slump. You can make these bars ahead of time and freeze them, tightly wrapped in foil, for up to 3 months. But feel free to vary the mix-ins to your preference. We tested several sticky sweeteners, including maple syrup and honey, but found brown rice syrup held the bars together the best.

These easy homemade granola bars are packed with the chocolaty-coconut flavor of the candy bar classic. These bars, packed with the sweet flavors of raisins and cinnamon, are inspired by oatmeal raisin cookies--but they're completely nut-free so they're school-friendly. These energy bites, dipped in chocolate and topped with graham crackers, look just like melty ice cream cones, but are packed with energizing protein for a healthier snack kids will love.

Inspired by the classic fall candy but without all the sugar, these festive granola bars are a nutritious and adorable alternative. The mix-ins in these homemade granola bars are inspired by ingredients commonly used in Middle Eastern cooking--dates, hazelnuts, pistachios, tahini and cardamom. Skip the granola bar options at the grocery store--they're easy to make at home!

Dana I just made using unpasterized warmed honey and added a bit of light canola oil to maximize on the holding. Also I added Tblspn of Fr. My husband tried this recipe…and it is really so so delicious!! I will not buy granola bars in the supermarket ever again! I love your site! How do you know what the nutrition information from your recipe? I have a wordpress blog too! How do I get the cute recipe plug-in that you use for your site?

The recipe plug in is easy recipe and I use caloriecount. Made these today substituting the dates for raisins. Taste is super duper! Think the raisins were a little too juicy after soaking oops. Will be trying again with dates in the near future as the simplicity and taste of this recipe is absolutely fab! Thank you so much for sharing: I tried with dried fruit intead of dates i dislike them and works perfect.

Now i am going for my second try ;. Glad you liked it. Thanks for sharing, Jorge! Jealous of your location! We hear Chile is amazing. I really want to love these, but I cannot get them to bind together. Will it effect the flavor allot if I skip the honey or only take half of it? I really want an super healthy granola bar: Mine fell apart after coming out of the pan.

Honey has 17 grams of sugar per tablespoon and their are 4 tablespoons in the entire recipe. So its less than 7 grams of added sugar per bar. Not bad, about what I allow for store-bought. Just made a batch of these granola bars, they came out beautiful…Thank you, for posting such a simple, easy granola bar recipe.

A couple months in the freezer. Can i use dry figs instead of dates?? And should i soak them in water too if theyre too dry?? As for the oats, rolled oats are best, but instant will work in a pinch. This is really tasty. My wallet and I thank you ever so much for helping me get my lunch break fix. I also add walnuts, flax and chia seeds, and cinnamon.

I keep them in the fridge at work and have made them several times because everyone gobbles them up: I just made these and shared them on my blog. I just added pumpkin-spice and vanilla extract to give them a little Fall finesse. Just save yourself some time and go ahead and double this recipe!!

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These are so easy and super yummy. Finally something the whole family loves: Easy, simple and delicious for my long mountain bike rides and races. Just wondering should I bake the final product so it wont fall apart in my back-pack when I am riding? I just made these! I think they will turn out okay. In the refrigerator cooling and hardening. I took a tsp of coconut oil and three small blocks of some organic dark chocolate and melted in microwave. Drizzled over them to give that small chocolate taste. I have never eaten dates much, but since I am eating clean, they are amazing!

Instead of bars I got a crumbly, albeit tasty, mess. That comment should be in the directions. I had to freeze the granola crumbles and they taste good, but I was hoping for the convenience of a bar. Thanks for the recipe, but put all directions and notes in the text, not at the end. This looks delicious, I cant wait to give it a try.

Would this recipe work with quick oats should I add something else to it? Had to put them in the freezer to get them to stick together better. They are really chewy and taste better than store bought. The second batch i added craisins instead of dates, hemp heart seeds and flax seeds. These have changed my life. I also recently discovered my favorite granola bars had corn syrup in them.

These are a brilliant alternative and so much more satisfying! I found your website last fall and have since made these bars many times for my family, for friends, even took them to work a couple of times to share they were gone within minutes. They are always a huge hit. And your blog as a whole! My husband begs for me to make these weekly…cause they never last longer than 5 days in our house!! Just stumbled on your blog. Printed out many recipes to try. Just made these bars too. They are still really good. Just made these and they are wonderful.

Toasted the oats and added a handful to the dates in the food processor. My daughter and I made these bars yesterday and it was so easy and delish!! Thank you for taking the time to share your amazing food creations! I will defiantly be trying more of your recipes!

