Add your favorite nuts, fruits, and seeds to this quick and easy base recipe for homemade granola bars. No added sugar and clean ingredients you can feel good about.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American, Kid-Friendly
Keyword: after school snacks, blueberries, dairy free, easy recipe, fruit, gluten-free, sunrise fresh
Preheat your oven to 350° F. Line the bottom and sides of your 8-inch square pan with parchment paper and set it aside for later.
Grab your baking sheet and line it with parchment paper. Pour your oats and almonds onto your lined baking sheet. Bake for 5 minutes.
Use a spatula to give it a quick mix and bake it for another 3-5 minutes or until the granola mixture is lightly toasted. Then transfer your homemade granola to a large bowl and set it aside.
Bars
Add your butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt into a small saucepan on medium heat. Heat the ingredients until the butter melts, stirring occasionally. It's done when you start to see small bubbles and the sugar is completely dissolved. Now let's put it all together.
Get your large bowl with your homemade granola that you set aside earlier. Pour your butter mixture in with your granola. Use your spatula to mix all of the ingredients until they are well combined.
Let cool for 5-10 minutes, and then add your Sunrise Fresh Dried Blueberries and chocolate chips. Stire to combine.
Next, get your lined 8-inch square pan and pour your granola mixture into it. Use your fingers (or rubber spatula) to firmly press the mixture into the pan. Be sure to press down hard so your bars stay together when they cool and after you cut them.
Sprinkle your desired amount of chocolate chips across the top of your pressed granola mixture. Then use your spatula to gently press them into the top so they sink in a little bit. Cover your bars with aluminum foil and refrigerate them for at least 2 hours, or freeze for about 30 minutes.
Remove your block of granola mixture from the pan and gently peel off the parchment paper from the bottom. Cut your granola block into 12 even pieces. And now you have homemade granola bars!
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Notes
A 9-inch square pan works just as well as an 8-inch square pan. You’ll probably end up with slightly thinner granola bars, but the taste will be just as amazing.