No Bake Granola Bars
These No Bake Granola Bars are made with lightly toasted oats, nuts and seeds, and bound together with a maple peanut butter mixture and they are absolutely delicious. They're perfect for meal prep, grab and go snacks, or just when you fancy a little sweet treat.
Ingredients
- 70 grams oats I use a mixture of jumbo oats and porridge oats
- 50 grams nuts of choice, roughly chopped I like to use a mixture of almonds, brazils, cashews and hazelnuts
- 30 grams seeds of choice I used sunflower and pumpkin seeds
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter (or nut/seed butter of choice) You can also use cashew butter, almond butter, or for nut-free: tahini or sunbutter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 tbsp coconut oil (I use refined coconut oil to avoid the coconut taste) or you can use vegan butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 70 g dried fruit of choice I used a mixture of chopped dates, raisins and chopped dried apricots
For topping:
- 80 grams dark chocolate
- 1 tsp coconut oil optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 190C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Add the oats, nuts and seeds to the tray and spread out. Place in the oven for 7-10 minutes until they're lightly toasted and fragrant (keep an eye on them and do not let them burn!)
- Add the nut butter, coconut oil, vanilla extract and maple syrup to a small saucepan and melt together over a low heat.
- Add the oats, nuts and seeds to a medium bowl along with the cinnamon and a small pinch of salt.
- Pour the nut butter mixture over and mix well.
- Line a loaf tin with baking paper and press the mixture into the tin.
- Melt the dark chocolate with the coconut oil in the microwave or in a double boiler (Bain Marie). Pour over and spread over the top of the bars. Place in the fridge for an hour to set. Slice into bars and enjoy!