These bars are so delicious. Hey, you guys, do a little research on agave. Maple syrup or honey are your best-bet non-processed or minimally processed sweeteners. We make these or a version of these every week and take them for lunch snacks, they are so easy to make and taste great.

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Thank you for sharing! I love this recipe made with roasted nuts, I have added more to it though and the whole family raves about them! Some of the things I have added: And I thought that highly of it, this is my first ever comment on a blog post ; thank you so much for sharing this recipe!

They will be a regular snack at my house from now on! I went half and half with the honey and maple syrup and toasted my oats and almonds- yum!! Thank you for sharing: I realize that my comment here is very late to the party, but… I just made these today and stumbled upon a really easy tip: The sheets were too wide so I folded them to fit the pan, and the excess length I used to cover the bars once they were filled and hand-flattened.

When stacking the pans to put in the fridge, I realized I could use the top loaf pan to perfectly flatten the bars in the pan beneath! Swap pans and repeat… I hope I explained this well, it worked great! The bars came out too soft. Perhaps I used too much of the water that the dates were soaked in. Have been in the freezer for a while and still very soft.

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Any suggestions of how I can get it to be a harder? Hmm, perhaps it was the water. Leave them in a single layer in the freezer and they should firm up! I made these bars yesterday. Only can agree with the rest — they are indeed amazing. Simplicity at its best! I used blanched almonds and ground them down a bit in the food processor. I used cashew butter and added a couple tbsp. Then I added mini choco chips and shredded coconut.

I make a similar recipe with all nuts but it calls for way more nut butter and sweetener. They come out so sweet and can still be crumbly. I love the dates in this one. They stay together so well. Thanks so much for this simple recipe! Great recipe, delicious and so simple, loved by all! I found adding the dry to the melted ingredients and adding a bit more honey easier. I also roasted the almonds and oats. This will be a staple recipe in my house, thank you.

Hi, I made these bars a few weeks ago and absolutely loved them so did everyone else. The only thing is they were very crumbly. Still so good and edible but now I want to make about 50 of these bars to send to a friend … do you think the soaking of the dates would help keep the bars together? Or should I be adding some additional honey??

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I am impressed by this recipe! Even without a food processor, they are quick to put together. I followed the recipe except used mostly minced hazelnuts as I ran out of almonds , maple syrup instead of honey which goes phenomenally well with peanut butter! Toasting the oats and nuts really brings out the flavor. Does anyone have any tips on actually getting them to stick together?

Mine never turn out like bars. They kind of crumble apart. I stick them in little snack bags and kinda just pinch pieces out to eat it on the go. I have been successful at getting decent size chunks to stick together but after I actually cut them apart they crumble like crazy. I have also tried adding more dates, peanut butter and nectar.

This is an excellent, simple recipe that you can have fun with and make simple swaps. I made a batch yesterday with raisins instead of the dates and added cinnamom and crushed cardamom seeds for an Indian twist. Many thanks for sharing it with us! Made these this afternoon additions to make them my own. I substituted cranberries and added coconut flakes.

I used chia seed peanut butter and even added a very ripe banana. I would leave out the banana next time but we really enjoyed the bars. A workout and a healthy snack in one! The only difficult part of this recipe is mixing it all together — being short, the counter is too high, so mixing this together with my hands was tough, but worth it. I did not soak the medjool dates, but did remember to remove the pits before chopping them in the food processor. Added dried blueberries, coconut, and cinnamon, and it came together, eventually, perfectly. Oh, and -hello- crunchy!

Recipe is good, except entirely too sweet. The amount of honey and dates is too much. Would make again, and cut out honey entirely, or use half the amount of dates. Hi there, just wanted to say thank you for posting this recipe. I absolutely LOVE it. I substituted hazelnuts for peanuts and raisins for dates.

I followed all of your guidelines for posting. Just wanted to share!

Thank you very much for the inspiration! I just made those delicious bars! Turn out just as good yummy yummy! Thank you very much for this recipe. Just found this website and I will follow as I like everything in here: I went to make these bars today and found I only had half of the almonds I needed. I subbed the other half with hazelnuts and um…. I would highly recommend it if you want to enjoy all of the deliciousness of this bar with a little twist!

Your website is a dangerous place to be! I try to study, but instead I just end up reading all of your delicious recipes! The dates were addictive — I kept pulling them out of the bag to eat on their own. Thanks for such an awesome recipe and site. Some one sneaks in late nights and treats their sweet tooth! A munch here and chew there! Keep up the good work…in the bargain kids are learning n consuming ingredients which were other wise challenged in spelling bees contest!!!

