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.