These crunchy honey nut granola bars are loaded with nutritious ingredients like mixed nuts, flax seeds and rolled oats. They have a nice crunch from the nuts, while being sweet and chewy from the dates, honey and almond butter, making them so irresistible that its hard to stop eating them!
This recipe is a variation of my homemade everything granola bars. Both recipes are no bake and use a base of dates, nut butter and honey to hold the bars together. While my everything granola bars are filled with nuts and all kinds of seeds, with my crunchy honey nut granola bars the mixed nuts (almonds, cashews, walnuts and macadamias) are the stars of the show.
What you’ll need to make these granola bars:
- Mixed nuts: Nuts are full of antioxidants, healthy fats, protein and fiber. I used a mix of almonds, cashews, walnuts, macadamias, but any variety of nuts would work.
- Dates: Naturally sweet and chewy. They help hold the bars together.
- Rolled oats: Rich in antioxidants and fiber for a healthy gut.
- Flax seeds: Packed with omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, protein and potassium.
- Salt: To balance the flavours.
- Honey: For sweetness and to help hold the bars together.
- Almond butter: Full of healthy fats, protein, calcium, magnesium and vitamin E.
- Vanilla extract: To enhance all the flavours with the sweet aroma of vanilla.
How to make these crunchy honey nut granola bars:
- Pulse the nuts in the food processor to smaller pieces.
- Pulse the dates in the food processor until it forms a paste.
- Warm up the honey, dates, almond butter and salt in a pot.
- Add all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
- Press it onto a tray lined with parchment paper and put it in the fridge to set.
- Cut into squares and enjoy!
Crunchy Honey Nut Granola Bars
These crunchy honey nut granola bars are loaded with nutritious ingredients like mixed nuts, flax seeds and rolled oats. They have a nice crunch from the nuts, while being sweet and chewy from the dates, honey and almond butter, making them so irresistible that its hard to stop eating them!
Equipment
- food processor
Ingredients
- Ingredients:
- 1 cup mixed nuts almonds, cashews, walnuts, macadamias or any nut mix you have
- 1/2 cup dates
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup flax seeds grounded
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup almond butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Put nuts into the food processor and pulse into small pieces. Not a problem if some of it turns into nut flour. That will help the bars hold together better. Remove and put into a large bowl.
- In a food processor, add dates and pulse until it forms a paste. Remove and put in a small pot.
- In the large bowl with the nuts, add rolled oats and grounded flax seeds. Mix.
- In the pot with the dates, add salt, honey and almond butter. On low heat, warm up the ingredients for a few mins while stirring. Next, add it to the large bowl with all the other ingredients.
- Mix with 2 spoons or use your hands. I found my hands worked better to really make sure the wet ingredients get incorporated with the dry ingredients.
- Transfer to an 8″x8″ baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Pack the mixture down as much as you can. The more compact, the better the bars will hold together.
- Chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Cut into 16 square bars.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.