Do these melt if not kept in the fridge? A good oops, added some dark chocolate, the oats were still warm from toasting so the chocolate melted! Going to dothat again One pan of these , one two day camping trip with uber health conscious peeps. These are amazing and so easy! Just made these this afternoon.

I just ate my second one, and it was so delicious. I did toast the oats and almonds, which I think was a good idea for that extra crunch and flavor. I do not have a food processor. Will definitely be asking for one for my birthday this summer! For the date paste, I chopped my medjool dates into little bits, so it was already sort of a paste, then I simmered it briefly in water to soften them even more.

Then I drained, saving the sweet date water for coffee or some other concoction, and simply mashed them with a fork. Worked like a charm. A datey, pasty charm. I think my next project is your peanut butter granola. I just want to say that I have tried several of your recipes, and they have all been absolutely wonderful.

And your chocolate cake recipe has wowed many a non-vegan on many a birthday. Wow, this is a keeper! The tastiness was enhanced by toasting the oats and using Grade B maple syrup. Once I tasted that I could never go back to A. This is going in my favorites! These bars were very frustrating. They taste good, but they should be advertised just as granola, not bars.

If saying vegan lose the almonds too. No honey bees equals no almonds. Bees are transported by the millions to California during season. I followed the recipe but I really wish I knew why my bars turned out so moist and crumbly! The flavor is great… Just wish the texture was right also…. I have a little boy whom is allergic to eggs, diary and peanuts. I have tried several other recipes from other resources , for all sorts of dishes, which have either egg and dairy replacements or both. None of these recipes worked very well or tasted delicious. It was very frustrating. Then I discovered your blog — the vegan baked beans was the first recipe I tried.

It worked for my little allergic boy and for the rest of the family. Your blog is now my go-to resource for most of my cooking. I do replace the peanut with almond which he can eat but other than that the recipes are as is. You really have made my day so much easier! I am happy I can cook one meal that works for all the family and I am thrilled it all gets eaten! I have a little boy whom is allergic to eggs, dairy and peanuts. Love this recipe esp with the toasted oats and swapping out for almond butter. Added sunflower seeds too for dynamic flavor!

I want to make some and mail to my mom, do you think I can ship a box of these goodies from Chicago to SF? Should I freeze them or no? Anyone have experience with this? This is the second time I have made these. A tip I learned this time. Heat the dates up w the honey and peanut butter. Makes then softer and easier to spread out.

That way dates are throughout and not clumpy. I freeze and eat one a day for a healthy snack. Thanks for the great recipe. I tried these granola bars last night and they are incredible! Then I laid them out on a paper towel and soaked up the excess moisture. I toasted my oats with sunflower and pumpkin seeds and then added craisins and already toasted walnuts.

I would definitely recommend these and look forward to trying them with dried figs and other extras! I made these yesterday and they are soooooo good! I used agave syrup instead of honey and subbed chocolate PB2 for peanut butter. I also added unsweetened coconut flakes-heavenly with the chocolate PB2. Very easy to make, great recipe! Still super gooey and oh so good. Such a mega cool recipe: I received this recipe today from an email I received. I want to make these but must know the cholesterol count.

Since I am 83 I watch everything and want to be on your site to receive more of your recipes. I am not vegan but do not eat red meat. Absolutely love, love, love this recipe. Love the visual treat and the step by step instructions… granola bars are a fav any time of day..

I used dried apricots and golden raisins instead of dates, tahini paste instead of peanut butter, agave instead of honey, and added some of the toasted sesame seeds to the oats and almonds. Man, these bars are yummy. This is just ridiculously delicious. I just made this quickly this morning before work and I ate half of it before it even hit the fridge! It was THAT good!

What a great way to start my day! Thank you for making my tummy happy Dana! Very delicious and easy recipe. I was looking for some health food between my major meals gap. This is a perfect food. Just made mine-they came out awesome!! I did add some walnuts and I would say about a tablespoon of extra almond butter. My dates were pretty moist and I mixed everything pretty thoroughly with my hands: More dishwashing and overall work than I anticipated because of the separate steps of toasting the oats, chopping nuts, warming the syrup, grinding up the dates… but ultimately the flavors are nice together.

Makes for a good afternoon pick me up treat. I love this recipe! These are seriously good!!! Not so with these guys. And to make it even better? They even get a healthy rating on my food tracker. How much better can it get? I just bought a box of raisins, could these be subbed for the dates?

Hi, These look lovely! I have been looking at granola bar recipes and some instruct to bake and some are no bake. The ingredients seem to be similar. I am wondering why some bake and some do not? Without doubt the best Vegan food blog I know of! I always become inspired and hungry when visiting your blog. Keep up the good work: I just tried a variation of this over the weekend, adding in cacao powder, coconut flakes, and chia seed- amazing! Very satisfying for snack time and chocolate time: I used maple syrup, almond butter, toasted almonds and dried cherries.

I also put on a pair of surgical gloves, wet them and mixed the batter by hand. I firmly pressed the mixture into the pan with a jar to ensure the bars would not crumble. Both this recipe and the variation are very easy and delicious. Will certainly be the go to granola bar in our home. Just made these— so easy and delicious! Thank you for the recipe, these have just become a staple in our home. I used maple syrup instead of honey for a vegan granola bar.

I also added coconut, quinoa, hemp hearts, and vegan chocolate chips. Healthy, tasty, and easy — what more could you as for! Oh, and so do I!!!

I doubled the recipe both times. Try that next time! Another superb recipe, thank you! Such a satisfaction to know what I am eating and how they keep me going all through my busy mornings at work. Making them again today: Once again thank you very much x. I have tried over 20 different granola recipes and this is one of my faves! Where you mention toasting the oats, you forgot to mention to toast the almonds. Has anyone added protein powder to these to help increase the protein content? My thought was to add it to the peanut butter mixture in the pan and fold it into the peanut butter as it heats.

Any thoughts from anyone? I toasted the oats and almonds and added some toasted pumpkin seeds and it gives them great flavor. Will definitely make these again. My son who is a recovering cancer patient loves it and has become one of his favorite snacks. Mine did not hold together at all!!!! I ended up baking it — still waiting for it to be cooled. Sorry you had trouble, Jin! It seems to me the trouble you faced was likely the dates, which provide binding. Were they dry or old? These came out great even my teenage soccer son liked them. I make them for my husband to take to work and they are his favorite!

I love how simple they are to make. I just made them and they are awesome! I have a 16 month old so I did not include almonds. I added dried apricots and a few mini chocolate chips. Next time I will double or triple the recipe. I know these will not last long! Made these this afternoon and added mixed dried berries…amazing! Today, I made my second batch, I doubled the recipe.

I am not a baker so this was right up my alley. I needed something that is wholesome and not processed. These bars fit the bill. I added dried banana chips and dried pineapple, that gave it a tropical kick. Thank you so much for sharing this! Followed the recipe exact but turned into a crumble when I cut the slices.

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Add more dates next time! You and your recipes have changed my world! Food that smells, tastes, looks and feels fantastic!!!!! SO many hugs to you, Holly. This truly made my day. I made a double batch of these for a three day hiking trip with some friends in the Czech mountains, tasted great and full of energy! Does anyone have a recommendation on food processors? I live in Germany for reference if that makes a difference.

So glad you enjoyed these, Benjamin! I made these last weekend as I was spending a fortune on cereal bars to keep me going at work, and because our bairn has got a dairy allergy which means my wife is off dairy. These bars are amazing! Thank you so much for the recipe! I used the toasted oats, and after the first batch to the recipe, made double the next time round, with some prunes as well as dates, and some dark chocolate for wickedness.

Loved the simplicity of ingredients. In addition to the roasted almonds, I added pecans and pumpkin seeds. Thanks so much for this fabulous recipe.

I just made these for a Labor Day beach trip coming up! I subbed pecans for almonds and raisins for dates and they worked great! My friend has made your original recipe too and they are also awesome! I put a link to the recipe in my blogpost from yesterday! I appreciate simple recipes like this one for sure! I just have one question about the list of ingredients for this great looking recipe. Is that one cup of dates measured with the pits still in, or is it 1 cup of dates with the pits already removed? Thanks for the help.

I made a batch of the granola it came out good I read a couple of comments it thickens when you put the oatmeal in oven for 15 minutes I mix it with honey my other mixture I cut up cherries sunflower seeds cut up walnuts the cherries I put in oven to harden with the oatmeal then I combined with peanut butter and then put in freezer for 15 to 20 minutes they came out good also they are filling for a couple hours. I love your recipes! I use prunes as a cheaper alternative to dates, I also add sunflower seeds, a few tablespoons of chia seeds, and a small handful of chocolate chips.

I like to use the raw honey from my local market and not heat it up too much. My bars crumble easily, perhaps I need to increase the amount of prunes and nut butter. I always mix it with my hands to make sure the oats are fully moist before pressing into the pan. I recently made it with shredded sweetened coconut pressed into the top. These five bites are nutritious, filling, and low-cal enough to support your weight-loss goals.

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